Comparisons 11-03-2021
Well, which processor or chip is better? Detailed data of speed tests and benchmarks MediaTek Dimensity 1200 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G, comparison of GPUs Mali-G77 MC9 and Adreno 650.
This performance comparison includes two processors: Dimensity 1200 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A78) and Snapdragon 870 5G is octa-core (Kryo 585 Prime). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special testing software such as Mozilla Kraken, PCMark, WebXPRT 3, PassMark, Octane V2, 3DMark, Neocore, GFXBench, Vellamo, Geekbench 5, AnTuTu 8, Quadrant, even the gaming performance of processors in Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Fortnite, Call of Duty: Mobile, Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Sniper 3D, Mortal Kombat, Real Racing 3 etc.
After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which chip is better to buy Dimensity 1200 or Snapdragon 870 5G and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits.
Summary benchmark resultsAs 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 1200 | 95% |
Snapdragon 870 5G | 98% |
Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)| Dimensity 1200 | 87% |
Snapdragon 870 5G | 83% |
Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming| Dimensity 1200 | 89% |
Snapdragon 870 5G | 91% |
Antutu 8Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed | Dimensity 1200 |
Snapdragon 870 5G | | Total score | 634362 | 703475 | | CPU | 163368 | 198282 | | GPU | 139627 | 247327 | | MEM | 106600 | 113635 | | UX | 93142 | 103275 |
GeekBench 5.2This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance | Dimensity 1200 |
Snapdragon 870 5G | | Single-Core | 1349 | 1106 | | Multi-Core | 4187 | 3869 |
Comparison of specifications
CPU and Memory | Dimensity 1200 |
Snapdragon 870 5G | | Frequency | 3000 MHz | 3200 MHz | | Cores | 8 | 8 | | Bit | 64 | 64 | | Lithography | 6 nm | 7 nm | | Transistors count | 5800 millions | | | Core configuration | 1x3.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A78
3x2.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A78
4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A55 | 1x3.2 GHz Kryo 585 Prime
3x2.48 GHz Kryo 585 Gold
4x2.0 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 870 5G is 6% better than Dimensity 1200 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 | 28.8 | 26.4 | | PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile) | 71.4 | 82.2 | | Garena Free Fire - The Cobra | 98.5 | 50.3 | | Call of Duty: Mobile | 55.5 | 46.3 | | Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile) | 61.6 | 71.4 | | Minecraft: Pocket Edition | 89.5 | 103.8 | | Real Racing 3 | 197 | 62.9 | | Sniper 3D | 216.7 | 95.6 | | Need for Speed No Limits | 157.6 | 90.5 | | Mortal Kombat X | 157.6 | 65.4 | | CSR Racing 2 | 137.9 | 65.4 |
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 8 and GeekBench 5.2 becnmarks.
Cameras| Camera resolution | 200 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, Glonass L1OF, NavIC, QZSS L1CA+ L5, BeiDou B1I+ B2a | Beidou, GPS, Galileo, NavIC enabled, Dual frequency GNSS, QZSS, GNSS, SBAS, GLONASS | | NFC support | Yes | Yes | | 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Result:
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Dimensity 1200 is better: 19
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G is better: 19
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the software comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.
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