Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 vs Dimensity 9400e
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 (with Adreno 829 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 5
- Has a smaller size transistor (3 versus 4 nm)
- Shows better (up to 21%) AnTuTu 11 score β 3057K vs 2518K
- 12% higher CPU clock speed (3800 vs 3400 MHz)
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 9400e
- Performs 59% better in floating-point computations
- Has 2 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
- Higher GPU frequency (~6%)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 905159 | 750689 |
| GPU | 1061006 | 837912 |
| Memory | 388817 | 344946 |
| UX | 702233 | 585254 |
| Total score | 3057215 | 2518801 |
| Samples | [91 tests] | [46 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 377.4 MB/sec | 305.9 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 221 pages/sec | 220.6 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 268.2 Mpixels/sec | 282.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 269.9 images/sec | 163.9 images/sec |
| HDR | 306 Mpixels/sec | 222.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 35.9 images/sec | 26.8 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 87.9 images/sec | 55.3 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 12 Mpixels/sec | 7.83 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 20 tests | 4 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 38 images/sec | 28.2 images/sec |
| Face detection | 18.7 images/sec | 14.6 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.71 Gpixels/sec | 0.68 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.85 Gpixels/sec | 1.07 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 1.41 Gpixels/sec | 0.84 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.27 Gpixels/sec | 0.2 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 79.6 Gpixels/sec | 30.1 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 3028.3 FPS | 3105.4 FPS |
| API | Vulkan | Vulkan |
| Samples | 10 tests | 4 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 1823 | 1916 |
| Stability | - | 59% |
| Graphics test | 14 FPS | 14 FPS |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | 9094 | 8016 |
| Graphics test | 35 FPS | 30 FPS |
| Section 1 | 40 FPS | 33 FPS |
| Section 2 | 35 FPS | 31 FPS |
| Section 3 | 29 FPS | 27 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 18849 | 17404 |
| Video editing score | 7194 | 6537 |
| Data manipulation score | 15237 | 16007 |
| Photo editing score | 40238 | 26787 |
| Writing score | 25119 | 23124 |
| Phones tested | Less than 3 | 3 models |
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-15 (Kolli) | AnTuTu | 2919996 |
| 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 |
MediaTek Dimensity 9400e
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-09 (Iles) | AnTuTu | 2563619 |
| π 2026-09-05 (montyy) | AnTuTu | 2483073 |
| π 2026-08-30 -> Regenis0 | CPU Throttle | 76% |
| π 2026-08-30 -> Regenis0 | AnTuTu | 2456694 |
| π 2026-08-22 (JP) | AnTuTu | 2518801 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 and Dimensity 9400eCPU
| Architecture | 2x 3.8 GHz β Oryon Prime 6x 3.32 GHz β Oryon Performance |
1x 3.4 GHz β Cortex-X4 3x 2.85 GHz β Cortex-X4 4x 2 GHz β Cortex-A720 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 3800 MHz | 3400 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 12 MB | - |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 8 MB |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | 22.7 billion |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 9 W | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 829 | Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12 |
| Architecture | Adreno 800 | 5th gen |
| GPU frequency | 1225 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Pipelines | 2 | 12 |
| Shading units | 512 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 1024 | 1536 |
| FLOPS | 2508.8 Gigaflops | 3993.6 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 3.0 | 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 2540 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 320MP | 1x 320MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 60FPS, 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 X80 | - |
| 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 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | November 2025 | May 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8845 | - |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 official site | MediaTek Dimensity 9400e official site |
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