A synthetic benchmark of the MediaTek Dimensity 9400 has surfaced online. It suggests the flagship MediaTek chipset might not beat the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4.
The MediaTek Dimensity 9400 AI benchmark surfaces online
MediaTek has been inching closer to Qualcomm in terms of chip performance. So much has been the hype around the MediaTek Dimensity 9400, some reports suggested it would beat the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4.
Traditional Geekbench benchmarks are a good way to judge a chipset’s performance. However, instead of the conventional method, a Geekbench Artificial Intelligence (AI) benchmark of the MediaTek Dimensity 9400 has appeared on the web.
The benchmark doesn’t necessarily stress-test only the CPU. However, the MediaTek Dimensity 9400 managed to score 1,501 points in Single Precision, 1,906 points in Half Precision, and 1,793 points in Quantized tasks.
Geekbench’s AI benchmark is a new tool. In other words, similar test results of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 aren’t available. Hence, it isn’t possible to compare the performance of the two to conclude which chipset is the best.
Could clock speeds alone decide a winner?
According to the AI benchmark, the MediaTek Dimensity 9400 is an octa-core chipset. It packs three types of CPU cores. There’s a single prime-performance Cortex-X5 core running at 3.63 GHz. It is paired with three high-performance Cortex-X4 cores clocked at 2.80 GHz. The remaining four Cortex-A725 cores are running at 2.10 GHz. These should be the efficiency cores.
If peak performance is considered as the deciding factor, then the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 comes out on top. Recent Geekbench results of smartphones with this chipset have indicated Snapdragon 8 Gen 4’s prime performance core can reach a clock speed of 4.32 GHz. Interestingly, Apple’s A18 series supposedly reaches 4.04 GHz.
Needless to say, peak performance alone doesn’t decide which SoC is the best. Real-world performance and device optimizations also matter significantly. Incidentally, smartphones with this chipset (like the Vivo X200) as well as those packing the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 could launch as early as next month. Hence, it won’t be long to test the real-world performance of these flagship chipsets.