Overview - Dimensity 1000 Plus Vs Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Dimensity 1000 Plus vs Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SoCs by Mediatek and Qualcomm respectively. 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 1000 Plus 26
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 58
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Dimensity 1000 Plus 21
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 50
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Dimensity 1000 Plus 75
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 86
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Dimensity 1000 Plus 41
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 65
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Dimensity 1000 Plus Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
CPU 157984 374214
GPU 197648 516258
Memory 78051 344248
UX 87037 259884
Total score 520720 1494604
Key Differences

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 15.38% higher CPU clock speed than Dimensity 1000 Plus (3000 vs 2600 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 29.41% higher GPU clock speed than Dimensity 1000 Plus (1100 vs 850 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 125.08% higher memory frequency than Dimensity 1000 Plus (4200 vs 1866 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 42.86% smaller sized transistor than Dimensity 1000 Plus (4 vs 7 nm).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 187.03% better AnTuTu 9 score than Dimensity 1000 Plus (1,495 K vs 521 K ).
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has latest instruction set, hence better than Dimensity 1000 Plus.
  • Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Support 114.26% higher memory bandwidth than Dimensity 1000 Plus (64 vs 29.87 GB/s).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Dimensity 1000 Plus 766
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 1999

Multi-Core Score

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Dimensity 1000 Plus 2852
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 5273

Image compression

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Dimensity 1000 Plus 166.4
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

Face detection

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Dimensity 1000 Plus 28.2
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

Speech recognition

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Dimensity 1000 Plus 45.2
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

Machine learning

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Dimensity 1000 Plus 46.9
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

Camera shooting

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Dimensity 1000 Plus 27.8
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

HTML 5

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Dimensity 1000 Plus 3.53
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

SQLite

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Dimensity 1000 Plus 883.8
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

3DMark

Stability 98%

Graphics test 22 FPS
Stability 85.3%

Graphics test 67 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display Full HD+ @ 144 Hz QHD+ @ 144 Hz, 4K Ultra HD @ 60 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
  • Max External Display - 8K @ 30 Hz
  • HDR HDR10+ HDR10, HDR10+, HDR Vivid
  • Color Depth - 10-bit
  • Color Gamut - Rec. 2020
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

64%
Turbo Clock Speed

2600 MHz

74%
Turbo Clock Speed

3000 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

  • Architecture 4x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A77
    4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
    1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X4
    4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720
    3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A520
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8.3-A ARMv9.2-A
  • L1 cache - -
  • L2 cache - 1 MB
  • L3 cache 0.512 MB 8 MB
  • Process 7 nm 4 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP 10 W 6 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Mali-G77 MC9 Adreno 735
  • Architecture Valhall Adreno 700
  • GPU frequency 850 MHz 1100 MHz
  • Execution units 9 2
  • Shading units 144 768
  • FLOPS 800 Gigaflops 3379.2 Gigaflops
  • Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
  • OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
  • DirectX version 12 12.1
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 1866 MHz 4200 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 29.87 Gbit/s 64 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 16 GB 24 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
  • Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 3.0 Hexagon
  • 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 200MP
  • Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
  • Video playback 4K at 30FPS 4K at 120FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
  • Audio codecs AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem - Snapdragon X70
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 22
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 4700 Mbps 6500 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed - -
  • 5G Upload Speed 2500 Mbps 3500 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed - -
  • Wi-Fi 6 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 1000 Plus

CPU
26%
GPU
21%
Memory
22%
Energy efficiency and battery life
75%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

CPU
58%
GPU
50%
Memory
49%
Energy efficiency and battery life
86%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Dimensity 1000 Plus and Snapdragon 8s Gen 3?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with a 15.38% higher clock speed (3000 MHz vs 2600 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Dimensity 1000 Plus and Snapdragon 8s Gen 3?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with a 29.41% higher GPU clock speed (1100 MHz vs 850 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Dimensity 1000 Plus and Snapdragon 8s Gen 3?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with a 125.08% higher memory frequency (4200 MHz vs 1866 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Dimensity 1000 Plus and Snapdragon 8s Gen 3?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with a 42.86% smaller transistor size (4 nm vs 7 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Dimensity 1000 Plus and Snapdragon 8s Gen 3?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with a 187.03% better score (1494604 vs 520720).

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