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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1

Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1

34

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Mediatek Dimensity 720

Dimensity 720
Overview - Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 Vs Dimensity 720

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 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.

Features

Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 40
Dimensity 720 16
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 39
Dimensity 720 11
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 86
Dimensity 720 75
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 55
Dimensity 720 34
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 Dimensity 720
CPU 243697 94857
GPU 478120 73751
Memory 191931 64277
UX 184166 61339
Total score 1097914 294224
Key Differences

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1

  • Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 has 60.00% higher CPU clock speed than Dimensity 720 (3200 vs 2000 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 has 5.88% higher GPU clock speed than Dimensity 720 (900 vs 850 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 has 50.02% higher memory frequency than Dimensity 720 (3200 vs 2133 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 has 42.86% smaller sized transistor than Dimensity 720 (4 vs 7 nm).
  • Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 has 273.16% better AnTuTu 9 score than Dimensity 720 (1,098 K vs 294 K).
  • Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 has latest instruction set, hence better than Dimensity 720.
  • Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 Support 108.33% higher memory bandwidth than Dimensity 720 (2500 vs 1200 MHz).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 1311
Dimensity 720 523

Multi-Core Score

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Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 4117
Dimensity 720 1707

Image compression

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Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Dimensity 720 98.5

Face detection

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Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Dimensity 720 14.3

Speech recognition

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Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Dimensity 720 31.3

Machine learning

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Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Dimensity 720 27

Camera shooting

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Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Dimensity 720 14.9

HTML 5

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Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Dimensity 720 2

SQLite

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Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Dimensity 720 510.9

3DMark

51%
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Stability 69%

Graphics test 59 FPS
6%
Dimensity 720
Stability 97%

Graphics test 7 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display 4K @ 60 Hz, QHD+ @ 144 Hz Full HD+ @ 90 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
  • Max External Display 4K @ 60 Hz -
  • HDR HDR10+ HDR10, HDR10+
  • Color Depth Up to 10-bit -
  • Color Gamut Rec2021 -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

79%
Turbo Clock Speed

3200 MHz

50%
Turbo Clock Speed

2000 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

  • Architecture 1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X2
    3x 2.75 GHz – Cortex-A710
    4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
     2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A76
    6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.2-A
  • L1 cache - -
  • L2 cache - -
  • L3 cache 6 MB -
  • Process 4 nm 7 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP - 10 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Adreno 730 Mali-G57 MC3
  • Architecture Adreno 700 Valhall
  • GPU frequency 900 MHz 850 MHz
  • Execution units - 3
  • Shading units - 48
  • FLOPS - -
  • Vulkan version 1.1 1.1
  • OpenCL version 2 2.0
  • DirectX version 12 12
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 17.07 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 24 GB 12 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
  • Bus 4x16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes
  • Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2
  • Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
  • Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 64MP 1x 64MP, 2x 20MP
  • Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 30FPS
  • Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 30FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, 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 Snapdragon X65 -
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 18
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 10240 Mbps 2770 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed 2500 Mbps 1200 Mbps
  • 5G Upload Speed - -
  • 4G Upload Speed 316 Mbps 211 Mbps
  • Wi-Fi 6 5
  • Bluetooth 5.3 5.1
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
CPU
40%
GPU
39%
Memory
38%
Energy efficiency and battery life
86%

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 8 Plus Gen 1 and Dimensity 720?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 with a 60.00% higher clock speed (3200 MHz vs 2000 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and Dimensity 720?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 with a 5.88% higher GPU clock speed (900 MHz vs 850 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and Dimensity 720?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 with a 50.02% higher memory frequency (3200 MHz vs 2133 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and Dimensity 720?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 with a 42.86% smaller transistor size (4 nm vs 7 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and Dimensity 720?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 with a 273.16% better score (1097914 vs 294224).

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