Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 vs Dimensity 9400
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 (with Adreno 829 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 9400 (Mali-G925 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 5
- Shows better (up to 8%) AnTuTu 11 score β 3057K vs 2825K
- 5% higher CPU clock speed (3800 vs 3620 MHz)
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 9400
- Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
- Performs 2x better in floating-point computations
- Higher GPU frequency (~32%)
- Supports 11% higher memory bandwidth (85.3 against 76.8 GB/s)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 905159 | 900074 |
| GPU | 1061006 | 972096 |
| Memory | 388817 | 345330 |
| UX | 702233 | 607687 |
| Total score | 3057215 | 2825187 |
| Samples | [91 tests] | [72 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 377.4 MB/sec | 344.4 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 221 pages/sec | 251 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 268.2 Mpixels/sec | 258.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 269.9 images/sec | 209.7 images/sec |
| HDR | 306 Mpixels/sec | 267.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 35.9 images/sec | 30.9 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 87.9 images/sec | 84.4 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 12 Mpixels/sec | 9.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 20 tests | 22 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 38 images/sec | 43 images/sec |
| Face detection | 18.7 images/sec | 19.8 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.71 Gpixels/sec | 0.78 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.85 Gpixels/sec | 0.63 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 1.41 Gpixels/sec | 1.71 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.27 Gpixels/sec | 0.29 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 79.6 Gpixels/sec | 73.3 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 3028.3 FPS | 3456.3 FPS |
| API | Vulkan | OpenCL |
| Samples | 10 tests | 17 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 1823 | 2371 |
| Stability | - | 61% |
| Graphics test | 14 FPS | 18 FPS |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | 9094 | 10747 |
| Graphics test | 35 FPS | 41 FPS |
| Section 1 | 40 FPS | 46 FPS |
| Section 2 | 35 FPS | 42 FPS |
| Section 3 | 29 FPS | 36 FPS |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | - | 6272 |
| Graphics test | - | 37 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 18849 | 14420 |
| Video editing score | 7194 | 6211 |
| Data manipulation score | 15237 | 16192 |
| Photo editing score | 40238 | 30985 |
| Writing score | 25119 | 19569 |
| Phones tested | Less than 3 | 6 models |
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-11 (Bobo_haram) | AnTuTu | 3082479 |
| π 2026-09-09 (Goodfok213) | AnTuTu | 3047741 |
| π 2026-09-08 -> Nano_Limanlin957 | GeekBench GPU | 21413 |
| π 2026-09-08 -> Nano_Limanlin957 | GeekBench CPU | 2819 / 9300 |
| π 2026-09-06 (Veer) | AnTuTu | 3132764 |
MediaTek Dimensity 9400
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-09 (chakzz_0) | AnTuTu | 2935203 |
| π 2026-08-01 -> Dlack | AnTuTu | 2847396 |
| π 2026-08-01 (Dlack) | AnTuTu | 2847396 |
| π 2026-07-31 (Xarvis) | GeekBench GPU | 23591 |
| π 2026-07-31 (Xarvis) | GeekBench CPU | 2432 / 8113 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 and Dimensity 9400CPU
| Architecture | 2x 3.8 GHz β Oryon Prime 6x 3.32 GHz β Oryon Performance |
1x 3.62 GHz β Cortex-X925 3x 3.3 GHz β Cortex-X4 4x 2.4 GHz β Cortex-A720 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 3800 MHz | 3620 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 12 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 12 MB |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 9 W | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 829 | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 |
| Architecture | Adreno 800 | Valhall 5th gen |
| GPU frequency | 1225 MHz | 1612 MHz |
| Pipelines | 2 | 12 |
| Shading units | 512 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 1024 | 1536 |
| FLOPS | 2508.8 Gigaflops | 4952.1 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | 12.1 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | MediaTek NPU 890 |
| NPU theoretical performance | - | 50 TOPS |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 4800 MHz | 5333 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 76.8 Gb/s | 85.3 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 2540 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 320MP | 1x 320MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| 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 X80 | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | 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 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | November 2025 | October 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8845 | MT6991, MT6991Z/CZA, MT6991W/CZA |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 official site | MediaTek Dimensity 9400 official site |
| Successor | - | - MediaTek Dimensity 9500 |
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