MediaTek Dimensity 9400e vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 430

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 9400e with Qualcomm Snapdragon 430. 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 9400e

2226

Snapdragon 430

204

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Dimensity 9400e

7236

Snapdragon 430

821

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-X4 3x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-X4 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A720	8x 1.4 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores	8	8
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	4 nm	28 nm
Number of transistors	22700 million	1000 million
TDP		6 Watt
Neural Processing	MediaTek NPU 790	Qualcomm Hexagon 536

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB	up to 4 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR3
Memory frequency	4266 MHz	800 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	1x32 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G720 MP12	Adreno 505
GPU Architecture	Mali Valhall	Qualcomm Adreno 500
GPU frequency	1300 MHz	450 MHz
Execution units	12	1
Shaders	1536	48
DirectX	12	11
OpenCL API	3.0	2.0
Vulkan API	1.3	1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	3840x2160	1920x1200
Max camera resolution	1x 320MP	1x 21MP
Max Video Capture	8K@30fps	FullHD+@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	0.15 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed		0.08 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 QZSS SBAS