MediaTek Dimensity 8400 vs Google Tensor G2

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 8400, vs Google Tensor G2. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Dimensity 8400 and Google Tensor G2
Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
1633597
Google Tensor G2
936100
CPU350248256594
GPU607362315697
Memory363103168964
UX312884194845
NanoReview Score1633597936100
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
n/a
Google Tensor G2
6138
Graphics Testn/a36 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
1571
Google Tensor G2
1439
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
6033
Google Tensor G2
3802
File Compression262.5 MB/s166.4 MB/s
HTML5 Browser190.4 pages/s107.3 pages/s
PDF Rendering213.4 MP/sec117.5 MP/sec
Background Blur20.7 frames/s14.4 frames/s
Photo Processing53.3 frames/s37.4 frames/s
Image Detection113.5 frames/s87.4 frames/s
HDR168.7 MP/sec122.1 MP/sec
Ray Tracing6.99 MP/sec4.52 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 1x 3.25 GHz – Cortex-A725
- 3x 3 GHz – Cortex-A725
- 4x 2.1 GHz – Cortex-A725
- 2/2.85 (Cortex-X1)
- 2/2.35 (Cortex-A78)
- 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
Process TSMC Samsung
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 3250 2850
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv8.4-A
L2 cache 1 MB n/a
L3 Cache 6 MB 4 MB
Process tech. 4 nm 5 nm
Power (TDP) 7 W 7 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G720 MP7 Mali-G710 MP7
Architecture Valhall 5th gen Valhall 3rd gen
GPU Frequency 1300 MHz 848 MHz
Execution Units 7 7
Shader Units 128 64
Total shader 896 448
FLOPS 2329.6 GFLOPS 759.8 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 3.2 2.0
DirectX 12 n/a

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence MediaTek NPU 880 Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4266 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 68.2 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
Max RAM 24 GB 16 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type UFS 4.0 UFS 3.1
Max. resolution 2960x1440 pixels 3840x2160 pixels
Camera 1x320 pixels 1x200 pixels
Video recording 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video quality 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem n/a Exynos 5300g
4G Support n/a LTE Cat. 24
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 5170 MB/s Up to 7350 MB/s
Upload speed n/a Up to 3670 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 6
Bluetooth version 6.0 5.2
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced December, 2024 yr October, 2022 yr
Class Mid-range Flagship
Codename MT6899, MT6899Z GS201 (S5P9855)

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider MediaTek Dimensity 8400 the clear winner in this comparison.

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