MediaTek Dimensity 8400 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 8400, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 845. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Dimensity 8400 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
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 845
455674
CPU350248134774
GPU607362137678
Memory36310381181
UX312884102041
NanoReview Score1633597455674
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
n/a
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
1663
Stabilityn/a94 %
Graphics Testn/a9 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
1571
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
564
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
6033
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
2074
File Compression262.5 MB/s104.1 MB/s
HTML5 Browser190.4 pages/s68.5 pages/s
PDF Rendering213.4 MP/sec74.9 MP/sec
Background Blur20.7 frames/s6.01 frames/s
Photo Processing53.3 frames/s20.5 frames/s
Image Detection113.5 frames/s18.1 frames/s
HDR168.7 MP/sec71.5 MP/sec
Ray Tracing6.99 MP/sec3.02 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile n/a 53 FPS (Ultra)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile n/a 55 FPS (High)
FortniteFortnite n/a 28 FPS (Ultra)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends n/a 48 FPS (High)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact n/a 56 FPS (Ultra)
Device n/a Xiaomi Pocophone F1 (1080x2246)

Processor

Architecture - 1x 3.25 GHz – Cortex-A725
- 3x 3 GHz – Cortex-A725
- 4x 2.1 GHz – Cortex-A725
- 4/2.8 (Kryo 385 Gold Cortex-A75)
- 4/1.8 (Kryo 385 Silver Cortex-A55)
Process TSMC Samsung
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 3250 2800
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache n/a 128 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 256 MB
L3 Cache 6 MB 2 MB
Process tech. 4 nm 10 nm
Transistor count n/a 3 billion
Power (TDP) 7 W 9 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G720 MP7 Adreno 630
Architecture Valhall 5th gen Adreno 600
GPU Frequency 1300 MHz 710 MHz
Execution Units 7 2
Shader Units 128 256
Total shader 896 512
FLOPS 2329.6 GFLOPS 727 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 685

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4266 MHz 1866 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 2x32 bit
Bandwidth 68.2 Gbit/s 29.8 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 UFS 2.1
Max. resolution 2960x1440 pixels 3840x2160 pixels
Camera 1x320 pixels 1x192 pixels
Video recording 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video quality 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
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

Modem n/a X20
4G Support n/a LTE Cat. 18
5G Support Yes No
Download speed Up to 5170 MB/s Up to 1200 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

Other

Announced December, 2024 yr December, 2017 yr
Class Mid-range Flagship
Codename MT6899, MT6899Z SDM845

Results

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

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