MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus with Qualcomm Snapdragon 835. 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 9400 Plus
Snapdragon 835
308375

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Dimensity 9400 Plus
2945
Snapdragon 835
383

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Dimensity 9400 Plus
9054
Snapdragon 835
1694

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 1x 3.73 GHz – Cortex-X925
3x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4
4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A720
4x 2.45 GHz – Cortex-A73 (Kryo 280 Gold)
4x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A53 (Kryo 280 Silver)
Number of cores 8 8
Instruction Set ARMv9.2-A ARMv8-A
Lithography 3 nm 10 nm
Number of transistors 3000 million
TDP 9 Watt
Neural Processing MediaTek NPU 890 Qualcomm Hexagon 682

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 24 GB up to 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 5333 MHz 1866 MHz
Memory-bus 4x16 bit 2x32 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 2.1

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G925 MP12 Adreno 540
GPU Architecture Mali Valhall Qualcomm Adreno 500
GPU frequency 1612 MHz 740 MHz
Execution units 12 2
Shaders 1536 384
DirectX 12.1 12
OpenCL API 3.0 2.0
OpenGL API ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.3 1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 3840x2160 3840x2160
Max camera resolution 1x 320MP 1x 32MP, 2x 16MP
Max Video Capture 8K@60fps 4K@30fps
Video codec support AV1
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP9
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP8
VP9

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 7.3 Gbps 1 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth 6.0 5.0
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
NavIC
QZSS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
QZSS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2025 Quarter 2 2017 Quarter 1
Partnumber MT6991 MT6991Z/TCZA MSM8998, 8998, MSM8098, 8098
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Flagship Flagship