MediaTek Dimensity 8400 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 8400 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

AnTuTu 10

Total Score

Dimensity 8400

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

1279057

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Dimensity 8400

1577

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

1479

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Dimensity 8400

6057

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

4952

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	1x 3.25 GHz – Cortex-A725 3x 3 GHz – Cortex-A725 4x 2.1 GHz – Cortex-A725	1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X3 (Kryo Prime) 2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715 (Kryo Gold) 2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A710 (Kryo Gold) 3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510 (Kryo Silver)
Number of cores	8	8
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv9-A
Lithography	4 nm	4 nm
TDP	7 Watt	6.3 Watt
Neural Processing	MediaTek NPU 880	Qualcomm Hexagon

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB	up to 24 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR5X
Memory frequency	4266 MHz	4200 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 4.0

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G720 MP7	Adreno 740
GPU Architecture	Mali Valhall	Qualcomm Adreno 700
GPU frequency	1300 MHz	680 MHz
Execution units	7
Shaders	896
DirectX	12
OpenCL API	3.0	2.0
OpenGL API		ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.3	1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2960x1440	3840x2160@60Hz
Max camera resolution	1x 320MP, 3x 32MP	1x 200MP, 1x 64MP + 1x 36MP
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) VP8 VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	5.17 Gbps	10 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed		3.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth	6.0	5.3
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS