Earlier this week, a report suggested that MediaTek’s upcoming Dimensity 8400 SoC might adopt an all-big-core design similar to the more powerful Dimensity 9400. Now, it seems that rumor might be accurate if a fresh tip from tech insider Digital Chat Station (DCS) is to be believed.
Today, DCS shared details on the CPU architecture of the upcoming SoC, and we are looking at a core structure loaded with ARM’s high-performance cores.
MediaTek Dimensity 8400 CPU/GPU Details
The Dimensity 8400 is said to feature an octa-core CPU with a 1+3+4 design, built on TSMC’s 4nm process. At the heart of it is ARM’s Cortex-A725 core, clocked at over 3GHz.
Interestingly, it’s not just one Cortex-A725 at play; MediaTek will reportedly include three more, each clocked close to 3GHz but slightly lower than the main prime core.
For lighter tasks, MediaTek is reportedly using three ARM Cortex-A720 cores, which are “premium efficiency” cores—a notable upgrade from the Cortex-A510 cores in the Dimensity 8300. These A720 cores should operate efficiently around the 2.0GHz range to manage everyday processes with ease. Note that even Dimensity 9400 takes these cores in use.
The graphics department might see some familiarity. The Dimensity 8400 reportedly uses the same GPU IP – the Arm Immortalis-G925 – as its bigger brother, the Dimensity 9400.
Whether it’ll have the same number of cores remains a mystery for now. DCS also mentions that the chipset’s performance is still under optimization, so final clock speeds and performance figures might change.
It’s still unclear which phone will be the first to feature the Dimensity 8400. However, speculation leans toward either a model from the upcoming Redmi K80 series or Oppo’s Reno 13 lineup. More details about these devices, along with the final specs of the Dimensity 8400, are likely to surface in the coming weeks. We will keep you updated on that.
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