MediaTek Helio G36 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8400

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Helio G36, vs MediaTek Dimensity 8400. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Helio G36 and MediaTek Dimensity 8400
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 Helio G36
141194
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
1633597
CPU50072350248
GPU12068607362
Memory45507363103
UX33547312884
NanoReview Score1411941633597
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Helio G36
229
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
1571
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Helio G36
842
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
6033
File Compressionn/a262.5 MB/s
HTML5 Browsern/a190.4 pages/s
PDF Renderingn/a213.4 MP/sec
Background Blurn/a20.7 frames/s
Photo Processingn/a53.3 frames/s
Image Detectionn/a113.5 frames/s
HDRn/a168.7 MP/sec
Ray Tracingn/a6.99 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A53
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A53
- 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 2200 3250
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9.2-A
L2 cache n/a 1 MB
L3 Cache n/a 6 MB
Process tech. 12 nm 4 nm
Power (TDP) 2.2 W 7 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model PowerVR GE8320 Mali-G720 MP7
Architecture PowerVR Series8XE (Rogue) Valhall 5th gen
GPU Frequency 680 MHz 1300 MHz
Execution Units 4 7
Shader Units 8 128
Total shader 32 896
FLOPS 43.5 GFLOPS 2329.6 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 1.2 3.2
DirectX n/a 12

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence No MediaTek NPU 880

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 1600 MHz 4266 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 13.9 Gbit/s 68.2 Gbit/s
Max RAM 8 GB 24 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type eMMC 5.1 UFS 4.0
Max. resolution 2400x1080 pixels 2960x1440 pixels
Camera 1x50 pixels 1x320 pixels
Video recording 1K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video quality 1080p at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3

Connectivity

4G Support LTE Cat. 7 n/a
5G Support No Yes
Download speed Up to 300 MB/s Up to 5170 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 150 MB/s n/a
Wi-Fi version 5 6
Bluetooth version 5.0 6.0
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced February, 2023 yr December, 2024 yr
Class Low end Mid-range
Codename MT6765V/XAA, MT6765V/XBA MT6899, MT6899Z

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider MediaTek Dimensity 8400 the clear winner in this comparison.

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