Dimensity 8400 vs Kirin 9030 Pro
We compared the 8-core MediaTek Dimensity 8400 (Mali-G720 MP7) with the newer 9-core HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro (Maleoon 935) SoC. Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 8400
- Higher GPU frequency (~39%)
- Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 5 nm)
- 18% higher CPU clock speed (3250 vs 2750 MHz)
- Better instruction set architecture
- Shows better (up to 13%) AnTuTu 11 score โ 1948K vs 1725K
Pros of HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro
- Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size than the Dimensity 8400
- Performs 23% better in floating-point computations
- Has 1 more cores
- Supports 13% higher memory bandwidth (76.8 against 68.2 GB/s)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 623766 | 515961 |
| GPU | 596540 | 484107 |
| Memory | 331200 | 431535 |
| UX | 396922 | 293626 |
| Total score | 1948428 | 1725229 |
| Samples | [313 tests] | Less than 3 |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 248.7 MB/sec | 197.7 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 189.2 pages/sec | 169.1 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 189.3 Mpixels/sec | 168.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 111.1 images/sec | 115.1 images/sec |
| HDR | 166.2 Mpixels/sec | 166.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 19.8 images/sec | 19.3 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 58 images/sec | 60.4 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 7.1 Mpixels/sec | 6.14 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 45 tests | Less than 3 |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 21.3 images/sec | 10.6 images/sec |
| Face detection | 11.1 images/sec | 5.64 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.52 Gpixels/sec | 0.33 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.71 Gpixels/sec | 0.44 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.66 Gpixels/sec | 0.71 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.15 Gpixels/sec | 0.05 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 37.2 Gpixels/sec | 36.9 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 1703.3 FPS | 608.9 FPS |
| API | Vulkan | Vulkan |
| Samples | 31 tests | Less than 3 |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 1346 | - |
| Stability | 86% | - |
| Graphics test | 10 FPS | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | 5948 | - |
| Graphics test | 23 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 25 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 23 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 20 FPS | - |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 14034 | - |
| Video editing score | 6661 | - |
| Data manipulation score | 13175 | - |
| Photo editing score | 23584 | - |
| Writing score | 17637 | - |
| Phones tested | 5 models | - |
Recent User Tests
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2026-09-24 (Xann) | AnTuTu 12 | 2143962 |
| ๐ 2026-09-23 (AYS) | AnTuTu 12 | 2192420 |
| ๐ 2026-09-21 (tadslj) | AnTuTu 11 | 1988365 |
| ๐ 2026-09-21 (JenKenny) | AnTuTu 11 | 2063774 |
| ๐ 2026-09-20 (POCOMAN) | AnTuTu 12 | 2112771 |
HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro
No benchmark results yet
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Dimensity 8400 and Kirin 9030 ProCPU
| Architecture | 1x 3.25 GHz โ Cortex-A725 3x 3 GHz โ Cortex-A725 4x 2.1 GHz โ Cortex-A725 |
1x 2.75 GHz โ Taishan v124 Big 4x 2.27 GHz โ Taishan v124 Mid 4x 1.72 GHz โ Taishan v124 Little |
| Cores | 8 | 9 |
| Frequency | 3250 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8-A |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 12 MB |
| Process | 4 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 7 W | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | SMIC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G720 MP7 | Maleoon 935 |
| Architecture | 5th gen | Maleoon |
| GPU frequency | 1300 MHz | 933 MHz |
| Pipelines | 7 | 6 |
| Shading units | 128 | 256 |
| Total shaders | 896 | 1536 |
| FLOPS | 2329.6 Gigaflops | 2866.1 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 880 | Da Vinci |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 4266 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 68.2 Gb/s | 76.8 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 16 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 |
| Max display resolution | 2960 x 1440 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 320MP, 3x 32MP | - |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3 |
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | - | Balong 6000 |
| 4G support | - | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 5170 Mbps | Up to 7500 Mbps |
| Upload speed | - | Up to 3500 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | December 2024 | November 2025 |
| Class | Mid range | Flagship |
| Model number | MT6899, MT6899Z | - |
| Official page | MediaTek Dimensity 8400 official site | - |
Further details
Notes on Dimensity 8400:
- โDimensity 8400 Ultraโ is the same chip as โDimensity 8400โ but marketed for better thermals and sustained performance.
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