Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
vs
MediaTek Dimensity 9400
vs
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
and
MediaTek Dimensity 9400
mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
Advantages
- Higher Frequency: 4600 MHz / 4740 MHz (4600 MHz / 4740 MHz vs 3400 MHz)
- Newer Launch Date: September 2025 (September 2025 vs November 2024)
Basic
Qualcomm
Label Name
MediaTek
September 2025
Launch Date
November 2024
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
SM8850-AC/SM8850-5-AC
Model Name
Dimensity 9400
2x 4.6 GHz, 6x 3.62 GHz
Architecture
1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-X5
3x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-X4
4x 2.27 GHz – Cortex-A730
3x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-X4
4x 2.27 GHz – Cortex-A730
8
Cores
8
3 nm
Technology
3 nm
4600 MHz / 4740 MHz
Frequency
3400 MHz
GPU Specifications
Adreno 840
GPU name
-
1200 MHz
GPU frequency
1300 MHz
3.6864 TFLOPS
FLOPS
-
512
Shading units
-
3.0 FP
OpenCL version
-
On-Device Display Support • 4K+ @ 120Hz • QHD+ @ 240Hz
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
Connectivity
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
X85 5G Modem-RF System
5G support
Yes
6.0
Bluetooth
5.4
7
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5T
up to 5300MHz
Memory frequency
4800 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
Miscellaneous
24 MB
L2 Cache
-
8 MB
L3 cache
-
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV
Audio codecs
AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC
1x 320MP
Max camera resolution
1x 320MP
UFS 4.1
Storage type
UFS 4.0
4K video capture @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 HDR video playback @60FPS
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
Hexagon
Neural processor (NPU)
Yes
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3757
+33%
Dimensity 9400
2832
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
12644
+6%
Dimensity 9400
11974
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3269240
Dimensity 9400
3518353
+8%
AntuTu 11
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3950082
+40%
Dimensity 9400
2825187
Comparison of Devices
3DMark Solar Bay
Redmagic 11 Pro / 11 Pro+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
13959
Oppo Find X8 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 9400
11475
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme
Redmagic Gaming Tablet 5 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
1452
Vivo Pad5 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 9400
829
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme Unlimited
Honor Win
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
1317
Vivo X200 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 9400
762
3DMark Solar Bay Unlimited
Redmagic 11 Pro / 11 Pro+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
14509
Oppo Find X8 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 9400
11764
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
ZTE Nubia Z80 Ultra
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3157
Oppo Find X8 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 9400
2452
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited
Redmagic Gaming Tablet 5 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
3142
Oppo Find X8 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 9400
2442
3DMark Wild Life
Redmagic Gaming Tablet 5 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
25710
Vivo Pad5 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 9400
19620
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Vivo iQOO Pad6 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
7150
Oppo Find X8 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 9400
6418
PCMark for Android Storage 2.0
Xiaomi 17
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
189969
Vivo X200 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 9400
164746
PCMark for Android Work 3.0
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro / 11 Pro+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
27852
Oppo Find X8
MediaTek Dimensity 9400
16605
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