Dimensity 820 Vs Tensor
We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Dimensity 820 vs Tensor SoCs by Mediatek and Google 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.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Mediatek Dimensity 820
- Dimensity 820 has 6.13% higher GPU clock speed than Tensor (900 vs 848 MHz).
- Dimensity 820 has latest instruction set, hence better than Tensor.
Pros of Google Tensor
- Tensor has 7.69% higher CPU clock speed than Dimensity 820 (2800 vs 2600 MHz).
- Tensor has 50.02% higher memory frequency than Dimensity 820 (3200 vs 2133 MHz).
- Tensor has 28.57% smaller sized transistor than Dimensity 820 (5 vs 7 nm).
- Tensor has 66.14% better AnTuTu 9 score than Dimensity 820 (724 K vs 436 K ).
- Tensor Support 199.94% higher memory bandwidth than Dimensity 820 (51.2 vs 17.07 GB/s).
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 9
CPU | 125662 | 181161 |
GPU | 125708 | 294446 |
Memory | 77949 | 103174 |
UX | 106547 | 145388 |
Total score | 435866 | 724169 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Image compression | 142.3 Mpixels/s | - |
Face detection | 22.4 images/s | - |
Speech recognition | 41.2 words/s | - |
Machine learning | 31.3 images/s | - |
Camera shooting | 21.3 images/s | - |
HTML 5 | 2.94 Mnodes/s | - |
SQLite | 759 Mnodes/s | - |
3DMark
17%
Dimensity 82048%
TensorScore: 6235
Stability | 98% | 56% |
Graphics test | 13 FPS | 37 FPS |
Score | 2165 | 6235 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Mediatek Dimensity 820 and Google TensorDisplay
Max On-Device Display | Full HD+ @ 120Hz | 4k, FHD+ @ 60 Hz |
Max On-Display Resolution | 2520 x 1080 | 3840 x 2160 |
Max External Display | - | - |
HDR | HDR, HDR10+ | HDR |
Color Depth | - | - |
Color Gamut | - | - |
CPU
69%
Dimensity 82074%
Tensor
Processor Speed (Frequency)
Architecture |
4x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A76 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-X1 2x 2.25 GHz – Cortex A76 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex A55 |
Cores | 8 | 8 |
Base Frequency | 2000 MHz | 1800 MHz |
Turbo Frequency | 2600 MHz | 2800 MHz |
Instruction set | ARMv8.3-A | ARMv8.2-A |
L1 cache | - | - |
L2 cache | - | 3 MB |
L3 cache | - | 4 MB |
Process | 7 nm | 5 nm |
Transistor count | - | - |
TDP | 10 W | 5.6 W |
Graphics
GPU name | Mali-G57 MC5 | Mali-G78 MP20 |
Architecture | Valhall | Valhall |
GPU frequency | 900 MHz | 848 MHz |
Execution units | 5 | 20 |
Shading units | 80 | 320 |
FLOPS | - | - |
Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.1 |
OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
Memory
Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
Bus | 1x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
Max bandwidth | 17.07 Gbit/s | 51.2 Gbit/s |
Max size | 16 GB | 12 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 3.0 | Tensor Processing Unit |
Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 3.1 |
Max display resolution | 2520 x 1080 | 3840 x 2160 |
Max camera resolution | 1x 80MP, 2x 32MP | 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP |
Video capture | 4K at 30FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
Video playback | 4K at 30FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
Video codecs | H.264, H.265, VP9 | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 |
Audio codecs | AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
Download Speed
4G (MB/s)
5G (MB/s)
Upload Speed
4G (MB/s)
5G (MB/s)
Modem | - | Exynos 5300g |
4G support | LTE Cat. 18 | LTE Cat. 24 |
5G support | Yes | Yes |
Peak Download speed | Up to 4700 Mbps | Up to 7350 Mbps |
Peak Upload speed | Up to 2500 Mbps | Up to 3670 Mbps |
Wi-Fi | 5 | 6 |
Bluetooth | 5.1 | 5.2 |
Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
Info
Announced Date | May 2020 | October 2021 |
Class | Mid range | Flagship |
Model number | MT6875 | S5E9845 |
Official page | Dimensity 820 official site | Tensor official site |