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Mediatek Dimensity 920

Dimensity 920

39

Points
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

Snapdragon 860
Overview - Dimensity 920 Vs Snapdragon 860

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Dimensity 920 vs Snapdragon 860 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.

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Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Dimensity 920 24
Snapdragon 860 24
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Dimensity 920 17
Snapdragon 860 19
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Dimensity 920 79
Snapdragon 860 75
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Dimensity 920 40
Snapdragon 860 39
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Dimensity 920 Snapdragon 860
CPU 139277 143028
GPU 128453 179320
Memory 96272 69420
UX 134315 72190
Total score 498317 463958
Key Differences

Pros of Mediatek Dimensity 920

  • Dimensity 920 has 40.74% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 860 (950 vs 675 MHz).
  • Dimensity 920 has 50.02% higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 860 (3200 vs 2133 MHz).
  • Dimensity 920 has 14.29% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 860 (6 vs 7 nm).
  • Dimensity 920 has 7.41% better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 860 (498 K vs 464 K).

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

  • Snapdragon 860 has 18.4% higher CPU clock speed than Dimensity 920 (2960 vs 2500 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 860 has latest instruction set, hence better than Dimensity 920.
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Dimensity 920 792
Snapdragon 860 744

Multi-Core Score

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Dimensity 920 2592
Snapdragon 860 2616

Image compression

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Dimensity 920
Snapdragon 860 142.85

Face detection

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Dimensity 920
Snapdragon 860 20.3

Speech recognition

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Dimensity 920
Snapdragon 860 44.55

Machine learning

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Dimensity 920
Snapdragon 860 46.35

Camera shooting

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Dimensity 920
Snapdragon 860 22.85

HTML 5

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Dimensity 920
Snapdragon 860 1.65

SQLite

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Dimensity 920
Snapdragon 860 777.9

3DMark

10%
Dimensity 920
Stability 99%

Graphics test 12 FPS
18%
Snapdragon 860
Stability 98%

Graphics test 20 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display FHD+ @ 120Hz FHD+ @ 120 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 2520 x 1080 QHD @ 60Hz
  • Max External Display - -
  • HDR HDR10 HDR10+
  • Color Depth Up to 10-bit Up to 10-bit
  • Color Gamut Rec2020 Rec2020
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

62%
Turbo Clock Speed

2500 MHz

73%
Turbo Clock Speed

2960 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

44%
Base Frequency

1800 MHz

  • Architecture 2x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A78
    6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
     1x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)
    3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)
    4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver)
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8.1-A
  • L1 cache - -
  • L2 cache - -
  • L3 cache 2 MB 2 MB
  • Process 6 nm 7 nm
  • Transistor count 12 Billion -
  • TDP 10 W 10 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Mali-G68 MC4 Adreno 640
  • Architecture Valhall 2 Adreno 600
  • GPU frequency 950 MHz 675 MHz
  • Execution units 4 2
  • Shading units 64 384
  • FLOPS 684 Gigaflops 1037 Gigaflops
  • Vulkan version 1.1 1.1
  • OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
  • DirectX version 12 12
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
  • Max bandwidth - 34.13 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 16 GB 16 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
  • Bus 4x 16 Bit 4 x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 3.0 Hexagon 690
  • Storage type UFS 2.1, UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 EMMC 5.1, UFS 2.0, UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
  • Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
  • Max camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 20MP 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP
  • Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 120FPS
  • Video playback 4K at 30FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
  • Audio codecs AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem - X24 LTE, X50 5G
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 20
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 2770 Mbps 5000 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed 1200 Mbps 2000 Mbps
  • 5G Upload Speed 2500 Mbps 1200 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed 800 Mbps 316 Mbps
  • Wi-Fi 6 6
  • Bluetooth 5.2 5.0
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Mediatek Dimensity 920

Mediatek Dimensity 920
CPU
24%
GPU
17%
Memory
38%
Energy efficiency and battery life
79%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
CPU
24%
GPU
19%
Memory
25%
Energy efficiency and battery life
75%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Dimensity 920 and Snapdragon 860?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Snapdragon 860 with a 18.40% higher clock speed (2960 MHz vs 2500 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Dimensity 920 and Snapdragon 860?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Dimensity 920 with a 40.74% higher GPU clock speed (950 MHz vs 675 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Dimensity 920 and Snapdragon 860?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Dimensity 920 with a 50.02% higher memory frequency (3200 MHz vs 2133 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Dimensity 920 and Snapdragon 860?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Dimensity 920 with a 14.29% smaller transistor size (6 nm vs 7 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Dimensity 920 and Snapdragon 860?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Dimensity 920 with a 7.41% better score (498317 vs 463958).