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MediaTek Dimensity 820 vs Snapdragon 865

MediaTek Dimensity 820 vs Snapdragon 865

Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 flagship a 7nm 5G Best Mobile Processor in 2020 against a Midrange Mediatek Dimesity 820 that is also 7nm and Supports 5G. MediaTek Dimensity 820 vs Snapdragon 865, there is no comparison between them but after looking at Mediatek Dimensity 820 Specification. We find something interesting, so we will compare both and find out How Dimensity stands against the beast.

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MediaTek Dimensity 820 vs Snapdragon 865 Specification

MediaTek Dimensity 820 vs Snapdragon 865 both have octa-core CPU but different alinement of cores. MediaTek Dimensity 820 has 4x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A76 High-performance Core and 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 low cores. Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 has a More powerful single high-performance core1x 2.84 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77), 3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77) 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55).

Dimensity has better graphic frequency 650MHz in Mali-G57 MC5 compare to 587Mhz in Adreno 587.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 vs Dimensity 820 Antutu

Snapdragon 865 vs Dimensity 820 Antutu score has a big difference because of 865 High-performance COretext A-77 Core. Mediatek Dimensity 820 Antutu Score is 410862. Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Antutu score is 541225.

MediaTek Dimensity 820 vs Snapdragon 865 antutu

MediaTek Dimensity 820 vs Snapdragon 865 Geekbench Score

Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Geekbench 5 Score is for (Single-Core) – 934 and Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core) – 3464. Mediatek Dimensity 820 Geekbench score is Geekbench 5 (Single-Core) – 655 and Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core) – 1933.

Dimensity 820 vs 865 Key Differences

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

Supports 158% higher memory bandwidth (44 against 17.07 GB/s)
More Developer Support for app and games for Snapdragon processors than for Dimensity
Shows better (up to 34%) AnTuTu 8 score – 550K vs 410K
9% higher CPU clock speed (2840 vs 2600 MHz)

Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 820

Higher GPU frequency (~11%)
Better instruction set architecture

Mediatek Dimensity 820 vs Snapdragon 865 Faq

Mediatek Dimensity 820 vs Snapdragon 865 which one support 5G?

Both of them support 5G, but Snapdragon 865 has better 5G support.

Qualcomm snapdragon 865 vs Dimensity which is best for gaming?

Snapdragon 865

Dimensity 820 vs Snapdragon 865 supported device?

Snapdragon 865 has present in flagship smartphones above the $500 budget. But new dimensity 820 will be going to support midrange smartphone like Redmi 10x 5G series.

	Mediatek Dimensity 820 Specification Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Specification

Price
Our Rating	6.0 7.0
Brand	Mediatek Qualcomm
Category	Processor Processor

Info

Processor Manufacturer	Mediatek Qualcomm
Announced	18 May, 2020 04 December, 2019
Model	MT6875 SM8250
Class	Mid range Flagship

CPU

Size	7nm 7nm
CPU Cores	8 8
CPU Configuration	4x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A76 and 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 1x 2.84 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	2600 MHz 2840 MHz
Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE) hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Performance Core	4x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A76 1x 2.84 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77) and 3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
Power Efficient Core	4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
L1 Cache	- 512 KB
L2 cache	- 1 MB
L3 cache	- 4 MB
Storage Type	UFS 2.1 UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
Instruction set	ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 W 10 W
Extra Feature	Powerful 4X Arm Cortex-A76 up to 2.6GHz 7nm Smaller Size

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.	GPU Arm Mali-G57 MC5 Qualcomm® Adreno™ 650 GPU
GPU Memory	650 MHz 587 MHz
Architecture	Valhall Adreno 600
FLOPS	- 1228 Gigaflops
OpenGL Version	2.0 2.0
DirectX Support DirectX Support	12 12
Vulkan version	1.1 1.1
Shading units	80 512
Video Encoding	H.264, H.265 / HEVC Dolby Vision, H.265 (HEVC), HDR10+, HLG, HDR10, H.264 (AVC), VP8, VP9
Video Playback	H.264, H.265 / HEVC, VP-9 Volumetric VR video playback, 8K 360 VR video playback, HDR Playback Codec support for HDR10+, HDR10, HLG and Dolby Vision
Gaming	MediaTek HyperEngine 2.0 Gaming Technology Network Engine 2.0 Rapid Response Engine 2.0 Picture Quality Engine 2.0 Resource Management Engine 2.0 Snapdragon Elite Gaming

NPU

APU / NPU / AI Proc. / Neural IP	MediaTek APU 3.0 • Hexagon 698 Processor • Hexagon Tensor Accelerator • Hexagon Vector eXtensions • Hexagon Scalar Accelerator • Qualcomm Sensing Hub
TOPS Speed	- 15 TOPS AI performance while using lower power
Extra Feature	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

Memory

RAM Type	LPDDR4X LP-DDR5 memory up to 2750 MHz and LPDDR4x memory up to 2133 MHz
RAM frequency	2133 MHz 2750 MHz and
RAM Max	16 GB 16 GB
Max Bandwidth	17.07 Gbit/s 44 Gbit/s
Bus Speed A bus is a subsystem that transfers data between computer components or between computers.	2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit

Connectivity

Cellular Modem	Mediatek 5G Modem • Snapdragon X55 5G Modem-RF System
Cellular Technology	2G / 3G / 4G / 5G Multi-Mode, 4G Carrier Aggregation (CA), 5G Carrier Aggregation (CA), CDMA2000 1x/EVDO Rev. A (SRLTE), EDGE, 4G FDD / TDD, 5G FDD / TDD, GSM, TD-SCDMA, WDCDMA LTE including CBRS support, HSPA, WCDMA, TD-SCDMA, CDMA 1x, EV-DO, GSM/EDGE
4G Network	4G FDD / TDD LTE including CBRS support
5G Modem
5G Network	SA & NSA modes; SA Option2, NSA Option3 / 3a / 3x, NR TDD Band, NR FDD Band, DSS, NR DL 2CC, 100 MHz bandwidth, 4x4 MIMO, 256QAM NR UL 2CC, 2x2 MIMO, 256QAM VoNR / EPS fallback 5G mmWave and sub-6 GHz, standalone (SA) and non-standalone (NSA) modes, FDD, TDD
5G mmWave	2x2 MIMO 800 MHz bandwidth, 8 carriers, 2x2 MIMO
5G sub-6 GHz	4x4 MIMO 200 MHz bandwidth, 4x4 MIMO
5G Spectrum	sub-6-gigahertz (GHz) and mmWave Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS), mmWave, sub-6 GHz
Download Speed	Up to 1200 Mbps 7.5 Gbps
Upload Speed	Up to 211 Mbps 3 Gbps
Dual SIM	Dual 5G SIM with VoNR Global 5G multi-SIM
Extra Feature	Qualcomm® 5G PowerSave • Qualcomm® Smart Transmit™ technology • Qualcomm® Wideband Envelope Tracking • Qualcomm® Signal Boost adaptive antenna tuning

Mobile Connectivity system

wireless System	Mediatek Wireless Chip • Qualcomm® 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 5 (a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi Standards: Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), 802.11ac Wave 2, 802.11a/b/g/n
Wi-Fi Band	2.5GHz, 5GHz 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz
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.	5.1 Bluetooth 5.1, Bluetooth features: 1-to-many Bluetooth broadcast, up to 18dB link margin improvement
Bluetooth Audio	- Qualcomm® aptX™ Voice audio for super wide band voice calls, Qualcomm® aptX™ Adaptive audio for robust, low latency, high quality audio, Qualcomm TrueWireless™ Technology
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 / BeiDou B1I / Glonass L1OF / Galileo E1 / QZSS L1CA Beidou, Galileo, GLONASS, Dual frequency GNSS, NavIC enabled, GPS, GNSS, QZSS, SBAS
USB	USB Type 3 USB Version 3.1; USB Type-C Support
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	Qualcomm® 60 GHz Wi-Fi • Wi-Fi Standards: 802.11ad, 802.11ay • Wi-Fi Spectral Band: 60 GHz • Peak speed: 10 Gbps • Ambient Wi-Fi sensing

ISP

ISP	MediaTek Imagiq Qualcomm® Spectra™ 480 image signal processor, Hardware accelerator for computer vision (CV-ISP), Dual 14-bit CV-ISPs
Single Camera	80MP Up to 200 MP
Dual Camera	32MP + 16MP 2x 25MP
Video capture	4K 30fps 4K Video Capture + 64 MP Photo • 8K Video Capture @ 30 FPS • Slow-mo video capture at 720p @ 960 FPS • 4K Video Capture @ 120 FPS • 4K HDR Video Capture with Portrait Mode (Bokeh)
Video Codec	H.264, H.265 / HEVC Dolby Vision, HDR10, HDR10+, HEVC
Extra Feature	HDR-ISP (3+1) / Video HDR / Video NR / Video Bokeh / Video EIS / AI-Shutter / AI-AE / AI-AF / AI-AWB / AI-NR HDR / AI-HDR / AI-FD HEIF: HEIC photo capture, HEVC video capture • Video Capture Formats: HDR10+, HDR10, HLG, Dolby Vision Multi-frame Noise Reduction (MFNR) • Real-time object classification, segmentation and replacement

Display and Audio Support

Display Support	2520 x 1080 (Full HD+) @ 21:9 4K @ 60 Hz QHD+ @ 144 Hz
Refresh Rate	120Hz 144 Hz
Max External Display	- up to 4K @ 60 Hz
Extra Feature	10-bit color depth, Rec. 2020 color gamut • HDR10 and HDR10+
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	Face Unlock and Finger Print Sensor Fingerprint Sensor: Qualcomm® 3D Sonic, Qualcomm® 3D Sonic Max Secure Processing Unit: Biometric Authentication (Fingerprint, Iris, Voice, Face) Security Features: Camera Security, Crypto Engine, Key Provisioning Security, Malware Protection, Qualcomm® Content Protection, Qualcomm® Mobile Security, Qualcomm® Processor Security, Qualcomm® Trusted Execution Environment (TEE), Secure Boot, Secure Token
Fingerprint Sensor	Yes Yes
Face Detection

Charging

Charging Speed

- Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ 4+ technology, Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ AI

Benchmarks

AnTuTu benchmark scores	410862 593769
Geekbench scores	Geekbench 5 (Single-Core) - 655 Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core) - 2650 919 points for single-core and 3388 points for multi-core
3DMark	32166 Points (33%) 58293
PCMark	10459 Points (55%) 6893
Passmark CPU	-
Octane V2	18974 Points (30%) 20976
Mozilla Kraken	3032 ms (5%) 2410.7