MediaTek Dimensity 8400 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 8400 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 820. 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 820

241750

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Dimensity 8400

1577

Snapdragon 820

318

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Dimensity 8400

6057

Snapdragon 820

798

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	1x 3.25 GHz – Cortex-A725 3x 3 GHz – Cortex-A725 4x 2.1 GHz – Cortex-A725	2x 2.15 GHz – Kryo 2x 1.6 GHz – Kryo
Number of cores	8	4
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	4 nm	14 nm
TDP	7 Watt	11 Watt
Neural Processing	MediaTek NPU 880	Qualcomm Hexagon 680

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR4
Memory frequency	4266 MHz	1866 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	2x32 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 2.0

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G720 MP7	Adreno 530
GPU Architecture	Mali Valhall	Qualcomm Adreno 500
GPU frequency	1300 MHz	620 MHz
Execution units	7	2
Shaders	896	256
DirectX	12	11.2
OpenCL API	3.0	2.0
OpenGL API		ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.3	1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2960x1440	3840x2160
Max camera resolution	1x 320MP, 3x 32MP	1x 28MP, 2x 13MP
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	4K@30fps
Video codec support	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	5.17 Gbps	0.6 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed		0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	6.0	4.1
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS