MediaTek Dimensity 8400 chipset may beat Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 despite being cheaper to make - Details here

MediaTek Dimensity 8400 chipset's early leaks show it may outperform Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 in benchmarks, while being cheaper to manufacture. Here are the details.

MediaTek's upcoming Dimensity 8400 chipset could offer high performance and cost efficiency, potentially surpassing Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 in benchmarks. (Realme)

MediaTek is set to expand its portfolio of chipsets with the launch of the Dimensity 8400 chipset later this year. This should be good news for customers looking to buy value flagships considering recent leaks suggest that the chipset has done well in performance benchmarks, even beating some of Qualcomm's latest offerings. 

Impressive Performance in Benchmarks with Reasonable Production Costs

As per leaks by Digital Chat Station on Weibo, the MediaTek Dimensity 8400 has recorded AnTuTu benchmark scores between 1.7 million and 1.8 million, which marks a major improvement over Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset, which has varied performance scores but generally falls within the same range. For instance, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 powered Samsung Galaxy S24 scored 1.74 million on AnTuTu, while other devices like the iQOO 12 scored closer to 2 million.

Dimensity 8400 is exepcted to cost less than the Snapdragon counterpart despite scoring big numbers. This also means: it could soon become a favourite for smartphone OEMs.

How Could the Market React; Predicted Price

Based on reports, the MediaTek Dimensity 8400 could cost anywhere around CNY 1,500 (which is around Rs. 17,200). This, too, means that manufactures may gravitate towards this chipset to offer good performace to thier smartphone users, but at a reasonable price tag. Manufactures would look to pass on the cost benefit to end users, and this a promising thing to look forward to for users.

That said, these are just numbers from synthetic benchmarks, and it may or may not transalte to real-world performance. So, take these with a grain of salt, and only make purchase decisions once the chipset is properly tested by users.

But, certainly, the upcoming MediaTek Dimensity 8400 chipset, from early signs, looks to have the power to take on Qualcomm Snapdragon chipsets, thanks to the high benchmark scores and cost-effective manufacturing. Here again, it will be interesting to note the real-world thermal performance, and performance under sustained workloads.

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