MediaTek Dimensity 8400 vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 8400, vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Dimensity 8400 and HiSilicon Kirin 9000
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
HiSilicon Kirin 9000
901517
CPU350248242171
GPU607362315801
Memory363103155272
UX312884188275
NanoReview Score1633597901517
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
n/a
HiSilicon Kirin 9000
6072
Stabilityn/a54 %
Graphics Testn/a36 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
1571
HiSilicon Kirin 9000
1262
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
6033
HiSilicon Kirin 9000
3507
File Compression262.5 MB/s146.1 MB/s
HTML5 Browser190.4 pages/s90.8 pages/s
PDF Rendering213.4 MP/sec113.9 MP/sec
Background Blur20.7 frames/s11.8 frames/s
Photo Processing53.3 frames/s29.7 frames/s
Image Detection113.5 frames/s71.8 frames/s
HDR168.7 MP/sec98.9 MP/sec
Ray Tracing6.99 MP/sec4.01 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile n/a 81 FPS (Ultra)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile n/a 44 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite n/a 29 FPS (Low)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz n/a 51 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang n/a 58 FPS (Ultra)
Device n/a Huawei Mate 40 Pro (1344x3140)

Processor

Architecture - 1x 3.25 GHz – Cortex-A725
- 3x 3 GHz – Cortex-A725
- 4x 2.1 GHz – Cortex-A725
- 1x 3.13 GHz – Cortex-A77
- 3x 2.54 GHz – Cortex-A77
- 4x 2.05 GHz – Cortex-A55
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 3250 3130
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache 1 MB n/a
L3 Cache 6 MB n/a
Process tech. 4 nm 5 nm
Transistor count n/a 15.3 billion
Power (TDP) 7 W 6 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G720 MP7 Mali-G78 MP24
Architecture Valhall 5th gen Valhall 2nd gen
GPU Frequency 1300 MHz 759 MHz
Execution Units 7 24
Shader Units 128 32
Total shader 896 768
FLOPS 2329.6 GFLOPS 1165.8 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 AI accelerator

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4266 MHz 2750 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 68.2 Gbit/s 44 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 n/a
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
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem n/a Balong 5000
4G Support n/a LTE Cat. 24
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 5170 MB/s Up to 4600 MB/s
Upload speed n/a Up to 2500 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 6
Bluetooth version 6.0 5.2
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC

Other

Announced December, 2024 yr October, 2020 yr
Class Mid-range Flagship
Codename MT6899, MT6899Z n/a

Results

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

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