MediaTek Dimensity 8400 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 8400, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Dimensity 8400 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
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 7 Gen 4
956920
CPU350248299548
GPU607362300705
Memory363103190452
UX312884166215
NanoReview Score1633597956920
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
1571
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
1352
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
6033
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
4164
File Compression262.5 MB/s189 MB/s
HTML5 Browser190.4 pages/s115 pages/s
PDF Rendering213.4 MP/sec160.7 MP/sec
Background Blur20.7 frames/s15.2 frames/s
Photo Processing53.3 frames/s37.7 frames/s
Image Detection113.5 frames/s84.7 frames/s
HDR168.7 MP/sec128.2 MP/sec
Ray Tracing6.99 MP/sec5.12 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 1x 3.25 GHz – Cortex-A725
- 3x 3 GHz – Cortex-A725
- 4x 2.1 GHz – Cortex-A725
- 1x 2.8 GHz – Kryo Prime (Cortex-720)
- 4x 2.4 GHz – Kryo Gold (Cortex-720)
- 3x 1.84 GHz – Kryo Silver (Cortex-520)
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 3250 2800
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9-A
L2 cache 1 MB n/a
L3 Cache 6 MB 4 MB
Process tech. 4 nm 4 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 Adreno 722
Architecture Valhall 5th gen Adreno 700
GPU Frequency 1300 MHz n/a
Execution Units 7 2
Shader Units 128 256
Total shader 896 512
FLOPS 2329.6 GFLOPS n/a
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 3.2 2.0
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 Yes

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4266 MHz 4200 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 2x16 bit
Bandwidth 68.2 Gbit/s 33.6 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 2.2
- UFS 3.1
- UFS 4.0
Max. resolution 2960x1440 pixels 2880x1800 pixels
Camera 1x320 pixels 1x200 pixels
Video recording 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS, 1K at 120FPS
Video quality 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS, 1080p at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 5170 MB/s Up to 4200 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 May, 2025 yr
Class Mid-range Mid-range
Codename MT6899, MT6899Z SM7750-AB

Results

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

Survey

Which smartphone would you pick?
9 (90%)
1 (10%)
Total Votes: 10

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