Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
vs
MediaTek Dimensity 9400
vs
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
and
MediaTek Dimensity 9400
mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
Advantages
- Higher Frequency: 3800 MHz (3800 MHz vs 3400 MHz)
- Newer Launch Date: November 2025 (November 2025 vs November 2024)
Basic
Qualcomm
Label Name
MediaTek
November 2025
Launch Date
November 2024
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
SM8845
Model Name
Dimensity 9400
2x 3.8 GHz, 6x 3.32 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
3800 MHz
Frequency
3400 MHz
GPU Specifications
Adreno 840
GPU name
-
1200 MHz
GPU frequency
1300 MHz
512
Shading units
-
3.0
OpenCL version
-
1.4
Vulkan version
-
3840 x 2540
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
12.1
DirectX version
-
Connectivity
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
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
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
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
Audio codecs
AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC
1x 320MP
Max camera resolution
1x 320MP
UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1
Storage type
UFS 4.0
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP8
- VP9
- H.265
- AV1
- VP8
- VP9
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
2804
Dimensity 9400
2832
+1%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
10057
Dimensity 9400
11974
+19%
Comparison of Devices
3DMark Solar Bay
Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
8535
Oppo Find X8 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 9400
11475
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
1802
Oppo Find X8 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 9400
2452
PCMark for Android Work 3.0
Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
18388
Oppo Find X8
MediaTek Dimensity 9400
16605
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