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Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

Snapdragon 860

39

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Mediatek Dimensity 900

Dimensity 900
Overview - Snapdragon 860 Vs Dimensity 900

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 860 vs Dimensity 900 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 900 21
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 860 19
Dimensity 900 16
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Snapdragon 860 75
Dimensity 900 79
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Snapdragon 860 39
Dimensity 900 39
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Snapdragon 860 Dimensity 900
CPU 143028 125384
GPU 179320 125188
Memory 69420 83836
UX 72190 133752
Total score 463958 468160
Key Differences

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

  • Snapdragon 860 has 23.33% higher CPU clock speed than Dimensity 900 (2960 vs 2400 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 860 has latest instruction set, hence better than Dimensity 900.
  • Snapdragon 860 Support 66.67% higher memory bandwidth than Dimensity 900 (2000 vs 1200 MHz).

Pros of Mediatek Dimensity 900

  • Dimensity 900 has 33.33% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 860 (900 vs 675 MHz).
  • Dimensity 900 has 50.02% higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 860 (3200 vs 2133 MHz).
  • Dimensity 900 has 14.29% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 860 (6 vs 7 nm).
  • Dimensity 900 has 0.91% better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 860 (468 K vs 464 K ).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Snapdragon 860 744
Dimensity 900 706

Multi-Core Score

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Snapdragon 860 2616
Dimensity 900 2137

Image compression

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Snapdragon 860 142.85
Dimensity 900 123.5

Face detection

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Snapdragon 860 20.3
Dimensity 900 20.5

Speech recognition

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Snapdragon 860 44.55
Dimensity 900 38.3

Machine learning

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Snapdragon 860 46.35
Dimensity 900 33.1

Camera shooting

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Snapdragon 860 22.85
Dimensity 900 19.6

HTML 5

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Snapdragon 860 1.65
Dimensity 900 2.51

SQLite

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Snapdragon 860 777.9
Dimensity 900 632.6

3DMark

18%
Snapdragon 860
Stability 98%

Graphics test 20 FPS
11%
Dimensity 900
Stability 98%

Graphics test 12 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

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

CPU

73%
Turbo Clock Speed

2960 MHz

59%
Turbo Clock Speed

2400 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)
     2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
    6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8.1-A ARMv8-A
  • L1 cache - -
  • L2 cache - -
  • L3 cache 2 MB -
  • Process 7 nm 6 nm
  • Transistor count - 10 Billion
  • TDP 10 W 10 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Adreno 640 Mali-G68 MC4
  • Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 2
  • GPU frequency 675 MHz 900 MHz
  • Execution units 2 4
  • Shading units 384 48
  • 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 3200 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 34.13 Gbit/s 18.4 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 16 GB 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 Yes
  • Storage type EMMC 5.1, UFS 2.0, UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 UFS 2.1, UFS 3.1
  • Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
  • Max camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP 1x 108MP, 2x 20MP
  • Video capture 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, AV1, VP9
  • Audio codecs AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem X24 LTE, X50 5G -
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 20 LTE Cat. 18
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 5000 Mbps 2770 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed 2000 Mbps 1200 Mbps
  • 5G Upload Speed 1200 Mbps -
  • 4G Upload Speed 316 Mbps 211 Mbps
  • Wi-Fi 6 6
  • Bluetooth 5.0 5.2
  • 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 900

Mediatek Dimensity 900
CPU
21%
GPU
16%
Memory
38%
Energy efficiency and battery life
79%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Snapdragon 860 and Dimensity 900?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Snapdragon 860 with a 23.33% higher clock speed (2960 MHz vs 2400 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Snapdragon 860 and Dimensity 900?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Dimensity 900 with a 33.33% higher GPU clock speed (900 MHz vs 675 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Snapdragon 860 and Dimensity 900?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Dimensity 900 with a 50.02% higher memory frequency (3200 MHz vs 2133 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Snapdragon 860 and Dimensity 900?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Dimensity 900 with a 14.29% smaller transistor size (6 nm vs 7 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Snapdragon 860 and Dimensity 900?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Dimensity 900 with a 0.91% better score (468160 vs 463958).

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