MediaTek Dimensity 8400 reportedly outscores Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

The MediaTek Dimensity 8400 chipset is expected to launch later this year as a non-flagship processor for smartphones. According to the tipster, the mobile platform has scored between 1.7 million and 1.8 million on AnTuTu benchmark tests, which is a slight jump from Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset. The yet-to-be-released MediaTek chipset is further claimed to be cheaper to manufacture than its Qualcomm counterpart, which could lead to a more popular chipset among smartphone makers, as per the leakster.

According to tipster Digital Chat Station in a after On Weibo, MediaTek could launch a non-flagship chipset called Dimensity 8400 later this year. The post claims that the mobile platform could give tough competition to the flagship-tier Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. In the post, the tipster said (translated via Google), “The Dimensity 8400 currently has a running score of 170-180, which is much higher than the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3.”

Here, the 170-180 likely refers to the AnTuTu benchmark scores of 1.7 to 1.8 million. While the mentioned Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 scored much less in the same yardstick (876,000), even the flagship 8 Gen 3 numbers are in the same neighborhood. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 8-powered Samsung Galaxy S24 scored 1.74 million on the benchmark website. However, several devices including the iQOO 12 with the same Snapdragon chip scored almost 2 million on the benchmark. The processor ranking on AnTuTu, on the other hand, puts the 8 Gen 3 at a score of 1.2 million.

So, depending on the score that Digital Chat Station is referring to, the score reflected by MediaTek Dimensity 8400 could give a tough competitor to Snapdragon. Further, replying to another user, the tipster also highlighted that devices equipped with the upcoming MediaTek SoC could also start at a very cheap price point.

As per the post, the chipset could come in smartphones starting at CNY 1,500 (roughly Rs. 17,250). This could encourage smartphone makers to use the MediaTek Dimensity 8400 in more devices.

It should be noted, however, that CPU performance is just one of many metrics that determine the overall performance of a chipset. For example, optimization, power efficiency, and the proper implementation of efficiency cores to protect the chip from overheating are all important factors. Whether the MediaTek processor will perform well on these parameters can only be known after the chipset is launched.