Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 vs Dimensity 9400e
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (with Adreno 750 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 9400e (Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12). 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
- Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size than the Dimensity 9400e
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 9400e
- Performs 44% better in floating-point computations
- Higher GPU frequency (~30%)
- Shows better (up to 7%) AnTuTu 11 score β 2518K vs 2345K
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 700525 | 750689 |
| GPU | 805478 | 837912 |
| Memory | 296043 | 344946 |
| UX | 543517 | 585254 |
| Total score | 2345563 | 2518801 |
| Samples | [443 tests] | [46 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 256.8 MB/sec | 305.9 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 190.9 pages/sec | 220.6 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 209.1 Mpixels/sec | 282.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 168.6 images/sec | 163.9 images/sec |
| HDR | 208.6 Mpixels/sec | 222.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 24 images/sec | 26.8 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 63.6 images/sec | 55.3 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 7.27 Mpixels/sec | 7.83 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 139 tests | 4 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 26.9 images/sec | 28.2 images/sec |
| Face detection | 13.2 images/sec | 14.6 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.7 Gpixels/sec | 0.68 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.61 Gpixels/sec | 1.07 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.98 Gpixels/sec | 0.84 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.18 Gpixels/sec | 0.2 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 43.4 Gpixels/sec | 30.1 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 3083.6 FPS | 3105.4 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | Vulkan |
| Samples | 90 tests | 4 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 1652 | 1916 |
| Stability | 79% | 59% |
| Graphics test | 12 FPS | 14 FPS |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | 8190 | 8016 |
| Stability | 72% | - |
| Graphics test | 31 FPS | 30 FPS |
| Section 1 | 36 FPS | 33 FPS |
| Section 2 | 31 FPS | 31 FPS |
| Section 3 | 26 FPS | 27 FPS |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 4676 | - |
| Graphics test | 27 FPS | - |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 16536 | 17404 |
| Video editing score | 7905 | 6537 |
| Data manipulation score | 14260 | 16007 |
| Photo editing score | 31248 | 26787 |
| Writing score | 19168 | 23124 |
| Phones tested | 41 models | 3 models |
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-30 (EA Fran) | AnTuTu 12 | 2452758 |
| π 2026-09-30 (Nyvronis) | AnTuTu 12 | 2649328 |
| π 2026-09-29 -> Alejandro Sorin | AnTuTu 12 | 2597186 |
| π 2026-09-29 (Gadji TΓ¦mΓ¦v) | AnTuTu 12 | 2438906 |
| π 2026-09-29 (Ratiii) | Geekbench 7 CPU | 1995 / 6875 |
MediaTek Dimensity 9400e
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-30 (Aziz) | AnTuTu 12 | 2571021 |
| π 2026-09-29 (Iles) | AnTuTu 12 | 2596082 |
| π 2026-09-24 -> Regenis0 | AnTuTu 12 | 2579291 |
| π 2026-09-09 (Iles) | AnTuTu 11 | 2563619 |
| π 2026-09-05 (montyy) | AnTuTu 11 | 2483073 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and Dimensity 9400eCPU
| Architecture | 1x 3.3 GHz β Cortex-X4 3x 3.15 GHz β Cortex-A720 2x 2.96 GHz β Cortex-A720 2x 2.27 GHz β Cortex-A520 |
1x 3.4 GHz β Cortex-X4 3x 2.85 GHz β Cortex-X4 4x 2 GHz β Cortex-A720 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 3300 MHz | 3400 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | - |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 8 MB |
| Process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | 22.7 billion |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 8 W | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 750 | Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12 |
| Architecture | Adreno 700 | 5th gen |
| GPU frequency | 903-1000 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Pipelines | 6 | 12 |
| Shading units | 256 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 1536 | 1536 |
| FLOPS | 2774 Gigaflops | 3993.6 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | 12 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | MediaTek NPU 790 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 4800 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 76.8 Gb/s | 76.8 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP | 1x 320MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3 |
Connectivity
| Modem | Snapdragon X75 | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 10000 Mbps | Up to 7300 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 Mbps | - |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | October 2023 | May 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8650-AB, SM8650-AC | - |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 official site | MediaTek Dimensity 9400e official site |
| Successor | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | - |
Further details
Notes on Snapdragon 8 Gen 3:
- Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy has a 100 MHz higher CPU and GPU clock speed. It has a higher GPU performance rate of up to 3072 Gigaflops.
Cast your vote
Total votes: 965
