Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 vs MediaTek Dimensity 7400

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 685, vs MediaTek Dimensity 7400. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 and MediaTek Dimensity 7400
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
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
348982
MediaTek Dimensity 7400
777255
CPU116467227672
GPU43728176970
Memory109871192685
UX78916179928
NanoReview Score348982777255
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
641
MediaTek Dimensity 7400
n/a
Stability99 %n/a
Graphics Test3 fpsn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
473
MediaTek Dimensity 7400
1033
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
1510
MediaTek Dimensity 7400
2949
File Compression100 MB/s169.6 MB/s
HTML5 Browser39.7 pages/s69.4 pages/s
PDF Rendering59.8 MP/sec113.6 MP/sec
Background Blur3.44 frames/s9.74 frames/s
Photo Processing11 frames/s26.5 frames/s
Image Detection17 frames/s55.9 frames/s
HDR52 MP/sec98 MP/sec
Ray Tracing2.76 MP/sec4.55 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A73
- 4x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A53
- 4x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78
- 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2800 2600
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache n/a 512 MB
Process tech. 6 nm 4 nm
Power (TDP) n/a 4 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Adreno 610 Mali-G615 MP2
Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 4rd gen
GPU Frequency 1260 MHz 1000 MHz
Execution Units 1 2
Shader Units 128 128
Total shader 128 256
FLOPS 322.6 GFLOPS 512 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12.1 n/a

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence Hexagon 686 MediaTek APU 655

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 2x16 bit
Bandwidth 17 Gbit/s 25.6 Gbit/s
Max RAM 8 GB 16 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type UFS 2.2 UFS 3.1
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels 2520x1080 pixels
Camera 1x108 pixels 1x200 pixels
Video recording 1K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video quality 1080p at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3

Connectivity

Modem X11 n/a
4G Support LTE Cat. 13 n/a
5G Support No Yes
Download speed Up to 390 MB/s Up to 3270 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 150 MB/s n/a
Wi-Fi version 5 6
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.4
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced March, 2023 yr February, 2025 yr
Class Low end Mid-range
Codename SM6225-AD n/a

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider MediaTek Dimensity 7400 the clear winner in this comparison.

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