Overview - Snapdragon 685 Vs Dimensity 8020

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 685 vs Dimensity 8020 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.

Features

Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Snapdragon 685 14
Dimensity 8020 29
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 685 9
Dimensity 8020 24
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Snapdragon 685 79
Dimensity 8020 79
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Snapdragon 685 34
Dimensity 8020 44
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Snapdragon 685 Dimensity 8020
CPU 81894 169130
GPU 39122 238983
Memory 77991 130727
UX 71216 148460
Total score 270223 687300
Key Differences

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

  • Snapdragon 685 has 7.69% higher CPU clock speed than Dimensity 8020 (2800 vs 2600 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 685 has latest instruction set, hence better than Dimensity 8020.

Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 8020

  • Dimensity 8020 has 154.35% better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 685 (687 K vs 270 K ).
  • Dimensity 8020 Support 100.59% higher memory bandwidth than Snapdragon 685 (34.1 vs 17 GB/s).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Snapdragon 685 377
Dimensity 8020 826

Multi-Core Score

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Snapdragon 685 1609
Dimensity 8020 3315

3DMark

Stability %

Graphics test -
Stability 99%

Graphics test 13 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display HD+ @ 120 Hz, FHD+ @ 120 Hz Full HD+ @144 Hz, QHD+ @90 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 1080 × 2520 2520 x 1080
  • Max External Display - -
  • HDR - HDR10+
  • Color Depth Up to 12-bit, Up to 10-bit -
  • Color Gamut - -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

69%
Turbo Clock Speed

2800 MHz

64%
Turbo Clock Speed

2600 MHz

47%
Base Frequency

1900 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

  • Architecture 4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A73
    4x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A53
    4x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78
    4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8.2-A -
  • L1 cache - -
  • L2 cache - -
  • L3 cache - -
  • Process 6 nm 6 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP - 4 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Adreno 610 Mali-G77 MC9
  • Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall
  • GPU frequency - -
  • Execution units 2 9
  • Shading units 96 144
  • 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 2133 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 17 Gbit/s 34.1 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 8 GB 12 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
  • Bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 686 MediaTek APU 570
  • Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 3.1
  • Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
  • Max camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP 1x 108MP
  • Video capture 1K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
  • Video playback 1080p at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP9
  • Audio codecs AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem X11 -
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 21
  • 5G support No Yes
  • 5G Download Speed - 4700 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed 390 Mbps -
  • 5G Upload Speed - 2500 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed 150 Mbps -
  • Wi-Fi 5 6
  • Bluetooth 5.2 5.2
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

CPU
14%
GPU
9%
Memory
25%
Energy efficiency and battery life
79%

MediaTek Dimensity 8020

CPU
29%
GPU
24%
Memory
25%
Energy efficiency and battery life
79%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Snapdragon 685 and Dimensity 8020?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Snapdragon 685 with a 7.69% higher clock speed (2800 MHz vs 2600 MHz).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Snapdragon 685 and Dimensity 8020?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Dimensity 8020 with a 154.35% better score (687300 vs 270223).