HiSilicon Kirin 8000 vs MediaTek Dimensity 9400

VS

Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 8000 with MediaTek Dimensity 9400. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Kirin 8000

990

Dimensity 9400

2874

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Kirin 8000

2921

Dimensity 9400

8969

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	1x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A77 3x 2.19 GHz – Cortex-A77 4x 1.84 GHz – Cortex-A55	1x 3.63 GHz – Cortex-X925 3x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A720
Number of cores	8	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv9.2-A
Lithography	7 nm	3 nm
TDP		8.2 Watt
Neural Processing	NPU	MediaTek NPU 890

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 12 GB	up to 24 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR5X
Memory frequency	3200 MHz	5333 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G610 MP4	Mali-G925 MP12
GPU Architecture	Mali Valhall	Mali Valhall
GPU frequency	864 MHz	1612 MHz
Execution units	4	12
Shaders	256	1536
DirectX		12.1
OpenCL API	2.0	3.0
Vulkan API	1.3	1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution		3840x2160
Max camera resolution		1x 320MP
Max Video Capture	4K@30fps	8K@60fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth	5.2	6.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS