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Mediatek Dimensity 820

Dimensity 820

91

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MediaTek Dimensity 9400

Dimensity 9400
Overview - Dimensity 820 Vs Dimensity 9400

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Dimensity 820 vs Dimensity 9400 SoCs by Mediatek. We've now weighed the advantages and disadvantages of these 8-core CPUs on the basis of their Geekbench, Antutu and 3DMark benchmarks with their technical specifications.

Features

Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Dimensity 820 22
Dimensity 9400 91
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Dimensity 820 16
Dimensity 9400 94
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Dimensity 820 75
Dimensity 9400 89
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Dimensity 820 38
Dimensity 9400 91
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Dimensity 820 Dimensity 9400
CPU 125662 600293
GPU 125708 1194784
Memory 77949 408283
UX 106547 443652
Total score 435866 2647012
Key Differences

Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 9400

  • Dimensity 9400 has 39.62% higher CPU clock speed than Dimensity 820 (3630 vs 2600 MHz).
  • Dimensity 9400 has 79.11% higher GPU clock speed than Dimensity 820 (1612 vs 900 MHz).
  • Dimensity 9400 has 150.02% higher memory frequency than Dimensity 820 (5333 vs 2133 MHz).
  • Dimensity 9400 has 57.14% smaller sized transistor than Dimensity 820 (3 vs 7 nm).
  • Dimensity 9400 has 507.30% better AnTuTu 9 score than Dimensity 820 (2,647 K vs 436 K ).
  • Dimensity 9400 has latest instruction set, hence better than Dimensity 820.
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Dimensity 820 646
Dimensity 9400 2876

Multi-Core Score

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Dimensity 820 2599
Dimensity 9400 8972

Image compression

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Dimensity 820 142.3
Dimensity 9400

Face detection

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Dimensity 820 22.4
Dimensity 9400

Speech recognition

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Dimensity 820 41.2
Dimensity 9400

Machine learning

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Dimensity 820 31.3
Dimensity 9400

Camera shooting

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Dimensity 820 21.3
Dimensity 9400

HTML 5

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Dimensity 820 2.94
Dimensity 9400

SQLite

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Dimensity 820 759
Dimensity 9400

3DMark

11%
Dimensity 820
Stability 98%

Graphics test 13 FPS
96%
Dimensity 9400
Stability 18674%

Graphics test 56 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display Full HD+ @ 120Hz -
  • Max On-Display Resolution 2520 x 1080 -
  • Max External Display - -
  • HDR HDR, HDR10+ -
  • Color Depth - -
  • Color Gamut - -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

64%
Turbo Clock Speed

2600 MHz

90%
Turbo Clock Speed

3630 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

59%
Base Frequency

2400 MHz

  • Architecture 4x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A76
    4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
     1x 3.63 GHz – Cortex-X925
    3x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4
    4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A720
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8.3-A ARMv9.2-A
  • L1 cache - -
  • L2 cache - 12 MB
  • L3 cache - -
  • Process 7 nm 3 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP 10 W 8.2 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Mali-G57 MC5 Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12
  • Architecture Valhall Valhall 5th gen
  • GPU frequency 900 MHz 1612 MHz
  • Execution units 5 -
  • Shading units 80 192
  • FLOPS - 7428 Gigaflops
  • Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
  • OpenCL version 2.0 3.2
  • DirectX version 12 12
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 2133 MHz 5333 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 17.07 Gbit/s -
  • Max Size 16 GB 24 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
  • Bus 1x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 3.0 MediaTek NPU 890
  • Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 4.0
  • Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
  • Max camera resolution 1x 80MP, 2x 32MP 1x 320MP
  • Video capture 4K at 30FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
  • Video playback 4K at 30FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP9 H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
  • Audio codecs AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem - -
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 24
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 4700 Mbps -
  • 4G Download Speed 1200 Mbps -
  • 5G Upload Speed 2500 Mbps -
  • 4G Upload Speed 211 Mbps -
  • Wi-Fi 5 7
  • Bluetooth 5.1 5.4
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Mediatek Dimensity 820

Mediatek Dimensity 820
CPU
22%
GPU
16%
Memory
25%
Energy efficiency and battery life
75%

MediaTek Dimensity 9400

MediaTek Dimensity 9400
CPU
91%
GPU
94%
Memory
62%
Energy efficiency and battery life
89%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Dimensity 820 and Dimensity 9400?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Dimensity 9400 with a 39.62% higher clock speed (3630 MHz vs 2600 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Dimensity 820 and Dimensity 9400?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Dimensity 9400 with a 79.11% higher GPU clock speed (1612 MHz vs 900 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Dimensity 820 and Dimensity 9400?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Dimensity 9400 with a 150.02% higher memory frequency (5333 MHz vs 2133 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Dimensity 820 and Dimensity 9400?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Dimensity 9400 with a 57.14% smaller transistor size (3 nm vs 7 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Dimensity 820 and Dimensity 9400?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Dimensity 9400 with a 507.30% better score (2647012 vs 435866).