Overview - Dimensity 820 Vs Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Dimensity 820 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 820 22
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 28
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Dimensity 820 16
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 23
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Dimensity 820 75
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 86
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Dimensity 820 38
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 46
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Dimensity 820 Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
CPU 125662 149371
GPU 125708 232144
Memory 77949 105312
UX 106547 114446
Total score 435866 601273
Key Differences

Pros of Mediatek Dimensity 820

  • Dimensity 820 has 8.33% higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 (2600 vs 2400 MHz).
  • Dimensity 820 has latest instruction set, hence better than Snapdragon 7s Gen 2.

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

  • Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 has 4.44% higher GPU clock speed than Dimensity 820 (940 vs 900 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 has 50.02% higher memory frequency than Dimensity 820 (3200 vs 2133 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 has 42.86% smaller sized transistor than Dimensity 820 (4 vs 7 nm).
  • Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 has 37.95% better AnTuTu 9 score than Dimensity 820 (601 K vs 436 K ).
  • Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 Support 49.97% higher memory bandwidth than Dimensity 820 (25.6 vs 17.07 GB/s).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Dimensity 820 646
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 1001

Multi-Core Score

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Dimensity 820 2599
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 2913

Image compression

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Dimensity 820 142.3
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

Face detection

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Dimensity 820 22.4
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

Speech recognition

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Dimensity 820 41.2
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

Machine learning

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Dimensity 820 31.3
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

Camera shooting

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Dimensity 820 21.3
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

HTML 5

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Dimensity 820 2.94
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

SQLite

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Dimensity 820 759
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

3DMark

Stability 98%

Graphics test 13 FPS
Stability 99%

Graphics test 18 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

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

CPU

64% /10
Turbo Clock Speed

2600 MHz

59% /10
Turbo Clock Speed

2400 MHz

49% /10
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

48% /10
Base Frequency

1950 MHz

  • Architecture 4x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A76
    4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
    4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
    4x 1.95 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 5 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Mali-G57 MC5 Adreno 710
  • Architecture Valhall Adreno 700
  • GPU frequency 900 MHz 940 MHz
  • Execution units 5 -
  • Shading units 80 -
  • 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 17.07 Gbit/s 25.6 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 16 GB 16 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 Yes
  • Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
  • 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 - Snapdragon 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

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

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 820 and Snapdragon 7s Gen 2?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Dimensity 820 with a 8.33% higher clock speed (2600 MHz vs 2400 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Dimensity 820 and Snapdragon 7s Gen 2?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 with a 4.44% higher GPU clock speed (940 MHz vs 900 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Dimensity 820 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 820 and Snapdragon 7s Gen 2?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 with a 42.86% smaller transistor size (4 nm vs 7 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Dimensity 820 and Snapdragon 7s Gen 2?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 with a 37.95% better score (601273 vs 435866).

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