MediaTek Dimensity 8400 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 435

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 8400, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 435. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Dimensity 8400 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
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
Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
117378
CPU35024842130
GPU60736211613
Memory36310338229
UX31288425406
NanoReview Score1633597117378
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
1571
Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
141
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
6033
Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
618
File Compression262.5 MB/s38.8 MB/s
HTML5 Browser190.4 pages/s18.8 pages/s
PDF Rendering213.4 MP/sec27.3 MP/sec
Background Blur20.7 frames/s0.92 frames/s
Photo Processing53.3 frames/s4.66 frames/s
Image Detection113.5 frames/s6.86 frames/s
HDR168.7 MP/sec18.3 MP/sec
Ray Tracing6.99 MP/sec1.02 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 1x 3.25 GHz – Cortex-A725
- 3x 3 GHz – Cortex-A725
- 4x 2.1 GHz – Cortex-A725
8x 1.4 GHz – Cortex-A53
Process TSMC Samsung
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 3250 1400
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv8-A
L2 cache 1 MB n/a
L3 Cache 6 MB n/a
Process tech. 4 nm 28 nm
Transistor count n/a 1 billion
Power (TDP) 7 W 4 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G720 MP7 Adreno 505
Architecture Valhall 5th gen Adreno 500
GPU Frequency 1300 MHz 450 MHz
Execution Units 7 1
Shader Units 128 48
Total shader 896 48
FLOPS 2329.6 GFLOPS 43.2 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.0
OpenCL 3.2 2.0
DirectX 12 11

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence MediaTek NPU 880 Hexagon 536

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR3
Memory Frequency 4266 MHz 800 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 1x32 bit
Bandwidth 68.2 Gbit/s 6.4 Gbit/s
Max RAM 24 GB 4 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type UFS 4.0 eMMC 5.1
Max. resolution 2960x1440 pixels 1920x1200 pixels
Camera 1x320 pixels 1x21 pixels
Video recording 4K at 60FPS 1K at 30FPS
Video quality 4K at 60FPS 1080p at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP8
Audio codecs - AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem n/a X9
4G Support n/a LTE Cat. 7
5G Support Yes No
Download speed Up to 5170 MB/s Up to 300 MB/s
Upload speed n/a Up to 100 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 5
Bluetooth version 6.0 4.1
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS

Other

Announced December, 2024 yr February, 2016 yr
Class Mid-range Low end
Codename MT6899, MT6899Z MSM8940

Results

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

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