Overview - Dimensity 8020 Vs Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Dimensity 8020 vs Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 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 8020 29
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 28
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Dimensity 8020 24
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 23
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Dimensity 8020 79
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 86
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Dimensity 8020 44
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 46
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Dimensity 8020 Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
CPU 169130 149371
GPU 238983 232144
Memory 130727 105312
UX 148460 114446
Total score 687300 601273
Key Differences

Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 8020

  • Dimensity 8020 has 8.33% higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 (2600 vs 2400 MHz).
  • Dimensity 8020 has 14.31% better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 (687 K vs 601 K).

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

  • Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 has 50.02% higher memory frequency than Dimensity 8020 (3200 vs 2133 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 has 33.33% smaller sized transistor than Dimensity 8020 (4 vs 6 nm).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Dimensity 8020 826
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 1001

Multi-Core Score

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Dimensity 8020 3315
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 2913

3DMark

Stability 99%

Graphics test 13 FPS
Stability 99%

Graphics test 18 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display Full HD+ @144 Hz, QHD+ @90 Hz FHD+ @ 144 Hz, FHD+ @ 120 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
  • Max External Display - -
  • HDR HDR10+ -
  • Color Depth - -
  • Color Gamut - -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

64%
Turbo Clock Speed

2600 MHz

59%
Turbo Clock Speed

2400 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

48%
Base Frequency

1950 MHz

  • Architecture 4x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78
    4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
    4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
    4x 1.95 GHz – Cortex-A55
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set - ARMv8.2-A
  • L1 cache - -
  • L2 cache - -
  • L3 cache - -
  • Process 6 nm 4 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP 4 W 5 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Mali-G77 MC9 Adreno 710
  • Architecture Valhall Adreno 700
  • GPU frequency - 940 MHz
  • Execution units 9 -
  • Shading units 144 -
  • FLOPS - -
  • Vulkan version 1.1 -
  • OpenCL version 2.0 -
  • DirectX version 12 -
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 34.1 Gbit/s 25.6 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 12 GB 16 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
  • Bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 570 Yes
  • Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
  • Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
  • Max camera resolution 1x 108MP 1x 200MP
  • Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
  • Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP9
  • Audio codecs AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem - Snapdragon X62
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 21 LTE Cat. 18
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 4700 Mbps 2900 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed - -
  • 5G Upload Speed 2500 Mbps 1600 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed - -
  • Wi-Fi 6 6
  • Bluetooth 5.2 5.2
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

MediaTek Dimensity 8020

CPU
29%
GPU
24%
Memory
25%
Energy efficiency and battery life
79%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

CPU
28%
GPU
23%
Memory
38%
Energy efficiency and battery life
86%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Dimensity 8020 and Snapdragon 7s Gen 2?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Dimensity 8020 with a 8.33% higher clock speed (2600 MHz vs 2400 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Dimensity 8020 and Snapdragon 7s Gen 2?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 with a 50.02% higher memory frequency (3200 MHz vs 2133 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Dimensity 8020 and Snapdragon 7s Gen 2?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 with a 33.33% smaller transistor size (4 nm vs 6 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Dimensity 8020 and Snapdragon 7s Gen 2?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Dimensity 8020 with a 14.31% better score (687300 vs 601273).