MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus with Qualcomm Snapdragon 821. 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?
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CPU cores and architecture
Architecture | 1x 3.73 GHz – Cortex-X925 3x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A720 |
4x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 4x 1.6 GHz – Kryo |
Number of cores | 8 | 8 |
Instruction Set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8-A |
Lithography | 3 nm | 14 nm |
Number of transistors | 2000 million | |
TDP | 11 Watt | |
Neural Processing | MediaTek NPU 890 | Qualcomm Hexagon 680 |
Memory (RAM)
Max amount | up to 24 GB | up to 8 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4 |
Memory frequency | 5333 MHz | 1866 MHz |
Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 2x16 bit |
Storage
Storage specification | UFS 2.0 |
Graphics
GPU name | Mali-G925 MP12 | Adreno 530 |
GPU Architecture | Mali Valhall | Qualcomm Adreno 500 |
GPU frequency | 1612 MHz | 650 MHz |
Execution units | 12 | 2 |
Shaders | 1536 | 256 |
DirectX | 12.1 | 11.2 |
OpenCL API | 3.0 | 2.0 |
OpenGL API | ES 3.1 | |
Vulkan API | 1.3 | 1.0 |
Camera, Video, Display
Max screen resolution | 3840x2160 | 3840x2160 |
Max camera resolution | 1x 320MP | 1x 28MP, 2x |
Max Video Capture | 8K@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 | 7.3 Gbps | 0.6 Gbps |
Peak Upload Speed | 0.15 Gbps | |
Wi-Fi | 7 (802.11be) | 5 (802.11ac) |
Bluetooth | 6.0 | 4.1 |
Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
Supplemental Information
Launch Date | 2025 Quarter 2 | 2016 Quarter 3 |
Partnumber | MT6991 MT6991Z/TCZA | MSM8996 Pro-AB, MSM8996 Pro-AC |
Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
Positioning | Flagship | Flagship |
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