MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus and Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
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 888
913477
CPU611291244750
GPU1316366305779
Memory508871162981
UX441848199967
NanoReview Score2878376913477
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus
n/a
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
5824
Stabilityn/a63 %
Graphics Testn/a34 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus
2927
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
1427
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus
9000
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
3423
File Compression359.5 MB/s160.7 MB/s
HTML5 Browser252.5 pages/s99.4 pages/s
PDF Rendering300.4 MP/sec125.2 MP/sec
Background Blur33.2 frames/s11.5 frames/s
Photo Processing78.2 frames/s28 frames/s
Image Detection223.1 frames/s68.5 frames/s
HDR267.2 MP/sec87.1 MP/sec
Ray Tracing9.25 MP/sec4.77 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile n/a 83 FPS (Ultra)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite n/a 26 FPS (Ultra)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends n/a 89 FPS (Ultra)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz n/a 112 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang n/a 58 FPS (Ultra)
Device n/a Asus Zenfone 8 (1080x2400)

Processor

Architecture - 1x 3.73 GHz – Cortex-X925
- 3x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4
- 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A720
- 1x 2.84 GHz – Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)
- 3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Process TSMC Samsung
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 3730 2840
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv8.4-A
L1 cache n/a 512 KB
L2 cache 12 MB 1 MB
L3 Cache n/a 4 MB
Process tech. 3 nm 5 nm
Transistor count n/a 10.3 billion
Power (TDP) n/a 8 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 Adreno 660
Architecture Valhall 5th gen Adreno 600
GPU Frequency 1612 MHz 840 MHz
Execution Units 12 3
Shader Units 128 256
Total shader 1536 768
FLOPS 4952.1 GFLOPS 1290.2 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 780

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 85.3 Gbit/s 51.2 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 4.1
- 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 120FPS
Video quality 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K 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 X60
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 December, 2020 yr
Class Flagship Flagship
Codename MT6991 MT6991Z/TCZA SM8350

Results

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

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