Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 vs Dimensity 6400

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 (with Adreno 629 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 6400 (Mali-G57 MP2). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
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

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
  • Performs 3.1x better in floating-point computations
  • Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 6 nm)
  • Shows better (up to 7%) AnTuTu 11 score – 624K vs 581K
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 6400
  • Higher GPU frequency (~28%)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
CPU 233766 225859
GPU 61522 46666
Memory 155235 114767
UX 173498 193749
Total score 624021 581041
Samples Less than 3 [11 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression - 102.2 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser - 50.8 pages/sec
PDF Renderer - 75.1 Mpixels/sec
Image detection - 39.7 images/sec
HDR - 63.9 Mpixels/sec
Background blur - 5.97 images/sec
Photo processing - 19.8 images/sec
Ray tracing - 2.96 Mpixels/sec
Samples Less than 3 8 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur - 2.05 images/sec
Face detection - 1.02 images/sec
Horizon detection - 0.07 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection - 0.1 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur - 0.06 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching - 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching - 4.04 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics - 241.3 FPS
API - OpenCL
Samples - 7 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score - 148
Graphics test - 1 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 11379
Video editing score - 5148
Data manipulation score - 7894
Photo editing score - 23774
Writing score - 14385
Phones tested - 3 models

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
No benchmark results yet
MediaTek Dimensity 6400
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-23 (Takno pova slim 5g πŸ˜ƒ)AnTuTu 12726622
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-24 (biszkopt875)AnTuTu 11607352
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-02 (zimz tecno spark 50 5g)AnTuTu 11568135
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-30 -> NexxG96AnTuTu 11581041
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-28 (Arnab)AnTuTu 11613165

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 and Dimensity 6400

CPU

Architecture 2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
2x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A76
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2400 MHz 2500 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache - 512 KB
L2 cache - 1 MB
L3 cache - 2 MB
Process 4 nanometers 6 nanometers
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 629 Mali-G57 MP2
Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 1st gen
GPU frequency 840 MHz 1072 MHz
Pipelines 1 2
Shading units 256 32
Total shaders 256 64
FLOPS 430.1 Gigaflops 137.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
OpenCL version 3.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 12

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 17 Gb/s 17.07 Gb/s
Max size 8 GB 12 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2
Max display resolution 2520 x 1200 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3

Connectivity

5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 2800 Mbps Up to 3300 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 900 Mbps -
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 5.1 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced May 2026 February 2025
Class Low end Mid range
Model number SM4850 -
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 official site MediaTek Dimensity 6400 official site

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