Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 vs Mediatek Dimensity 8400
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8400, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with an Adreno 840 GPU, while the MediaTek Dimensity 8400 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Mali-G720 MP7 GPU.
Why Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 is better than MediaTek Dimensity 8400
- 42% Faster CPU clock speed (4610 MHz vs 3250 MHz)
- 130% higher AnTuTu score (3.73M vs 1.62M)
- More advanced 3 nm process vs 4nm
- Geekbench 6 shows 130% faster single-core and 91% faster multi-core performance
- 24% higher memory bandwidth (84.8 GB/s vs 68.2 GB/s)
- 59% higher compute performance (3.68 vs 2.32 TFLOPS)
- 24% higher memory frequency (Up to 5300 MHz vs 4266 MHz)
- Released 9 months later - (september 2025 vs December 2024)
Performance scores
CPU score
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
98
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
66
GPU score
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
97
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
76
Memory score
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
100
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
90
Total score
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
98
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
77
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 +130%
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3,726,403
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
1,618,446
| CPU | 1,075,208 | 390,962 |
| GPU | 1,385,137 | 599,470 |
| MEM | 400,897 | 317,410 |
| UX | 865,161 | 310,604 |
| TOTAL | 3,726,403 | 1,618,446 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 +130%
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3,524
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
1,534
Multi-Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 +91%
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
10,887
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
5,707
| Single-Core | 3,524 | 1,534 |
| Multi-Core | 10,887 | 5,707 |
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
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MediaTek Dimensity 8400
General
| SoC Name | Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | MediaTek Dimensity 8400 |
| Launch Date | september 2025 | December 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Upper Mid-range |
| Model Number | SM8850 | MT6899 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 2 x 4.61 GHz (3rd-gen Oryon cores) 6 x 3.63 GHz (3rd-gen Oryon cores) |
1x 3.25GHz - Cortex-A725 3x 3.0GHz - Cortex-A725 4x 2.1GHz - Cortex-A725 |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 4610 MHz | 3250 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 Cache | 12 MB | 1MB |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 6MB |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 4nm |
| TDP | - | 7 Watts |
GPU
| GPU | Adreno 840 | Mali-G720 MP7 GPU |
| GPU Architecture | Adreno 800 | 5th Gen Valhall |
| GPU Frequency | 1200 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Hexagon NPU | MediaTek NPU 880 |
| Shading Units | 512 | 128 |
| Compute Performance | 3.68 TFLOPS | 2.32 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes |
| Max Refresh Rate | 240 Hz | 144Hz (WQHD+) |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.2 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | Up to 5300 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 4x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 84.8 GB/s | 68.2 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 24GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320 MP | 320MP |
| Max Display Resolution | 4K @ 60Hz | 2960 x 1440 |
| Video Recording | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, AV1 | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC, LDAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3 |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X85 | - |
| 4G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G | Yes | Yes (SA & NSA) |
| Download Speed | Up to 12.5 Gbps | Up to 5.17 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.7 Gbps | - |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6E |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |