MediaTek Dimensity 9400e vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 9400e, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Dimensity 9400e and Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
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
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
956920
CPU486666299548
GPU840527300705
Memory397851190452
UX368783166215
NanoReview Score2093827956920
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 9400e
2233
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
1352
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 9400e
7258
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
4164
File Compression298.8 MB/s189 MB/s
HTML5 Browser215.9 pages/s115 pages/s
PDF Rendering256.6 MP/sec160.7 MP/sec
Background Blur25.6 frames/s15.2 frames/s
Photo Processing58.1 frames/s37.7 frames/s
Image Detection162.5 frames/s84.7 frames/s
HDR220 MP/sec128.2 MP/sec
Ray Tracing7.83 MP/sec5.12 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-X4
- 3x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-X4
- 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A720
- 1x 2.8 GHz – Kryo Prime (Cortex-720)
- 4x 2.4 GHz – Kryo Gold (Cortex-720)
- 3x 1.84 GHz – Kryo Silver (Cortex-520)
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 3400 2800
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9-A
L3 Cache 8 MB 4 MB
Process tech. 4 nm 4 nm
Transistor count 22.7 billion n/a

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12 Adreno 722
Architecture Valhall 5th gen Adreno 700
GPU Frequency 1300 MHz n/a
Execution Units 12 2
Shader Units 128 256
Total shader 1536 512
FLOPS 3993.6 GFLOPS n/a
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 3.0 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 790 Yes

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4266 MHz 4200 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 2x16 bit
Bandwidth 68.2 Gbit/s 33.6 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 2.2
- UFS 3.1
- UFS 4.0
Max. resolution 3840x2160 pixels 2880x1800 pixels
Camera 1x320 pixels 1x200 pixels
Video recording 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS, 1K at 120FPS
Video quality 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS, 1080p at 120FPS
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

5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7300 MB/s Up to 4200 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 7 7
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
Codename n/a SM7750-AB

Results

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

Survey

Which smartphone would you pick?
14 (87.5%)
2 (12.5%)
Total Votes: 16

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