MediaTek Dimensity 1000C vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Detailed data of benchmarks and speed tests MediaTek Dimensity 1000C vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus, comparison of GPUs Mali-G57 MP5 and Adreno 640.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Dimensity 1000C is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A77) and Snapdragon 855 Plus is octa-core (Kryo 485). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough review of all the specifications of the processors, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as WebXPRT 3, Quadrant, Neocore, AnTuTu, PCMark, Vellamo, Geekbench, 3DMark, Mozilla Kraken, GFXBench, Octane V2, PassMark, even the gaming performance of SoCs in Fortnite, Real Racing 3, Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Mortal Kombat, Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Sniper 3D etc.

After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy Dimensity 1000C or Snapdragon 855 Plus and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Madout2, CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
CPU Benchmark
Based on Antutu and Geekbench score

Dimensity 1000C

31%

Snapdragon 855 Plus

24%

Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)

Dimensity 1000C

76%

Snapdragon 855 Plus

71%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Dimensity 1000C

29%

Snapdragon 855 Plus

21%

Antutu v10, 9

Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed

	Dimensity 1000C	Snapdragon 855 Plus
Total score	430976	336359
CPU	120673	94181
GPU	163767	127823
MEM	68953	53817
UX	77577	60543

GeekBench 6, 5.2

This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Dimensity 1000C	Snapdragon 855 Plus
Single-Core	923	753
Multi-Core	3047	2561

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Dimensity 1000C	Snapdragon 855 Plus
Frequency	2000 MHz	2960 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A77 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	8x2.96 GHz Kryo 485
Power consumption (TDP)	10 W	10 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR4x (Quad Channel)
Max. Memory	16 Gb	16 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	2133
Memory bandwidth	29.87	34.1
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache		512 KB
L2 cache		1 MB
L3 cache		2 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.3-A	ARMv8.1-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Snapdragon 855 Plus is 32% better than Dimensity 1000C in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G57 MP5	Adreno 640
GPU Frequency	850 MHz	750 MHz
GFloPS	705.5	986
# of Cores	5
# of Shader Units		384
Display	2520 x 1080 pixels	2840 x 2160 pixels

The frequency of the GPU does not always directly indicate its performance. To fully evaluate all the capabilities of a graphics chip, you should take into account the number of Shader Units and Cores, as well as how many GFlops it has.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite Mobile	27.1	30.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	55.6	41.6
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	57.3	61.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	41.8	60.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	46.9	32.9
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	76.6	51.7
Real Racing 3	86	77.1
Sniper 3D	74.5	135.7
Need for Speed No Limits	68.8	111.1
Mortal Kombat X	83.1	80.2
CSR Racing 2	63	80.2

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the gadget and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Antutu v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	64 MP	192 MP
Dual Camera resolution	32 MP	22 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)		Qualcomm Spectra 380
Video Encoding FPS	240	60
Video Encoding resolution	4K, 2K, FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265/HEVC	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, HDR10+, HLG, HDR10

Networks and Navigation

Modem	5G Multi-Mode	Qualcomm Snapdragon X24 LTE modem
Download speed	4600 MBit/s.	2048 MBit/s.
Upload speed	2500 MBit/s.	316 MBit/s.
Navigation	BeiDou B1I+ B2a, GPS L1CA+L5, NavIC, Galileo E1 + E5a, QZSS L1CA+ L5, Glonass L1OF	Beidou, SBAS, GLONASS, Galileo, GNSS, NavIC enabled, Dual frequency GNSS, GPS, QZSS
NFC support	Yes	Yes
5G support	Yes	Yes

Result:
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Dimensity 1000C is better: 19
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus is better: 18
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors Dimensity 1000C and Snapdragon 855 Plus, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Dimensity 1000C SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• 3DMark
• Antutu v10
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile

• Dimensity 1000C specs and review.

Snapdragon 855 Plus SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• 3DMark
• Antutu v10
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile

• Snapdragon 855 Plus specs and review.