MediaTek Dimensity 9400e vs MediaTek Dimensity 8450

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 9400e, vs MediaTek Dimensity 8450. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Dimensity 9400e and MediaTek Dimensity 8450
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 9400e
2093827
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
1675507
CPU486666388482
GPU840527610993
Memory397851375299
UX368783300733
NanoReview Score20938271675507
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 9400e
2233
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
1617
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 9400e
7258
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
6406
File Compression298.8 MB/s281.1 MB/s
HTML5 Browser215.9 pages/s197.4 pages/s
PDF Rendering256.6 MP/sec233.6 MP/sec
Background Blur25.6 frames/s24 frames/s
Photo Processing58.1 frames/s55.9 frames/s
Image Detection162.5 frames/s138.6 frames/s
HDR220 MP/sec200.8 MP/sec
Ray Tracing7.83 MP/sec7.2 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 1x 3.4 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 3400 3250
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9.2-A
L2 cache n/a 1 MB
L3 Cache 8 MB 6 MB
Process tech. 4 nm 4 nm
Transistor count 22.7 billion n/a
Power (TDP) n/a 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 LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4266 MHz 4266 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 68.2 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

5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7300 MB/s Up to 5170 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 7 6
Bluetooth version 6.0 6.0
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced May, 2025 yr May, 2025 yr
Class Flagship Mid-range

Results

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

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