MediaTek Dimensity 9300 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8400

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 9300, vs MediaTek Dimensity 8400. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Dimensity 9300 and MediaTek Dimensity 8400
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 9300
2070127
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
1633597
CPU509275350248
GPU845720607362
Memory354899363103
UX360293312884
NanoReview Score20701271633597
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Dimensity 9300
11079
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
n/a
Graphics Test66 fpsn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 9300
2239
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
1571
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 9300
7538
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
6033
File Compression299.9 MB/s262.5 MB/s
HTML5 Browser218.6 pages/s190.4 pages/s
PDF Rendering258.4 MP/sec213.4 MP/sec
Background Blur27.4 frames/s20.7 frames/s
Photo Processing60.9 frames/s53.3 frames/s
Image Detection162.1 frames/s113.5 frames/s
HDR219.5 MP/sec168.7 MP/sec
Ray Tracing8.03 MP/sec6.99 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 1x 3.25 GHz – Cortex-X4
- 3x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-X4
- 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A720
- 1x 3.25 GHz – Cortex-A725
- 3x 3 GHz – Cortex-A725
- 4x 2.1 GHz – Cortex-A725
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 3250 3250
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9.2-A
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L3 Cache 8 MB 6 MB
Process tech. 4 nm 4 nm
Transistor count 22.7 billion n/a
Power (TDP) 7 W 7 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12 Mali-G720 MP7
Architecture Valhall 5th gen Valhall 5th gen
GPU Frequency 1300 MHz 1300 MHz
Execution Units 12 7
Shader Units 128 128
Total shader 1536 896
FLOPS 3993.6 GFLOPS 2329.6 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 3.0 3.2
DirectX 12 12

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence MediaTek NPU 790 MediaTek NPU 880

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5T LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4800 MHz 4266 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 76.8 Gbit/s 68.2 Gbit/s
Max RAM 24 GB 24 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type UFS 4.0 UFS 4.0
Max. resolution 3840x2160 pixels 2960x1440 pixels
Camera 1x320 pixels 1x320 pixels
Video recording 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video quality 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
- AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3

Connectivity

Modem MediaTek T830 n/a
4G Support LTE Cat. 24 n/a
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7900 MB/s Up to 5170 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 4200 MB/s n/a
Wi-Fi version 7 6
Bluetooth version 5.4 6.0
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced November, 2023 yr December, 2024 yr
Class Flagship Mid-range
Codename MT6989 MT6899, MT6899Z

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider MediaTek Dimensity 9300 the clear winner in this comparison.

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