Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
vs
MediaTek Dimensity 9400

vs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 and MediaTek Dimensity 9400 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Technology: 3 nm (5 nm vs 3 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 3400 MHz (2840 MHz vs 3400 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: November 2024 (December 2020 vs November 2024)

Basic

Qualcomm
Label Name
MediaTek
December 2020
Launch Date
November 2024
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
-
Manufacturing
TSMC
SM8350
Model Name
Dimensity 9400
1x 2.84 GHz – Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)
3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Architecture
1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-X5
3x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-X4
4x 2.27 GHz – Cortex-A730
8
Cores
8
5 nm
Technology
3 nm
2840 MHz
Frequency
3400 MHz

GPU Specifications

Adreno 660
GPU name
-
840 MHz
GPU frequency
1300 MHz
1.72 TFLOPS
FLOPS
-
512
Shading units
-
2
Execution units
-
2.0
OpenCL version
-
1.1
Vulkan version
-
3840 x 2160
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
12
DirectX version
-

Connectivity

Up to 2500 Mbps
Download speed
-
LTE Cat. 22
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
-
5G support
Yes
5.2
Bluetooth
5.4
6
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5
Memory type
LPDDR5T
3200 MHz
Memory frequency
4800 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

1 MB
L2 Cache
-
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC
1x 200MP, 2x 25MP
Max camera resolution
1x 320MP
UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
Storage type
UFS 4.0
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
8K at 30FPS
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
10 W
TDP
-
ARMv8.4-A
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
Hexagon 780
Neural processor (NPU)
Yes

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 888
1481
Dimensity 9400
2832 +91%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 888
3794
Dimensity 9400
11974 +216%
AiTuTu 3
Snapdragon 888
503622 +116%
Dimensity 9400
232946

Comparison of Devices

3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Lenovo Legion Phone Dual 2 / 2 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
529
Oppo Find X8 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 9400
2452
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited
Realme GT 5G
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
293
Oppo Find X8 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 9400
2442
3DMark Wild Life
Oppo Find N
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
5890
Vivo X200 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 9400
18601
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Oppo Find N
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
1548
Oppo Find X8 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 9400
6418
PCMark for Android Storage 2.0
Asus ZenFone 8
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
38350
Vivo X200 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 9400
164746
PCMark for Android Work 3.0
Asus ZenFone 8
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
16735
Oppo Find X8
MediaTek Dimensity 9400
16605