MediaTek Dimensity 9400 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of MediaTek Dimensity 9400 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
Advantages
- Higher Technology: 3 nm (3 nm vs 4 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 3400 MHz (3400 MHz vs 3300 MHz)
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 76.8 Gbit/s (76.8 Gbit/s vs 64 Gbit/s)
- Newer Launch Date: November 2024 (November 2024 vs October 2023)
Basic
MediaTek
Label Name
Qualcomm
November 2024
Launch Date
October 2023
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
Dimensity 9400
Model Name
SM8650-AB
1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-X5
3x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-X4
4x 2.27 GHz – Cortex-A730
Architecture
1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4
5x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A720
2x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A520
8
Cores
8
3 nm
Technology
4 nm
3400 MHz
Frequency
3300 MHz
GPU Specifications
-
GPU name
Adreno 750
1300 MHz
GPU frequency
770 MHz
3840 x 2160
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
Connectivity
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
Yes
5.4
Bluetooth
5.4
7
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
LPDDR5T
Memory type
LPDDR5X
4800 MHz
Memory frequency
4800 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
76.8 Gbit/s
Max Bandwidth
64 Gbit/s
Miscellaneous
Yes
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
1x 320MP
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP
UFS 4.0
Storage type
UFS 4.0
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9-A
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Dimensity 9400
2832
+29%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
2192
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Dimensity 9400
11974
+69%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
7085
AnTuTu 10
Dimensity 9400
3518353
+82%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
1933536
