MediaTek Dimensity 9400e vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 9400e, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Dimensity 9400e and Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
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 865
758192
CPU486666232691
GPU840527195541
Memory397851142021
UX368783188011
NanoReview Score2093827758192
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Dimensity 9400e
n/a
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
3875
Stabilityn/a91 %
Graphics Testn/a23 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 9400e
2233
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
1117
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 9400e
7258
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
3274
File Compression298.8 MB/s150.9 MB/s
HTML5 Browser215.9 pages/s84.1 pages/s
PDF Rendering256.6 MP/sec109.4 MP/sec
Background Blur25.6 frames/s10.4 frames/s
Photo Processing58.1 frames/s32.6 frames/s
Image Detection162.5 frames/s74.7 frames/s
HDR220 MP/sec102.4 MP/sec
Ray Tracing7.83 MP/sec4.19 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile n/a 61 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite n/a 30 FPS (Ultra)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact n/a 59 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
Device n/a Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro (1080x2340)

Processor

Architecture - 1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-X4
- 3x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-X4
- 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A720
- 1x 2.84 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 3400 2840
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache n/a 512 KB
L2 cache n/a 1 MB
L3 Cache 8 MB 4 MB
Process tech. 4 nm 7 nm
Transistor count 22.7 billion 10.3 billion
Power (TDP) n/a 5 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12 Adreno 650
Architecture Valhall 5th gen Adreno 600
GPU Frequency 1300 MHz 587 MHz
Execution Units 12 3
Shader Units 128 256
Total shader 1536 768
FLOPS 3993.6 GFLOPS 901.6 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.1
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 Hexagon 698

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4266 MHz 2750 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 68.2 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 3.0
- UFS 3.1
Max. resolution 3840x2160 pixels 3840x2160 pixels
Camera 1x320 pixels 1x200 pixels
Video recording 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video quality 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 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 n/a 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 5.1
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced May, 2025 yr December, 2019 yr
Class Flagship Flagship
Codename n/a SM8250-AB

Results

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

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