MediaTek Dimensity 8400 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8200

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 8400, vs MediaTek Dimensity 8200. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Dimensity 8400 and MediaTek Dimensity 8200
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 8200
933773
CPU350248267830
GPU607362237310
Memory363103198476
UX312884230157
NanoReview Score1633597933773
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
n/a
MediaTek Dimensity 8200
5876
Stabilityn/a95 %
Graphics Testn/a35 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
1571
MediaTek Dimensity 8200
1224
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
6033
MediaTek Dimensity 8200
3891
File Compression262.5 MB/s172.8 MB/s
HTML5 Browser190.4 pages/s108 pages/s
PDF Rendering213.4 MP/sec140.4 MP/sec
Background Blur20.7 frames/s14.7 frames/s
Photo Processing53.3 frames/s34.4 frames/s
Image Detection113.5 frames/s86.2 frames/s
HDR168.7 MP/sec118.4 MP/sec
Ray Tracing6.99 MP/sec4.63 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 1x 3.25 GHz – Cortex-A725
- 3x 3 GHz – Cortex-A725
- 4x 2.1 GHz – Cortex-A725
- 1/3.1 (Cortex A78)
- 3/3 (Cortex A78)
- 4/2 (Cortex A55)
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 3250 3100
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache 1 MB n/a
L3 Cache 6 MB 4 MB
Process tech. 4 nm 4 nm
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-G610 MP6
Architecture Valhall 5th gen Valhall 3rd gen
GPU Frequency 1300 MHz 950 MHz
Execution Units 7 6
Shader Units 128 64
Total shader 896 384
FLOPS 2329.6 GFLOPS 729.6 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 MediaTek APU 580

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 2960x1440 pixels
Camera 1x320 pixels 1x320 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 LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3

Connectivity

4G Support n/a LTE Cat. 21
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 5170 MB/s Up to 4700 MB/s
Upload speed n/a Up to 2500 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 6
Bluetooth version 6.0 5.3
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced December, 2024 yr December, 2022 yr
Class Mid-range Mid-range
Codename MT6899, MT6899Z MT6896Z

Results

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

Survey

Which smartphone would you pick?
6 (75%)
2 (25%)
Total Votes: 8

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