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29

Points
Qualcomm Snapdragon 678

Snapdragon 678

34

Points
Mediatek Dimensity 720

Dimensity 720
Overview - Snapdragon 678 Vs Dimensity 720

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 678 vs Dimensity 720 SoCs by Qualcomm and Mediatek 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
Snapdragon 678 16
Dimensity 720 16
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 678 10
Dimensity 720 11
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Snapdragon 678 61
Dimensity 720 75
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Snapdragon 678 29
Dimensity 720 34
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Snapdragon 678 Dimensity 720
CPU 101216 94857
GPU 51346 73751
Memory 48181 64277
UX 82701 61339
Total score 283444 294224
Key Differences

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 678

  • Snapdragon 678 has 10.00% higher CPU clock speed than Dimensity 720 (2200 vs 2000 MHz).

Pros of Mediatek Dimensity 720

  • Dimensity 720 has 0.59% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 678 (850 vs 845 MHz).
  • Dimensity 720 has 36.36% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 678 (7 vs 11 nm).
  • Dimensity 720 has 3.80% better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 678 (294 K vs 283 K ).
  • Dimensity 720 has latest instruction set, hence better than Snapdragon 678.
  • Dimensity 720 Support 14.56% higher memory bandwidth than Snapdragon 678 (17.07 vs 14.9 GB/s).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Snapdragon 678 529
Dimensity 720 523

Multi-Core Score

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Snapdragon 678 1536
Dimensity 720 1707

Image compression

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Snapdragon 678 102.2
Dimensity 720 98.5

Face detection

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Snapdragon 678 14.5
Dimensity 720 14.3

Speech recognition

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Snapdragon 678 27.8
Dimensity 720 31.3

Machine learning

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Snapdragon 678 23.7
Dimensity 720 27

Camera shooting

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Snapdragon 678 13.7
Dimensity 720 14.9

HTML 5

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Snapdragon 678 2.05
Dimensity 720 2

SQLite

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Snapdragon 678 527.2
Dimensity 720 510.9

3DMark

2%
Snapdragon 678
Stability 99%

Graphics test 2 FPS
6%
Dimensity 720
Stability 97%

Graphics test 7 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display FHD+ @ 120Hz Full HD+ @ 90 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
  • Max External Display - -
  • HDR HDR10 HDR10, HDR10+
  • Color Depth Up to 10-bit -
  • Color Gamut Rec2020 -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

54%
Turbo Clock Speed

2200 MHz

50%
Turbo Clock Speed

2000 MHz

42%
Base Frequency

1700 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

  • Architecture 2x 2.2 GHz – Kryo 460 Gold (Cortex-A76)
    6x 1.7 GHz – Kryo 460 Silver (Cortex-A55)
     2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A76
    6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8.2-A
  • L1 cache 16 KB -
  • L2 cache 0.256 MB -
  • L3 cache - -
  • Process 11 nm 7 nm
  • Transistor count 12 Billion -
  • TDP 6 W 10 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Adreno 612 Mali-G57 MC3
  • Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall
  • GPU frequency 845 MHz 850 MHz
  • Execution units 2 3
  • Shading units 96 48
  • FLOPS 354 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 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 14.9 Gbit/s 17.07 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 8 GB 12 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
  • Bus 2 x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 685 Yes
  • Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 UFS 2.2
  • Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
  • Max camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 25MP 1x 64MP, 2x 20MP
  • 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, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem X12 -
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 12 LTE Cat. 18
  • 5G support No Yes
  • 5G Download Speed - 2770 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed 600 Mbps 1200 Mbps
  • 5G Upload Speed - -
  • 4G Upload Speed 150 Mbps 211 Mbps
  • Wi-Fi 6 5
  • Bluetooth 5.0 5.1
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Qualcomm Snapdragon 678

Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
CPU
16%
GPU
10%
Memory
25%
Energy efficiency and battery life
61%

Mediatek Dimensity 720

Mediatek Dimensity 720
CPU
16%
GPU
11%
Memory
25%
Energy efficiency and battery life
75%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Snapdragon 678 and Dimensity 720?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Snapdragon 678 with a 10.00% higher clock speed (2200 MHz vs 2000 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Snapdragon 678 and Dimensity 720?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Dimensity 720 with a 0.59% higher GPU clock speed (850 MHz vs 845 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Snapdragon 678 and Dimensity 720?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Dimensity 720 with a 36.36% smaller transistor size (7 nm vs 11 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Snapdragon 678 and Dimensity 720?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Dimensity 720 with a 3.80% better score (294224 vs 283444).

Choose between two processors

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