MediaTek Dimensity 600 5G vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which processor or chip is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests MediaTek Dimensity 600 5G vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus, comparison of GPUs Adreno 640 and Mali-G57 MC1.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Dimensity 600 5G is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A76) and Snapdragon 855 Plus is octa-core (Kryo 485). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special test applications like Octane V2, AnTuTu, Vellamo, 3DMark, PCMark, PassMark, Quadrant, GeekBench 6, 5, WebXPRT 3, Neocore, GFXBench, Mozilla Kraken, even the gaming performance of chips in Call of Duty: Mobile, Fortnite, Real Racing 3, Mortal Kombat, Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Sniper 3D, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra etc.

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which SoCs is better to buy Dimensity 600 5G or Snapdragon 855 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 600 5G

15%

Snapdragon 855 Plus

24%

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

Dimensity 600 5G

76%

Snapdragon 855 Plus

71%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Dimensity 600 5G

13%

Snapdragon 855 Plus

21%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Dimensity 600 5G	Snapdragon 855 Plus
Total score	215034	336359
CPU	60204	94181
GPU	81704	127823
MEM	34403	53817
UX	38700	60543

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Dimensity 600 5G	Snapdragon 855 Plus
Single-Core	443	753
Multi-Core	1774	2561

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Dimensity 600 5G	Snapdragon 855 Plus
Frequency	2000 MHz	2960 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	2x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 6x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	8x2.96 GHz Kryo 485
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	10 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR4x (Quad Channel)
Max. Memory	12 Gb	16 Gb
Memory Frequency	2133	2133
Memory bandwidth	13	34.1
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	32 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	320 KB	1 MB
L3 cache	1 MB	2 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-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 600 5G 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 MC1	Adreno 640
GPU Frequency	900 MHz	750 MHz
GFloPS		986
# of Cores
# 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	20.8	30.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	40.5	41.6
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	46.4	61.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	36.1	60.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	35.8	32.9
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	50.1	51.7
Real Racing 3	69.6	77.1
Sniper 3D	74.2	135.7
Need for Speed No Limits	55.7	111.1
Mortal Kombat X	67.3	80.2
CSR Racing 2	51	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	32 MP	192 MP
Dual Camera resolution	16 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	2770 MBit/s.	2048 MBit/s.
Upload speed	500 MBit/s.	316 MBit/s.
Navigation	Galileo E1 + E5a, Glonass L1OF, QZSS L1CA+ L5, GPS L1CA+L5, BeiDou B1I+ B2a, NavIC	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 600 5G is better: 7
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus is better: 30
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs Dimensity 600 5G and Snapdragon 855 Plus, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Dimensity 600 5G SoC - all data

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

• Dimensity 600 5G 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.