MediaTek Dimensity 8400 vs MediaTek Dimensity 6400

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 8400, vs MediaTek Dimensity 6400. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Dimensity 8400 and MediaTek Dimensity 6400
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
MediaTek Dimensity 6400
446033
CPU350248143783
GPU60736274983
Memory363103103023
UX312884124244
NanoReview Score1633597446033
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
1571
MediaTek Dimensity 6400
803
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
6033
MediaTek Dimensity 6400
2159
File Compression262.5 MB/sn/a
HTML5 Browser190.4 pages/sn/a
PDF Rendering213.4 MP/secn/a
Background Blur20.7 frames/sn/a
Photo Processing53.3 frames/sn/a
Image Detection113.5 frames/sn/a
HDR168.7 MP/secn/a
Ray Tracing6.99 MP/secn/a

Processor

Architecture - 1x 3.25 GHz – Cortex-A725
- 3x 3 GHz – Cortex-A725
- 4x 2.1 GHz – Cortex-A725
- 2x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A76
- 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 3250 2500
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache n/a 512 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L3 Cache 6 MB 2 MB
Process tech. 4 nm 6 nm
Power (TDP) 7 W n/a

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G720 MP7 Mali-G57 MP2
Architecture Valhall 5th gen Valhall 1st gen
GPU Frequency 1300 MHz n/a
Execution Units 7 2
Shader Units 128 32
Total shader 896 64
FLOPS 2329.6 GFLOPS n/a
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 3.2 2.0
DirectX 12 12

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence MediaTek NPU 880 Yes

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4266 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 2x16 bit
Bandwidth 68.2 Gbit/s 17.07 Gbit/s
Max RAM 24 GB 12 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type UFS 4.0 UFS 2.2
Max. resolution 2960x1440 pixels 2520x1080 pixels
Camera 1x320 pixels 1x108 pixels
Video recording 4K at 60FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video quality 4K at 60FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
- AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3

Connectivity

5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 5170 MB/s Up to 3300 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 5
Bluetooth version 6.0 5.4
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced December, 2024 yr February, 2025 yr
Class Mid-range Mid-range
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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