MediaTek Dimensity 8400 vs MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 8400, vs MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Dimensity 8400 and MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus
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 9400 Plus
2878376
CPU350248611291
GPU6073621316366
Memory363103508871
UX312884441848
NanoReview Score16335972878376
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
1571
MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus
2927
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
6033
MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus
9000
File Compression262.5 MB/s359.5 MB/s
HTML5 Browser190.4 pages/s252.5 pages/s
PDF Rendering213.4 MP/sec300.4 MP/sec
Background Blur20.7 frames/s33.2 frames/s
Photo Processing53.3 frames/s78.2 frames/s
Image Detection113.5 frames/s223.1 frames/s
HDR168.7 MP/sec267.2 MP/sec
Ray Tracing6.99 MP/sec9.25 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 1x 3.25 GHz – Cortex-A725
- 3x 3 GHz – Cortex-A725
- 4x 2.1 GHz – Cortex-A725
- 1x 3.73 GHz – Cortex-X925
- 3x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4
- 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A720
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 3250 3730
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9.2-A
L2 cache 1 MB 12 MB
L3 Cache 6 MB n/a
Process tech. 4 nm 3 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-G925 Immortalis MP12
Architecture Valhall 5th gen Valhall 5th gen
GPU Frequency 1300 MHz 1612 MHz
Execution Units 7 12
Shader Units 128 128
Total shader 896 1536
FLOPS 2329.6 GFLOPS 4952.1 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 3.2 3.0
DirectX 12 12.1

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence MediaTek NPU 880 MediaTek NPU 890

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4266 MHz 5333 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 68.2 Gbit/s 85.3 Gbit/s
Max RAM 24 GB 24 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type UFS 4.0 - UFS 4.0
- UFS 4.1
Max. resolution 2960x1440 pixels 3840x2160 pixels
Camera 1x320 pixels 1x320 pixels
Video recording 4K at 60FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video quality 4K at 60FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
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. 24
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 5170 MB/s Up to 7300 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 7
Bluetooth version 6.0 6.0
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced December, 2024 yr April, 2025 yr
Class Mid-range Flagship
Codename MT6899, MT6899Z MT6991 MT6991Z/TCZA

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus the clear winner in this comparison.

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