Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Mediatek Dimensity 8400
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8400, 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 8400 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Mali-G720 MP7 GPU GPU.
Why Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is better than MediaTek Dimensity 8400
- 3% Faster CPU clock speed (3360 MHz vs 3250 MHz)
Why MediaTek Dimensity 8400 is better than Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv9-A)
- 16% higher compute power (2.32 TFLOPS vs 2 TFLOPS)
- Released 2 years and 1 month later - (December 2024 vs November 2022)
- 28% higher AnTuTu score (1.62M vs 1.27M)
- Geekbench 6 shows 3% faster single-core and 11% faster multi-core performance
Performance scores
CPU score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
64
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
66
GPU score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
79
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
76
Memory score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
90
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
90
Total score
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
78
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
77
AnTuTu 10
MediaTek Dimensity 8400 +28%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1,267,441
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
1,618,446
| CPU | 259,548 | 390,962 |
| GPU | 581,957 | 599,470 |
| MEM | 241,748 | 317,410 |
| UX | 184,188 | 310,604 |
| TOTAL | 1,267,441 | 1,618,446 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
MediaTek Dimensity 8400 +3%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1,485
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
1,534
Multi-Core
MediaTek Dimensity 8400 +11%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
5,119
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
5,707
| Single-Core | 1,485 | 1,534 |
| Multi-Core | 5,119 | 5,707 |
General
| SoC Name | Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | MediaTek Dimensity 8400 |
| Launch Date | November 2022 | December 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Upper Mid-range |
| Model Number | SM8550-AB, SM8550-AC2 | MT6899 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| 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 |
1x 3.25GHz - Cortex-A725 3x 3.0GHz - Cortex-A725 4x 2.1GHz - Cortex-A725 |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3360 MHz | 3250 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 Cache | 1 MB | 1MB |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 6MB |
| Process Node | 4 nm (N4P) | 4nm |
| TDP | 8.5 W | 7 Watts |
GPU
| GPU | Adreno 740 | Mali-G720 MP7 GPU |
| GPU Architecture | Adreno 700 | 5th Gen Valhall |
| GPU Frequency | 680 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | Hexagon NPU | MediaTek NPU 880 |
| Shading Units | 1024 | 128 |
| Compute Performance | 2.0 TFLOPS | 2.32 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes |
| Max Refresh Rate | 144 Hz (QHD+), 60 Hz (4K) | 144Hz (WQHD+) |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.2 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 4200 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 4x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 67.2 GB/s | 68.2 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 24GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 200 MP (single) | 320MP |
| Max Display Resolution | 3840x2160 | 2960 x 1440 |
| Video Recording | 8K HDR @ 30FPS, 4K @ 120FPS, 720p @ 960FPS (slow-mo) | 4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K HDR @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS | 4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265 (HEVC), VP9, AV1 | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3 |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X70 5G Modem-RF System | - |
| 4G | LTE Cat. 24 (FDD/TDD) | Yes |
| 5G | Sub-6 GHz & mmWave; SA/NSA; DSDA | Yes (SA & NSA) |
| Download Speed | Up to 10 Gbps | Up to 5.17 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.5 Gbps | - |
| Wi-Fi | Wi0-Fi 7 | 6E |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |