MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5. 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 9400 Plus

2945

Snapdragon 8 Gen 5

2741

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Dimensity 9400 Plus

9054

Snapdragon 8 Gen 5

9830

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	1x 3.73 GHz – Cortex-X925 3x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A720	2x 3.8 GHz
Number of cores	8	2
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv9.2-A
Lithography	3 nm	3 nm
Neural Processing	MediaTek NPU 890	Qualcomm Hexagon

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB	up to 24 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR5X
Memory frequency	5333 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G925 MP12	Adreno 840 (8 CUs)
GPU Architecture	Mali Valhall	Qualcomm Adreno 800
GPU frequency	1612 MHz	1200 MHz
Execution units	12	2
Shaders	1536	1024
DirectX	12.1	12.1
OpenCL API	3.0	3.0
Vulkan API	1.3	1.4

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	3840x2160	3840x2540
Max camera resolution	1x 320MP	1x 320MP
Max Video Capture	8K@60fps	8K@60fps
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	7.3 Gbps	10 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed		3.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi	7 (802.11be)	7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth	6.0	6.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS