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Mediatek Dimensity 8100 Vs Snapdragon 870

Mediatek Dimensity 8100 Vs Snapdragon 870

We compared two 8-core processors: MediaTek Dimensity 8100 vs Snapdragon 870 (with Adreno 650 graphics). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

So let’s Compare MediaTek Dimensity 8100 vs Snapdragon 870 Specification and Benchmark. Find out Which is the best Mobile Processors? Also, Find out which going to rule Best mobile processor list 2022. Check Full List of Processor Comparison and you Can individuals compare by yourself here in Mobile Processor Comparison.

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Mediatek Dimensity 8100 Vs Snapdragon 870 Specification Comparison

	Snapdragon 870	Dimensity 8100
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 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A78 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Process	7 nanometers	5 nanometers

GPU name

Adreno 650

Mali-G610 MC6

Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR5
Memory frequency	2750 MHz	3200 MHz

Neural processor (NPU)	Hexagon 698	Yes
Storage type	UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1
Max display resolution	3840 x 2160	2960 x 1440
Max camera resolution	1x 200MP, 2x 25MP	1x 200MP

Modem	X55	–
4G support	LTE Cat. 24	–
5G support	Yes	Yes

Announced	January 2021	March 2022
Class	Flagship	Flagship
Official page	Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 official site	MediaTek Dimensity 8100 official site

Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 Vs Dimensity 8100 Antutu Score Comparison

	Snapdragon 870	Dimensity 8100
CPU	192713	–
GPU	240595	–
Memory	112810	–
UX	146425	–
Total score	697799	852679

Qualcomm Sd 870 Vs Dimensity 8100 Geekbench Score Comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 Geekbench Score for single Core is 1006 and For Multi-core score is 3411. Dimensity 8100 Geekbench Score for single Core is 925 and For Multi-core score is 3833.

	Snapdragon 870	Dimensity 8100
Image compression	180.6 Mpixels/s	–
Face detection	25.25 images/s	–
Speech recognition	54.7 words/s	–
Machine learning	56.95 images/s	–
Camera shooting	28 images/s	–
HTML 5	3 Mnodes/s	–
SQLite	989.1 Krows/s	–

Mediatek Dimensity 8100 Vs Snapdragon 870 Which is the Best Processor?

Dimensity is better on the Specs sheet but we have also considered Snapdragon is a premium Processor from Qualcomm. Snapdragon always has a better life than Mediatek.

	MediaTek Dimensity 8100 Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G

Price
Our Rating	8.5 9.0
Brand	Mediatek Qualcomm
Category	Processor Processor

Info

Processor Manufacturer	Mediatek Qualcomm
Announced	02 March, 2022 19 January, 2021
Model	MediaTek Dimensity 8100 SM8250-AC
Class	Flagship Flagship

CPU

Size	5nm 7nm
CPU Cores	8 8
CPU Configuration	4x Arm Cortex-A78 up to 2.85 GHz and 4x Arm Cortex-A55 up to 2.0 GHz 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)
High Frequency	2850 MHz 3200 MHz
Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE) hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
Performance Core	4x Arm Cortex-A78 up to 2.85 GHz 1x 3.2 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77), 3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
Power Efficient Core	4x Arm Cortex-A55 up to 2.0 GHz 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
L1 Cache	- 512 KB
L2 cache	- 1 MB
L3 cache	- 4 MB
Storage Type	UFS 3.1 UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
Instruction set	ARMv8.4-A ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	- 10 W
Extra Feature	CPU performance core clocked at 3.2GHz

GPU

GPU GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a single-chip processor designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display, This includes things such as lighting effects, object transformations, and 3D motion.	Arm Mali-G610 GPU MC6 Qualcomm® Adreno™ 650
GPU Memory	- GPU frequency: 0.25 GHz GPU (Turbo): 0.67 GHz
Architecture	Valhall Adreno 600
FLOPS	- -
OpenGL Version	2.0 2.0
DirectX Support DirectX Support	12 12
Vulkan version	1.1 1.1
Shading units	- 512
Video Encoding	H.264, HEVC HDR Playback Codec support for HDR10+, HDR10, HLG, and Dolby Vision
Video Playback	H.264, HEVC, VP-9, AV1 Volumetric VR video playback, 8K 360 VR video playback
Gaming	MediaTek HyperEngine 5.0 gaming technologies Full Suite Snapdragon Elite Gaming features HDR gaming (10-bit color depth, Rec. 2020
Extra Feature	Physically Based Rendering • API Support: OpenGL® ES 3.2, OpenCL™ 2.0 FP, Vulkan 1.1 • Hardware-accelerated H.265 and VP9 decoder • HDR Playback Codec support for HDR10+, HDR10, HLG, and Dolby Vision

NPU

APU / NPU / AI Proc. / Neural IP	MediaTek APU 580 5th gen Qualcomm® Artificial Intelligence (AI) Engine Hexagon 698 Processor • Hexagon Tensor Accelerator • Hexagon Vector eXtensions • Hexagon Scalar Accelerator Qualcomm Sensing Hub • Ultra low power hub for audio, voice and sensors • Supports AI algorithms at low power • Support for fusing contextual data streams including sensors, audio, and voice • Supports multiple voice assistants • Multi-mic far-field detection and echo cancellation
TOPS Speed	15 TOPS
Extra Feature	2.75X speed boost over previous generation Dimensity • AI real-time translation makes it easy to form connections with users across the globe • Qualcomm® Sensing Hub provides always-on contextual awareness

Memory

RAM Type	quad-channel LPDDR5 LPDDR5 and LPDDR4x
RAM frequency	6400Mbps LP-DDR5 memory up to 2750 MHz , Support for LPDDR4x memory up to 2133 MHz
RAM Max	16GB 16 GB
Max Bandwidth	- 44 Gbit/s
Bus Speed A bus is a subsystem that transfers data between computer components or between computers.	4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit

Connectivity

Cellular Modem	Mediatek Custom Integrated 5G modem Snapdragon X55 5G Modem-RF System
Cellular Technology	2G-5G Multi-Mode, 5G/4G CA, 5G/4G FDD / TDD, CDMA2000 1x/EVDO Rev. A (SRLTE), EDGE, GSM, TD-SCDMA, WDCDMA 5G NR, LTE including CBRS, WCDMA, HSPA, TD-SCDMA, CDMA 1x, EV-DO, GSM/EDGE
4G Network	LTE Cat. 18 LTE including CBRS, WCDMA, HSPA, TD-SCDMA, CDMA 1x, EV-DO, GSM/EDGE
5G Modem
5G Network	5G/4G Dual SIM Dual Standby, SA &amp; NSA modes; SA Option2, NSA Option3 / 3a / 3x, NR TDD and FDD bands, DSS, NR DL 2CC, 200MHz bandwidth, 4x4 MIMO, 256QAM NR UL 2CC, R16 UL Enhancement, 2x2 MIMO, 256QAM VoNR / EPS fallback 5G mmWave and sub-6 GHz, standalone (SA) and non-standalone (NSA) modes, FDD, TDD
5G mmWave	Yes 800 MHz bandwidth, 8 carriers, 2x2 MIMO
5G sub-6 GHz	Yes 200 MHz bandwidth, 4x4 MIMO
5G Spectrum	sub-6-gigahertz (GHz) and mmWave Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS), mmWave, sub-6 GHz
Download Speed	4.7Gbps Up to 7.5 Gbps
Upload Speed	Up to 3 Gbps
Dual SIM	5G+5G Dual SIM Dual Standby Global 5G multi-SIM
Extra Feature	Latest Release-16 standard 5G modem MediaTek 5G UltraSave 2.0 power-saving enhancement suite including R16 WUS and SCell Dormancy Qualcomm® 5G PowerSave • Qualcomm® Smart Transmit™ technology • Qualcomm® Wideband Envelope Tracking • Qualcomm® Signal Boost adaptive antenna tuning

Mobile Connectivity system

wireless System	Mediatek Wirdlees Chip FastConnect 6800 Subsystem
WiFi-6 ready
Wi-fi Wi-Fi is a popular wireless networking technology using radio waves to provide high-speed network connections that allows devices to communicate without cords or cables, Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connectivity all over the world.	Wi-Fi 6E (a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), 802.11ac Wave 2, 802.11a/b/g/n
Wi-Fi Band	2.5GHz, 5GHz 2.4GHz, 5GHz
Wi-Fi Speed	1.774 Gbps
Bluetooth Bluetooth is a wireless communications technology for exchanging data between mobile phones, headsets, computers and other network devices over short distances without wires, Bluetooth technology was primarily designed to support simple wireless networking of personal consumer devices.	5.3 Bluetooth 5.2
Bluetooth Audio	AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV Qualcomm® aptX™ Adaptive Audio, Qualcomm TrueWireless™ Technology, Bluetooth 5.2
GPS GPS The Global Positioning System is a satellite-based radio navigation system, GPS permits users to determine their position, velocity and the time 24 hours a day, in all weather, anywhere in the world, In order to locate your position, your device or GPS receiver must have a clear view of the sky.	GPS L1CA+L5 / BeiDou B1I+ B2a + B1C / Glonass L1OF / Galileo E1 + E5a / QZSS L1CA+ L5 / NavIC Beidou, Galileo, GLONASS, Dual frequency GNSS, NavIC enabled, GPS, GNSS, QZSS, SBAS
USB	USB Type-C 3.1 USB 3.1, USB-C
NFC NFC (Near field communication) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish peer-to-peer radio communications with each other by touching them together or bringing them into proximity, usually no more than a few inches.
Extra Feature	Channel Utilization: 20/40/80 MHz • 8-stream sounding (for 8x8 MU-MIMO) • MIMO Configuration: 2x2 (2-stream) • MU-MIMO (Uplink & Downlink) • 1024 QAM (2.4 & 5 GHz) • OFDMA (2.4 and 5 GHz) • Dual-band simultaneous (DBS) • Wi-Fi Security: WPA3-Enterprise, WPA3-Enhanced Open, WPA3 Easy Connect, WPA3-Personal

ISP

ISP	MediaTek Imagiq 780 Qualcomm Spectra™ 480 Image Signal Processor Dual 14-bit ISPs • Up to 2 Gigapixels per Second • Hardware accelerator for computer vision (CV-ISP)
Single Camera	200MP camera Up to 200 MP
Dual Camera	2x 32MP Up to 25 MP
Video capture	4K60 HDR10+ video capture 4K Video Capture + 64 MP Photo • 8K Video Capture @ 30 FPS • Slow-mo video capture at 720p @ 960 FPS • HEIF: HEIC photo capture, HEVC video capture • Video Capture Formats: HDR10+, HDR10, HLG, Dolby Vision • 4K Video Capture @ 120 FPS • 4K HDR Video Capture with Portrait Mode (Bokeh) Rec. 2020 color gamut video capture • Up to 10-bit color depth video capture
Video Codec	H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 Dolby Vision, H.265 (HEVC), HDR10+, HLG, HDR10, H.264 (AVC), VP8, VP9
Extra Feature	5Gbps 14-bit HDR-ISPs / Video HDR / Video Bokeh / Video EIS / AI-Shutter / AI-AE / AI-AF / AI-AWB / AI-NR HDR / AI-HDR / AI-FD AI-Motion unblur 2X lossless zoom 2X lossless zoom Simultaneous dual camera HDR video recording (two cameras recording with three exposures per frame) Multi-frame Noise Reduction (MFNR) • Real-time object classification, segmentation and replacement

Display and Audio Support

Display Support	FHD+ @ 168Hz / WQHD+ @ 120Hz 4K @ 60 Hz, QHD+ @ 144 Hz
Refresh Rate	168Hz 144 Hz
Max External Display	- 4K @ 60 Hz
Extra Feature	MediaTek Intelligent Display Sync 2.0 New CUVA HDR-vivid certified Android smartphone platform New HDR10+ Adaptive support 4K AV1 media decoding HDR: HDR10+, HDR10 Color Depth: Up to 10-bit Color Gamut: Rec2020
Audio Playback	AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV Audio Technology: Qualcomm® Hexagon™ Voice Assistant Accelerator, Qualcomm Aqstic™ audio codec up to Qualcomm® WCD9385, Qualcomm Aqstic™ smart speaker amplifier up to Qualcomm® WSA8815, Qualcomm Aqstic™ audio technology

Security

Security Features	Finger Print sensor and face Unlock Qualcomm® Secure Processing Unit: Mobile Payment, Dual SIM/ Dual Standby • Qualcomm® 3D Sonic Sensor and Qualcomm 3D Sonic Max • Biometric Authentication: Fingerprint, Iris, Voice, Face • On-Device: Qualcomm® Mobile Security, Key Provisioning Security, Qualcomm® Processor Security, Qualcomm® Content Protection, Qualcomm® Trusted Execution Environment, Camera Security, Crypto Engine, Malware Protection, Secure Boot, Secure Token
Fingerprint Sensor	Yes yes
Face Detection