MediaTek Dimensity 9400 vs MediaTek Helio G81

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 9400 with MediaTek Helio G81. 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

2874

Helio G81

419

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Dimensity 9400

8969

Helio G81

1387

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	1x 3.63 GHz – Cortex-X925 3x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A720	6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores	8	6
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	3 nm	12 nm
TDP	8.2 Watt	5 Watt
Neural Processing	MediaTek NPU 890	NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	5333 MHz	1800 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	2x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G925 MP12	Mali-G52 MP2
GPU Architecture	Mali Valhall	Mali Bifrost
GPU frequency	1612 MHz	1000 MHz
Execution units	12	2
Shaders	1536	48
DirectX	12.1
OpenCL API	3.0	2.0
Vulkan API	1.3	1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	3840x2160	2520x1080
Max camera resolution	1x 320MP	1x 48MP
Max Video Capture	8K@60fps	2K@30fps
Video codec support	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi	7 (802.11be)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	6.0	5.4
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS