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Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Mediatek Dimensity 7400

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 logo
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
vs
Mediatek Dimensity 7400
Mediatek Dimensity 7400

In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Mediatek Dimensity 7400, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with an Adreno 740 GPU, while the Mediatek Dimensity 7400 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Mali-G615 MC2 GPU.

Why Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is better than Mediatek Dimensity 7400

  • 29% Faster CPU clock speed (3360 MHz vs 2600 MHz)
  • 93% higher AnTuTu score (1.27M vs 658K)
  • Geekbench 6 shows 45% faster single-core and 76% faster multi-core performance
  • Uses newer LPDDR5X memory compared to older LPDDR5
  • 163% higher memory bandwidth (67.2 GB/s vs 25.6 GB/s)
  • 3.9x more compute performance (2 TFLOPS vs 0.512 TFLOPS)
  • 31% higher memory frequency (4200 MHz vs 3200 MHz)

Why Mediatek Dimensity 7400 is better than Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

  • Newer release date (February 2025 vs November 2022)

Performance scores

Overall comparison of performance, power efficiency, and real-world usage.

CPU score

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
64
Mediatek Dimensity 7400
42

GPU score

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
79
Mediatek Dimensity 7400
37

Memory score

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
90
Mediatek Dimensity 7400
63

Total score

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
78
Mediatek Dimensity 7400
47

AnTuTu 10

AnTuTu checks how well the CPU, GPU, memory, and storage perform under load.
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
+93% better
1,267,441
Mediatek Dimensity 7400
657,890
CPU 259,548 203,196
GPU 581,957 146,782
MEM 241,748 134,456
UX 184,188 173,456
TOTAL 1,267,441 657,890

Geekbench 6

Geekbench measures CPU performance in single-core and multi-core scenarios.

Single-Core

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
+45% better
1,485
Mediatek Dimensity 7400
1,022

Multi-Core

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
+76% better
5,119
Mediatek Dimensity 7400
2,910
Single-Core 1,485 1,022
Multi-Core 5,119 2,910
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
vs
Mediatek Dimensity 7400

General

SoC Name Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mediatek Dimensity 7400
Launch Date November 2022 February 2025
Class Flagship Mid-range
Model Number SM8550-AB, SM8550-AC2 -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC N4P

CPU

CPU Cores 8 8
Architecture ARMv9-A ARMv8.2-A
Core Configuration 1x 3.2 GHz - Cortex X3
2x 2.8 GHz - Cortex A715
2x 2.8 GHz - Cortex A710
3x 2 GHz - Cortex A510
4x 2.6GHz - Cortex A78
4x 2.0GHz - Cortex A55
Max Clock Speed 3360 MHz 2600 MHz
L2 Cache 1 MB 512 KB
L3 Cache 8 MB -
Process Node 4 nm (N4P) 4 nm
TDP 8.5 W 4 Watts

GPU

GPU Adreno 740 Mali-G615 MC2
GPU Architecture Adreno 700 Valhall 4th gen
GPU Frequency 680 MHz 1300 MHz
Neural Processing Unit Hexagon NPU MediaTek NPU 655
Shading Units 1024 128
Compute Performance 2.0 TFLOPS 0.512 TFLOPS
Ray Tracing Support Yes No
Max Refresh Rate 144 Hz (QHD+), 60 Hz (4K) 144Hz
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12

Memory & Storage

Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Frequency 4200 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x16-bit channels 2x 16-bit
Max Bandwidth 67.2 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Max RAM Size 24 GB 16 GB
Storage Type UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 UFS3.1, UFS2.2

ISP & Multimedia

Max Camera 200 MP (single) 200MP
Max Display Resolution 3840x2160 2520 x 1080
Video Recording 8K HDR @ 30FPS, 4K @ 120FPS, 720p @ 960FPS (slow-mo) 4K @ 30FPS
Video Playback 8K HDR @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS 4K @ 30FPS
Video Codecs H.264, H.265 (HEVC), VP9, AV1 H.264, H.265, HEVC, VP-9
Audio Codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X70 5G Modem-RF System MediaTek M80 5G
4G LTE Cat. 24 (FDD/TDD) Cat.24
5G Sub-6 GHz & mmWave; SA/NSA; DSDA Yes
Download Speed Up to 10 Gbps 3.27 Gbps
Upload Speed Up to 3.5 Gbps -
Wi-Fi Wi0-Fi 7 Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth 5.3 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC NavIC, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS