MediaTek Dimensity 1100 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive data of speed tests and benchmarks MediaTek Dimensity 1100 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus, compare of GPUs Mali-G77 MC9 and Adreno 650.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Dimensity 1100 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A78) and Snapdragon 865 Plus is octa-core (Kryo 585 Prime). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics of the chips, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests like 3DMark, Quadrant, Mozilla Kraken, Neocore, Vellamo, Octane V2, PassMark, WebXPRT 3, Geekbench, GFXBench, AnTuTu 8, PCMark, even the gaming performance of CPUs in Call of Duty: Mobile, Sniper 3D, PUBG, Fortnite, Real Racing 3, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat etc.

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processors is better to buy Dimensity 1100 or Snapdragon 865 Plus and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Madout2.

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 1100

42%

Snapdragon 865 Plus

47%

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

Dimensity 1100

79%

Snapdragon 865 Plus

74%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Dimensity 1100

39%

Snapdragon 865 Plus

45%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Dimensity 1100	Snapdragon 865 Plus
Total score	592862	663155
CPU	165998	185674
GPU	225277	251998
MEM	94858	106104
UX	106709	119367

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Dimensity 1100	Snapdragon 865 Plus
Single-Core	1261	1042
Multi-Core	3913	3647

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Dimensity 1100	Snapdragon 865 Plus
Frequency	2600 MHz	3100 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	6 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	5600 millions
Core configuration	4x2.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A78 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	1x3.1 GHz Kryo 585 Prime 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 Gold 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585 Silver
Power consumption (TDP)	10 W	10 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR5 (Quad Channel)
Max. Memory	16 Gb	16 Gb
Memory Frequency	4266	2750
Memory bandwidth	29	44
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	32 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	320 KB	1 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	4 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv8.2-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Snapdragon 865 Plus is 16% better than Dimensity 1100 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G77 MC9	Adreno 650
GPU Frequency	800 MHz	645 MHz
GFloPS	504	1348
# of Cores	9
# of Shader Units		512
Display	2520 x 1080 pixels	3840 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	26.7	30.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	67.2	75.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	92.9	103.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	51.5	58.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	57.1	64.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	84.7	94.9
Real Racing 3	116.1	129.6
Sniper 3D	148.6	165.9
Need for Speed No Limits	130.1	145.2
Mortal Kombat X	120.8	119.3
CSR Racing 2	120.8	145.2

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	108 MP	200 MP
Dual Camera resolution	32 MP	25 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)		Qualcomm Spectra 480
Video Encoding FPS	240	60
Video Encoding resolution	4K, 2K, FullHD	8K, 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	Sub 6GHz 5G Multi-Mode	Qualcomm Snapdragon X55 Modem-RF System 5G
Download speed	4700 MBit/s.	7500 MBit/s.
Upload speed	2500 MBit/s.	3000 MBit/s.
Navigation	Galileo E1 + E5a, GPS L1CA+L5, NavIC, BeiDou B1I+ B2a, Glonass L1OF, QZSS L1CA+ L5	QZSS, SBAS, Galileo, Beidou, GPS, NavIC enabled, GNSS, GLONASS, Dual frequency GNSS
NFC support	Yes	Yes
5G support	Yes	Yes

Result:
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Dimensity 1100 is better: 12
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus is better: 27
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of joint testing and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets Dimensity 1100 and Snapdragon 865 Plus, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Dimensity 1100 SoC - all data

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

• Dimensity 1100 specs and review.

Snapdragon 865 Plus SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 865 Plus specs and review.