MediaTek Dimensity 8400 vs MediaTek Dimensity 9300

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 8400 with MediaTek Dimensity 9300. 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

Dimensity 8400

1577

Dimensity 9300

2239

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Dimensity 8400

6057

Dimensity 9300

7538

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	1x 3.25 GHz – Cortex-A725 3x 3 GHz – Cortex-A725 4x 2.1 GHz – Cortex-A725	1x 3.25 GHz – Cortex-X4 3x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-X4 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A720
Number of cores	8	8
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv9.2-A
Lithography	4 nm	4 nm
Number of transistors		22700 million
TDP	7 Watt	7 Watt
Neural Processing	MediaTek NPU 880	MediaTek NPU 790

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB	up to 24 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR5T
Memory frequency	4266 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G720 MP7	Mali-G720 MP12
GPU Architecture	Mali Valhall	Mali Valhall
GPU frequency	1300 MHz	1300 MHz
Execution units	7	12
Shaders	896	1536
DirectX	12	12
OpenCL API	3.0	3.0
Vulkan API	1.3	1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2960x1440	3840x2160
Max camera resolution	1x 320MP, 3x 32MP	1x 320MP
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	8K@30fps
Video codec support	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	5.17 Gbps	7.9 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed		4.2 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth	6.0	5.4
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS