Mediatek Dimensity 9400 vs Snpadragon 6 Gen 4
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Mediatek Dimensity 9400 vs Snapdragon 6 Gen 4, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Mediatek Dimensity 9400 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with an Arm Immortalis-G925 MC12 GPU, while the Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Adreno 810 GPU.
Why Mediatek Dimensity 9400 is better than Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
- 57% Faster CPU clock speed (3620 MHz vs 2300 MHz)
- 268% higher AnTuTu score (2.70M vs 735K)
- More advanced 3 nm process vs 4 nm
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv9-A)
- Geekbench 6 shows 164% faster single-core and 167% faster multi-core performance
- Uses newer LPDDR5X memory compared to older LPDDR5 / LPDDR4X
- 3.3× higher memory bandwidth (85.3 GB/s vs 25.6 GB/s)
- 10.8× higher compute performance (4.95 vs 0.458 TFLOPS)
- 67% higher memory frequency (5333 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
- Newer Wi-Fi 7 vs older Wi-Fi 6E
Why Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 is better than Mediatek Dimensity 9400
- Released 4 months later - (February 2025 vs October 9, 2024)
Performance scores
CPU score
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
85
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
43
GPU score
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
86
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
38
Memory score
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
100
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
63
Total score
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
90
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
48
AnTuTu 10
Mediatek Dimensity 9400 +268%
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
2,701,078
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
734,933
| CPU | 595,763 | 232,592 |
| GPU | 1,186,159 | 178,229 |
| MEM | 458,668 | 160,014 |
| UX | 460,488 | 164,098 |
| TOTAL | 2,701,078 | 734,933 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Mediatek Dimensity 9400 +164%
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
2,805
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
1,062
Multi-Core
Mediatek Dimensity 9400 +167%
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
8,037
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
3,011
| Single-Core | 2,805 | 1,062 |
| Multi-Core | 8,037 | 3,011 |
General
| SoC Name | Mediatek Dimensity 9400 | Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 |
| Launch Date | October 9, 2024 | February 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Model Number | MT6991 | SM6650 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.62 GHz - Cortex X925 3x 3.3 GHz - Cortex X4 4x 2.4 GHz - Cortex A720 |
1x 2.3GHz - Cortex A720 3x 2.2GHz - Cortex A720 4x 1.8GHz - Cortex A520 |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3620 MHz | 2300 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9-A |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | - |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | - |
| Process Node | 3 nm (N3E) | 4 nm |
| TDP | - | 5 W |
GPU
| GPU | Arm Immortalis-G925 MC12 | Adreno 810 |
| GPU Architecture | 5th Gen Valhall Architecture | Adreno |
| GPU Frequency | 1612 MHz | 895 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | MediaTek NPU 890 | Hexagon NPU |
| Shading Units | 1536 | 128 |
| Compute Performance | 4.95 TFLOPS | 0.458 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | No |
| Max Refresh Rate | 180Hz (WQHD) | 144Hz |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 / LPDDR4X |
| Frequency | 5333 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 2x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 85.3 GB/s | 25.6 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 16 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 3.1 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320 MP | 200MP |
| Max Display Resolution | 3840x2160 | 1080p+ |
| Video Recording | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 4K @ 30FPS HDR10 |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265, HEVC, VP9, AV1, AVC | H.264, H.265 (HEVC), VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3 | AAC LC, aptX Adaptive, LDAC |
Connectivity
| Modem | Integrated 5G Modem | Snapdragon X62 5G |
| 4G | Yes | LTE-A |
| 5G | Yes | Sub-6GHz & mmWave |
| Download Speed | Up to 7 Gbps | 2.9 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | - | 1.6 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo |