MediaTek Dimensity 8400 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 660

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 8400, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 660. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Dimensity 8400 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
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 660
252006
CPU35024889180
GPU60736236992
Memory36310356965
UX31288468869
NanoReview Score1633597252006
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
n/a
Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
373
Stabilityn/a96 %
Graphics Testn/a2 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
1571
Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
342
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
6033
Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
1232
File Compression262.5 MB/s71.3 MB/s
HTML5 Browser190.4 pages/s41.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering213.4 MP/sec51.8 MP/sec
Background Blur20.7 frames/s1.89 frames/s
Photo Processing53.3 frames/s10.2 frames/s
Image Detection113.5 frames/s13.6 frames/s
HDR168.7 MP/sec46.2 MP/sec
Ray Tracing6.99 MP/sec1.97 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 1x 3.25 GHz – Cortex-A725
- 3x 3 GHz – Cortex-A725
- 4x 2.1 GHz – Cortex-A725
- 4/2.2 (Kryo 260 Gold Cortex-A73)
- 4/1.84 (Kryo 260 Silver Cortex-A53)
Process TSMC Samsung
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 3250 2200
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv8-A
L2 cache 1 MB 2 MB
L3 Cache 6 MB n/a
Process tech. 4 nm 14 nm
Transistor count n/a 1.75 billion
Power (TDP) 7 W 5 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G720 MP7 Adreno 512
Architecture Valhall 5th gen Adreno 500
GPU Frequency 1300 MHz 647 MHz
Execution Units 7 1
Shader Units 128 128
Total shader 896 128
FLOPS 2329.6 GFLOPS 165.6 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 680

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4266 MHz 1866 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 2x16 bit
Bandwidth 68.2 Gbit/s 13.9 Gbit/s
Max RAM 24 GB 8 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
- UFS 2.1
Max. resolution 2960x1440 pixels 2560x1600 pixels
Camera 1x320 pixels 1x48 pixels
Video recording 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video quality 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
- AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3

Connectivity

Modem n/a X12
4G Support n/a LTE Cat. 13
5G Support Yes No
Download speed Up to 5170 MB/s Up to 600 MB/s
Upload speed n/a Up to 150 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 5
Bluetooth version 6.0 5.0
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced December, 2024 yr May, 2017 yr
Class Mid-range Mid-range
Codename MT6899, MT6899Z SM6115

Results

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

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