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39

Points
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

Snapdragon 860

49

Points
Mediatek Dimensity 8100

Dimensity 8100
Overview - Snapdragon 860 Vs Dimensity 8100

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 860 vs Dimensity 8100 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 860 24
Dimensity 8100 35
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 860 19
Dimensity 8100 30
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Snapdragon 860 75
Dimensity 8100 82
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Snapdragon 860 39
Dimensity 8100 49
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Snapdragon 860 Dimensity 8100
CPU 143028 204875
GPU 179320 311503
Memory 69420 130636
UX 72190 161518
Total score 463958 808532
Key Differences

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

  • Snapdragon 860 has 3.86% higher CPU clock speed than Dimensity 8100 (2960 vs 2850 MHz).

Pros of Mediatek Dimensity 8100

  • Dimensity 8100 has 35.11% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 860 (912 vs 675 MHz).
  • Dimensity 8100 has 200.05% higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 860 (6400 vs 2133 MHz).
  • Dimensity 8100 has 28.57% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 860 (5 vs 7 nm).
  • Dimensity 8100 has 74.27% better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 860 (809 K vs 464 K ).
  • Dimensity 8100 has latest instruction set, hence better than Snapdragon 860.
  • Dimensity 8100 Support 50.01% higher memory bandwidth than Snapdragon 860 (51.2 vs 34.13 GB/s).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Snapdragon 860 744
Dimensity 8100 969

Multi-Core Score

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Snapdragon 860 2616
Dimensity 8100 4081

Image compression

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Snapdragon 860 142.85
Dimensity 8100

Face detection

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Snapdragon 860 20.3
Dimensity 8100

Speech recognition

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Snapdragon 860 44.55
Dimensity 8100

Machine learning

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Snapdragon 860 46.35
Dimensity 8100

Camera shooting

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Snapdragon 860 22.85
Dimensity 8100

HTML 5

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Snapdragon 860 1.65
Dimensity 8100

SQLite

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Snapdragon 860 777.9
Dimensity 8100

3DMark

18%
Snapdragon 860
Stability 98%

Graphics test 20 FPS
29%
Dimensity 8100
Stability 94%

Graphics test 34 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display FHD+ @ 120 Hz WQHD+ @120Hz / Full HD+ @168Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution QHD @ 60Hz 2960 x 1440
  • Max External Display - -
  • HDR HDR10+ HDR10+
  • Color Depth Up to 10-bit -
  • Color Gamut Rec2020 -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

73%
Turbo Clock Speed

2960 MHz

71%
Turbo Clock Speed

2850 MHz

44%
Base Frequency

1800 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

  • Architecture 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)
     4x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A78
    4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8.1-A ARMv8.2-A
  • L1 cache - -
  • L2 cache - -
  • L3 cache 2 MB 4 MB
  • Process 7 nm 5 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP 10 W 8 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Adreno 640 Mali-G610 MC6
  • Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 2
  • GPU frequency 675 MHz 912 MHz
  • Execution units 2 6
  • Shading units 384 -
  • FLOPS 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 2133 MHz 6400 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 34.13 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 16 GB -
  • Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
  • Bus 4 x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 690 APU 580 (multi-core)
  • Storage type EMMC 5.1, UFS 2.0, UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
  • Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2960 x 1440
  • Max camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP 1x 200MP
  • Video capture 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
  • Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
  • Audio codecs AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem X24 LTE, X50 5G R16-ready 5G modem
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 20 LTE Cat. 21
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 5000 Mbps 4700 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed 2000 Mbps -
  • 5G Upload Speed 1200 Mbps -
  • 4G Upload Speed 316 Mbps -
  • Wi-Fi 6 6
  • Bluetooth 5.0 5.3
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

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

Mediatek Dimensity 8100

Mediatek Dimensity 8100
CPU
35%
GPU
30%
Memory
75%
Energy efficiency and battery life
82%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Snapdragon 860 and Dimensity 8100?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Snapdragon 860 with a 3.86% higher clock speed (2960 MHz vs 2850 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Snapdragon 860 and Dimensity 8100?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Dimensity 8100 with a 35.11% higher GPU clock speed (912 MHz vs 675 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Snapdragon 860 and Dimensity 8100?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Dimensity 8100 with a 200.05% higher memory frequency (6400 MHz vs 2133 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Snapdragon 860 and Dimensity 8100?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Dimensity 8100 with a 28.57% smaller transistor size (5 nm vs 7 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Snapdragon 860 and Dimensity 8100?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Dimensity 8100 with a 74.27% better score (808532 vs 463958).

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