MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 870. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus and Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
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 9400 Plus
2878376
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
819661
CPU611291237856
GPU1316366281535
Memory508871125373
UX441848174897
NanoReview Score2878376819661
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus
n/a
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
4334
Stabilityn/a90 %
Graphics Testn/a25 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus
2927
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
1141
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus
9000
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
3317
File Compression359.5 MB/s148.4 MB/s
HTML5 Browser252.5 pages/s85.5 pages/s
PDF Rendering300.4 MP/sec113.5 MP/sec
Background Blur33.2 frames/s10.8 frames/s
Photo Processing78.2 frames/s28.3 frames/s
Image Detection223.1 frames/s72.7 frames/s
HDR267.2 MP/sec102.4 MP/sec
Ray Tracing9.25 MP/sec4.18 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile n/a 88 FPS (Ultra)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile n/a 59 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite n/a 27 FPS (Ultra)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends n/a 102 FPS (Ultra)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz n/a 107 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang n/a 49 FPS (Ultra)
Device n/a Xiaomi Black Shark 4 (1080x2400)

Processor

Architecture - 1x 3.73 GHz – Cortex-X925
- 3x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4
- 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A720
- 1x 3.2 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)
- 3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 3730 3200
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache n/a 512 KB
L2 cache 12 MB 1 MB
L3 Cache n/a 4 MB
Process tech. 3 nm 7 nm
Transistor count n/a 10.3 billion
Power (TDP) n/a 6 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 Adreno 650
Architecture Valhall 5th gen Adreno 600
GPU Frequency 1612 MHz 670 MHz
Execution Units 12 3
Shader Units 128 256
Total shader 1536 768
FLOPS 4952.1 GFLOPS 1029.1 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.1
OpenCL 3.0 2.0
DirectX 12.1 12.1

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence MediaTek NPU 890 Hexagon 698

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz 2750 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 85.3 Gbit/s 44 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 4.1
- UFS 3.0
- UFS 3.1
Max. resolution 3840x2160 pixels 3840x2160 pixels
Camera 1x320 pixels 1x200 pixels
Video recording 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video quality 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
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 X55
4G Support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 22
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7300 MB/s Up to 7500 MB/s
Upload speed n/a Up to 3000 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 7 6
Bluetooth version 6.0 5.2
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced April, 2025 yr January, 2021 yr
Class Flagship Flagship
Codename MT6991 MT6991Z/TCZA SM8250-AC

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus the clear winner in this comparison.

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