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38

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Mediatek Dimensity 820

Dimensity 820

41

Points
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Overview - Dimensity 820 Vs Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Dimensity 820 vs Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 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 820 22
Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 21
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Dimensity 820 16
Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 15
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Dimensity 820 75
Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 86
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Dimensity 820 38
Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 41
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Dimensity 820 Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
CPU 125662 105049
GPU 125708 110865
Memory 77949 90267
UX 106547 87211
Total score 435866 393392
Key Differences

Pros of Mediatek Dimensity 820

  • Dimensity 820 has 18.18% higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 (2600 vs 2200 MHz).
  • Dimensity 820 has 10.80% better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 (436 K vs 393 K).
  • Dimensity 820 has latest instruction set, hence better than Snapdragon 6 Gen 1.

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

  • Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 has 50.02% higher memory frequency than Dimensity 820 (3200 vs 2133 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 has 42.86% smaller sized transistor than Dimensity 820 (4 vs 7 nm).
  • Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 Support 28.88% higher memory bandwidth than Dimensity 820 (22 vs 17.07 GB/s).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Dimensity 820 646
Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 779

Multi-Core Score

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Dimensity 820 2599
Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 2269

Image compression

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Dimensity 820 142.3
Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

Face detection

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Dimensity 820 22.4
Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

Speech recognition

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Dimensity 820 41.2
Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

Machine learning

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Dimensity 820 31.3
Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

Camera shooting

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Dimensity 820 21.3
Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

HTML 5

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Dimensity 820 2.94
Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

SQLite

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Dimensity 820 759
Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

3DMark

11%
Dimensity 820
Stability 98%

Graphics test 13 FPS
N/A
Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Stability %

Graphics test -
Full list of technical specifications

Display

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

CPU

64%
Turbo Clock Speed

2600 MHz

54%
Turbo Clock Speed

2200 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

44%
Base Frequency

1800 MHz

  • Architecture 4x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A76
    4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
     4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A78
    4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8.3-A ARMv8.2-A
  • L1 cache - -
  • L2 cache - -
  • L3 cache - -
  • Process 7 nm 4 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP 10 W -
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Mali-G57 MC5 Adreno
  • Architecture Valhall Adreno 600
  • GPU frequency 900 MHz -
  • Execution units 5 -
  • Shading units 80 -
  • FLOPS - -
  • Vulkan version 1.1 1.1
  • OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
  • DirectX version 12 12
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 17.07 Gbit/s 22 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 16 GB 8 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
  • Bus 1x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 3.0 Hexagon
  • Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2
  • Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
  • Max camera resolution 1x 80MP, 2x 32MP 1x 200MP
  • Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
  • Video playback 4K at 30FPS 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 - X62
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 18
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 4700 Mbps 2900 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed 1200 Mbps -
  • 5G Upload Speed 2500 Mbps 1600 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed 211 Mbps -
  • Wi-Fi 5 6
  • Bluetooth 5.1 5.2
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Mediatek Dimensity 820

Mediatek Dimensity 820
CPU
22%
GPU
16%
Memory
25%
Energy efficiency and battery life
75%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
CPU
21%
GPU
15%
Memory
38%
Energy efficiency and battery life
86%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Dimensity 820 and Snapdragon 6 Gen 1?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Dimensity 820 with a 18.18% higher clock speed (2600 MHz vs 2200 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Dimensity 820 and Snapdragon 6 Gen 1?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 with a 50.02% higher memory frequency (3200 MHz vs 2133 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Dimensity 820 and Snapdragon 6 Gen 1?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 with a 42.86% smaller transistor size (4 nm vs 7 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Dimensity 820 and Snapdragon 6 Gen 1?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Dimensity 820 with a 10.80% better score (435866 vs 393392).

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