MediaTek Dimensity 8400
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MediaTek Dimensity 8500

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SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of MediaTek Dimensity 8400 and MediaTek Dimensity 8500 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Frequency: 3400 MHz (3250 MHz vs 3400 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: January 2026 (December 2024 vs January 2026)

Basic

MediaTek
Label Name
MediaTek
December 2024
Launch Date
January 2026
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Mid range
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
Dimensity 8400
Model Name
Dimensity 8500
1x 3.25 GHz – Cortex-A725
3x 3.0 GHz – Cortex-A725
4x 2.1 GHz – Cortex-A725
Architecture
1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-A725, 3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A725, 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A725
8
Cores
8
4 nm
Technology
4 nm
3250 MHz
Frequency
3400 MHz

GPU Specifications

Mali-G720 MC7
GPU name
Mali-G720 MС8
1400 MHz
GPU frequency
-
-
Shading units
128
6
Execution units
-
2.0
OpenCL version
3.2
1.3
Vulkan version
1.3
2960 x 1440
Max display resolution
2960 x 1440

Connectivity

Yes
5G support
Yes
5.4
Bluetooth
5.4
6
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6E (a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5X
8533 MHz
Memory frequency
4800 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

MediaTek NPU 880
Neural processor (NPU)
MediaTek NPU 880
6 MB
L3 cache
-
3.5 MB
L2 Cache
-
AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC
Audio codecs
- AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3
1x 320MP
Max camera resolution
1x 320MP, 3x 32MP
UFS 4.0
Storage type
UFS 4 + MCQ
4K at 60FPS
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Video codecs
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9
4K at 60FPS
Video playback
4K at 60FPS
ARMv9-A
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Dimensity 8400
1684
Dimensity 8500
1693 +1%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Dimensity 8400
6970 +1%
Dimensity 8500
6897
AnTuTu 10
Dimensity 8400
1772345
Dimensity 8500
2359462 +33%