Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 vs Dimensity 9400e
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 (with Adreno 735 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 MediaTek Dimensity 9400e
- Performs 2.4x better in floating-point computations
- Shows significantly better (up to 40%) AnTuTu 11 score β 2518K vs 1797K
- Higher GPU frequency (~18%)
- 13% higher CPU clock speed (3400 vs 3000 MHz)
- Supports 14% higher memory bandwidth (76.8 against 67.2 GB/s)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 556525 | 750689 |
| GPU | 503679 | 837912 |
| Memory | 307418 | 344946 |
| UX | 430199 | 585254 |
| Total score | 1797821 | 2518801 |
| Samples | [287 tests] | [46 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 219.8 MB/sec | 305.9 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 156.3 pages/sec | 220.6 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 167.8 Mpixels/sec | 282.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 113.3 images/sec | 163.9 images/sec |
| HDR | 142.1 Mpixels/sec | 222.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 16.9 images/sec | 26.8 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 51.2 images/sec | 55.3 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 6.15 Mpixels/sec | 7.83 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 64 tests | 4 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 13.6 images/sec | 28.2 images/sec |
| Face detection | 6.39 images/sec | 14.6 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.47 Gpixels/sec | 0.68 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.55 Gpixels/sec | 1.07 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.54 Gpixels/sec | 0.84 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.11 Gpixels/sec | 0.2 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 26.2 Gpixels/sec | 30.1 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 1701.5 FPS | 3105.4 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | Vulkan |
| Samples | 40 tests | 4 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 1033 | 1916 |
| Stability | 90% | 59% |
| Graphics test | 8 FPS | 14 FPS |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | 4992 | 8016 |
| Graphics test | 19 FPS | 30 FPS |
| Section 1 | 22 FPS | 33 FPS |
| Section 2 | 19 FPS | 31 FPS |
| Section 3 | 16 FPS | 27 FPS |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 3116 | - |
| Stability | 82% | - |
| Graphics test | 18 FPS | - |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 14506 | 17404 |
| Video editing score | 7662 | 6537 |
| Data manipulation score | 15136 | 16007 |
| Photo editing score | 27100 | 26787 |
| Writing score | 19378 | 23124 |
| Phones tested | 14 models | 3 models |
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-24 (.) | AnTuTu 12 | 1894057 |
| π 2026-10-24 (Mani) | AnTuTu 12 | 1814403 |
| π 2026-10-24 (AngryDuy) | AnTuTu 12 | 1950684 |
| π 2026-10-18 (Thobias) | CPU Throttle | 86% |
| π 2026-10-13 (Thobias) | AnTuTu 12 | 2020478 |
MediaTek Dimensity 9400e
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-25 -> Rain72 | AnTuTu 12 | 2696422 |
| π 2026-10-24 (zahar5789) | AnTuTu 12 | 2626363 |
| π 2026-10-24 (zahar5789) | AnTuTu 12 | 2626363 |
| π 2026-10-20 (Koushik) | AnTuTu 12 | 2510210 |
| π 2026-10-18 -> Harper29 | CPU Throttle | 76% |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 and Dimensity 9400eCPU
| Architecture | 1x 3 GHz β Cortex-X4 4x 2.8 GHz β Cortex-A720 3x 2 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 | 3000 MHz | 3400 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | - |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | 22.7 billion |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 7.5 W | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 735 | Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12 |
| Architecture | Adreno 700 | 5th gen |
| GPU frequency | 1100 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Pipelines | 3 | 12 |
| Shading units | 256 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 768 | 1536 |
| FLOPS | 1689.6 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 | 4200 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 67.2 Gb/s | 76.8 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP | 1x 320MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 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 X70 5G | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 22 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 6500 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 | March 2024 | May 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8635 | - |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 official site | MediaTek Dimensity 9400e official site |
| Successor | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 | - |
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