Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 vs MediaTek Dimensity 9400

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3, vs MediaTek Dimensity 9400. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 and MediaTek Dimensity 9400
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 7 Gen 3
817003
MediaTek Dimensity 9400
2561838
CPU263765596645
GPU2611551159624
Memory137609402762
UX154474402807
NanoReview Score8170032561838
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
5916
MediaTek Dimensity 9400
11703
Graphics Test35 fps70 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
1139
MediaTek Dimensity 9400
2874
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
3375
MediaTek Dimensity 9400
8969
File Compression164.1 MB/s348.3 MB/s
HTML5 Browser92.9 pages/s270 pages/s
PDF Rendering120.1 MP/sec290.1 MP/sec
Background Blur12 frames/s32.3 frames/s
Photo Processing29.6 frames/s86.9 frames/s
Image Detection65.2 frames/s224.6 frames/s
HDR105.1 MP/sec278.6 MP/sec
Ray Tracing4.38 MP/sec9.44 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 1x 2.63 GHz – Kryo Prime (Cortex-A715)
- 3x 2.4 GHz – Kryo Gold (Cortex-A715)
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo Silver (Cortex-A510)
- 1x 3.63 GHz – Cortex-X925
- 3x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4
- 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A720
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2630 3630
Instruction set ARMv8.6-A ARMv9.2-A
L2 cache n/a 12 MB
L3 Cache 4 MB n/a
Process tech. 4 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) n/a 8.2 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Adreno 720 Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12
Architecture Adreno 700 Valhall 5th gen
GPU Frequency 975 MHz 1612 MHz
Execution Units 2 12
Shader Units 256 128
Total shader 512 1536
FLOPS 998.4 GFLOPS 4952.1 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 3.0
DirectX n/a 12.1

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence Yes MediaTek NPU 890

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 5333 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 25.6 Gbit/s 85.3 Gbit/s
Max RAM 16 GB 24 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
UFS 4.0
Max. resolution 2880x1800 pixels 3840x2160 pixels
Camera 1x200 pixels 1x320 pixels
Video recording 4K at 60FPS, 1K at 120FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video quality 4K at 60FPS, 1080p at 120FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X63 n/a
4G Support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 24
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 5000 MB/s n/a
Upload speed Up to 3500 MB/s n/a
Wi-Fi version 6 7
Bluetooth version 5.4 6.0
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced November, 2023 yr October, 2024 yr
Class Mid-range Flagship
Codename SM7550-AB MT6991 MT6991Z/CZA MT6991W/CZA

Results

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

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