Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 vs MediaTek Dimensity 9400

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and MediaTek Dimensity 9400 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Technology: 3 nm (4 nm vs 3 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 3400 MHz (3300 MHz vs 3400 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: November 2024 (October 2023 vs November 2024)

Basic

Qualcomm
Label Name
MediaTek
October 2023
Launch Date
November 2024
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
SM8650-AB
Model Name
Dimensity 9400
1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4 5x (3x3.2 GHz/2x3.0GHz) – Cortex-A720 2x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A520
Architecture
1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-X53x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-X44x 2.27 GHz – Cortex-A730
8
Cores
8
4 nm
Technology
3 nm
3300 MHz
Frequency
3400 MHz

GPU Specifications

Adreno 750
GPU name
-
770 MHz
GPU frequency
1300 MHz
3.0 FP
OpenCL version
-
4K @ 60 Hz, QHD+ @ 144 Hz
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

LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5T
4800 MHz
Memory frequency
4800 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

Hexagon
Neural processor (NPU)
Yes
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC
1x 200MP
Max camera resolution
1x 320MP
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
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
2192
Dimensity 9400
2832 +29%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
7085
Dimensity 9400
11974 +69%
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
1933536
Dimensity 9400
3518353 +82%
AiTuTu 3
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
1571677 +575%
Dimensity 9400
232946