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Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

Snapdragon 870

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MediaTek Dimensity 8020

Dimensity 8020
Overview - Snapdragon 870 Vs Dimensity 8020

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 870 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.

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Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Snapdragon 870 32
Dimensity 8020 29
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 870 27
Dimensity 8020 24
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Snapdragon 870 75
Dimensity 8020 79
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Snapdragon 870 45
Dimensity 8020 44
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Snapdragon 870 Dimensity 8020
CPU 179347 169130
GPU 270188 238983
Memory 98761 130727
UX 95818 148460
Total score 644114 687300
Key Differences

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

  • Snapdragon 870 has 23.08% higher CPU clock speed than Dimensity 8020 (3200 vs 2600 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 870 has 28.93% higher memory frequency than Dimensity 8020 (2750 vs 2133 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 870 has latest instruction set, hence better than Dimensity 8020.

Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 8020

  • Dimensity 8020 has 14.29% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 870 (6 vs 7 nm).
  • Dimensity 8020 has 6.70% better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 870 (687 K vs 644 K ).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Snapdragon 870 1038
Dimensity 8020 826

Multi-Core Score

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Snapdragon 870 3569
Dimensity 8020 3315

Image compression

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Snapdragon 870 180.6
Dimensity 8020

Face detection

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Snapdragon 870 25.25
Dimensity 8020

Speech recognition

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Snapdragon 870 54.7
Dimensity 8020

Machine learning

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Snapdragon 870 56.95
Dimensity 8020

Camera shooting

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Snapdragon 870 28
Dimensity 8020

SQLite

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Snapdragon 870 989.1
Dimensity 8020

3DMark

22%
Snapdragon 870
Stability 90%

Graphics test 25 FPS
22%
Dimensity 8020
Stability 99%

Graphics test 13 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display 4K @ 60 Hz, QHD+ @ 144 Hz Full HD+ @144 Hz, QHD+ @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 Rec2020 -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

79%
Turbo Clock Speed

3200 MHz

64%
Turbo Clock Speed

2600 MHz

44%
Base Frequency

1800 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

  • Architecture 1x 3.2 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)
    3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
    4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
     4x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78
    4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8.2-A -
  • L1 cache 512 KB -
  • L2 cache 1 MB -
  • L3 cache 4 MB -
  • Process 7 nm 6 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP 10 W 4 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Adreno 650 Mali-G77 MC9
  • Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall
  • GPU frequency 645 MHz -
  • Execution units 2 9
  • Shading units 512 144
  • FLOPS 1,267 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 2750 MHz 2133 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 44 Gbit/s 34.1 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 16 GB 12 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
  • Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 698 MediaTek APU 570
  • Storage type UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
  • Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
  • Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP 1x 108MP
  • Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
  • Video playback 8K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
  • 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 X55 -
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 21
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 7500 Mbps 4700 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed 2500 Mbps -
  • 5G Upload Speed 3000 Mbps 2500 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed 316 Mbps -
  • Wi-Fi 6 6
  • Bluetooth 5.2 5.2
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Full list of technical specifications

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Review

Review By TenzysTech

Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
CPU
32%
GPU
27%
Memory
32%
Energy efficiency and battery life
75%

MediaTek Dimensity 8020

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 870 and Dimensity 8020?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Snapdragon 870 with a 23.08% higher clock speed (3200 MHz vs 2600 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Snapdragon 870 and Dimensity 8020?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Snapdragon 870 with a 28.93% higher memory frequency (2750 MHz vs 2133 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Snapdragon 870 and Dimensity 8020?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Dimensity 8020 with a 14.29% smaller transistor size (6 nm vs 7 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Snapdragon 870 and Dimensity 8020?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Dimensity 8020 with a 6.70% better score (687300 vs 644114).

Choose between two processors

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