MediaTek Dimensity 8400 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 8400, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Dimensity 8400 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
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 732G
398133
CPU350248129962
GPU60736296729
Memory36310363272
UX312884108170
NanoReview Score1633597398133
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
n/a
Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
1117
Stabilityn/a99 %
Graphics Testn/a6 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
1571
Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
747
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
6033
Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
1843
File Compression262.5 MB/s94.4 MB/s
HTML5 Browser190.4 pages/s47.2 pages/s
PDF Rendering213.4 MP/sec66.4 MP/sec
Background Blur20.7 frames/s5.64 frames/s
Photo Processing53.3 frames/s18.8 frames/s
Image Detection113.5 frames/s36.4 frames/s
HDR168.7 MP/sec58.3 MP/sec
Ray Tracing6.99 MP/sec2.74 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile n/a 46 FPS (Ultra)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile n/a 36 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite n/a 38 FPS (Low)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends n/a 63 FPS (Low)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz n/a 61 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact n/a 56 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang n/a 34 FPS (Medium)
Device n/a Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC (1080x2400)

Processor

Architecture - 1x 3.25 GHz – Cortex-A725
- 3x 3 GHz – Cortex-A725
- 4x 2.1 GHz – Cortex-A725
- 2x 2.3 GHz – Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76)
- 6x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Process TSMC Samsung
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 3250 2300
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache 1 MB n/a
L3 Cache 6 MB n/a
Process tech. 4 nm 8 nm
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 618
Architecture Valhall 5th gen Adreno 600
GPU Frequency 1300 MHz 825 MHz
Execution Units 7 2
Shader Units 128 128
Total shader 896 256
FLOPS 2329.6 GFLOPS 422.4 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.1
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 Hexagon 688

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4266 MHz 1866 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 2x16 bit
Bandwidth 68.2 Gbit/s 14.9 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 3360x1440 pixels
Camera 1x320 pixels 1x192 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
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem n/a X15
4G Support n/a LTE Cat. 15
5G Support Yes No
Download speed Up to 5170 MB/s Up to 800 MB/s
Upload speed n/a Up to 150 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 6
Bluetooth version 6.0 5.1
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced December, 2024 yr August, 2020 yr
Class Mid-range Mid-range
Codename MT6899, MT6899Z SM7150-AC

Results

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

Survey

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4 (66.67%)
2 (33.33%)
Total Votes: 6

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