Helio G100 vs Dimensity 8400
We compared two 8-core processors: MediaTek Helio G100 (with Mali-G57 MP2 graphics) and Dimensity 8400 (Mali-G720 MP7). 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
- Performs 18.2x better in floating-point computations
- Supports 301% higher memory bandwidth (68.2 against 17 GB/s)
- Shows significantly better (up to 3.4x) AnTuTu 11 score β 1948K vs 575K
- 48% higher CPU clock speed (3250 vs 2200 MHz)
- Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 6 nm)
- Higher GPU frequency (~30%)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 199433 | 623766 |
| GPU | 44194 | 596540 |
| Memory | 155279 | 331200 |
| UX | 176724 | 396922 |
| Total score | 575630 | 1948428 |
| Samples | [133 tests] | [313 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 99.5 MB/sec | 248.7 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 50.8 pages/sec | 189.2 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 67.7 Mpixels/sec | 189.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 38.9 images/sec | 111.1 images/sec |
| HDR | 61.8 Mpixels/sec | 166.2 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 5.54 images/sec | 19.8 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 17.3 images/sec | 58 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 2.88 Mpixels/sec | 7.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 26 tests | 45 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 2.2 images/sec | 21.3 images/sec |
| Face detection | 1.08 images/sec | 11.1 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.06 Gpixels/sec | 0.52 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.1 Gpixels/sec | 0.71 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.06 Gpixels/sec | 0.66 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.02 Gpixels/sec | 0.15 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 4.14 Gpixels/sec | 37.2 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 251.1 FPS | 1703.3 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | Vulkan |
| Samples | 19 tests | 31 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 146 | 1346 |
| Stability | 97% | 86% |
| Graphics test | 1 FPS | 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 | 10489 | 14034 |
| Video editing score | 6308 | 6661 |
| Data manipulation score | 7401 | 13175 |
| Photo editing score | 24558 | 23584 |
| Writing score | 12509 | 17637 |
| Phones tested | 14 models | 5 models |
Recent User Tests
MediaTek Helio G100
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-24 -> vlaxx | AnTuTu 12 | 676283 |
| π 2026-09-24 (vlaxx) | AnTuTu 12 | 676283 |
| π 2026-09-24 (Max) | AnTuTu 12 | 645861 |
| π 2026-09-20 (V??) | AnTuTu 12 | 668364 |
| π 2026-09-19 (Muhammed Anas) | AnTuTu 12 | 696031 |
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-24 (Xann) | AnTuTu 12 | 2143962 |
| π 2026-09-23 (AYS) | AnTuTu 12 | 2192420 |
| π 2026-09-21 (tadslj) | AnTuTu 11 | 1988365 |
| π 2026-09-21 (JenKenny) | AnTuTu 11 | 2063774 |
| π 2026-09-20 (POCOMAN) | AnTuTu 12 | 2112771 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Helio G100 and Dimensity 8400CPU
| Architecture | 2x 2.2 GHz β Cortex-A76 6x 2 GHz β Cortex-A55 |
1x 3.25 GHz β Cortex-A725 3x 3 GHz β Cortex-A725 4x 2.1 GHz β Cortex-A725 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2200 MHz | 3250 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 cache | - | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | - | 6 MB |
| Process | 6 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | - | 7 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G57 MP2 | Mali-G720 MP7 |
| Architecture | Valhall 1st gen | 5th gen |
| GPU frequency | 1000 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Pipelines | 2 | 7 |
| Shading units | 32 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 64 | 896 |
| FLOPS | 128 Gigaflops | 2329.6 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | MediaTek NPU 880 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 17 Gb/s | 68.2 Gb/s |
| Max size | 12 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 |
| Max display resolution | 2520 x 1080 | 2960 x 1440 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP, 2x 16MP | 1x 320MP, 3x 32MP |
| Video capture | 2K at 30FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 2K at 30FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3 |
Connectivity
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 13 | - |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 650 Mbps | Up to 5170 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | - |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | August 2024 | December 2024 |
| Class | Mid range | Mid range |
| Model number | MT6789H | MT6899, MT6899Z |
| Official page | MediaTek Helio G100 official site | MediaTek Dimensity 8400 official site |
| Successor | - MediaTek Helio G200 | - |
Further details
Notes on Dimensity 8400:
- βDimensity 8400 Ultraβ is the same chip as βDimensity 8400β but marketed for better thermals and sustained performance.
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