MediaTek Dimensity 800U vs Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which chip or processor is better? Detailed data of speed tests and benchmarks MediaTek Dimensity 800U vs Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895, compare of GPUs Mali-G57 MC3 and Mali-G71 MP20.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Dimensity 800U is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A76) and Exynos 9 Octa 8895 is octa-core (Exynos Mongoose). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications of the processors, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special testing software such as PassMark, WebXPRT 3, AnTuTu, Vellamo, Neocore, PCMark, GeekBench 6, 5, Mozilla Kraken, Quadrant, Octane V2, 3DMark, GFXBench, and how good the SoCs are in games Mortal Kombat, Minecraft Bedrock, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, PUBG, Sniper 3D, Fortnite, Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.
   After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which chip is better to buy Dimensity 800U or Exynos 9 Octa 8895 and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2.

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 800U

23%

Exynos 9 Octa 8895

12%

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

Dimensity 800U

76%

Exynos 9 Octa 8895

64%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Dimensity 800U

22%

Exynos 9 Octa 8895

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Dimensity 800U	Exynos 9 Octa 8895
Total score	329621	176074
CPU	92292	49309
GPU	125254	66905
MEM	52742	28174
UX	59341	31689

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Dimensity 800U	Exynos 9 Octa 8895
Single-Core	738	488
Multi-Core	2510	1515

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Dimensity 800U	Exynos 9 Octa 8895
Frequency	2400 MHz	2300 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	10 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	4x2.3 GHz Exynos Mongoose 4x1.7 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	10 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	12 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	2133	1866
Memory bandwidth	17.07	29
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache		64 KB
L2 cache		2 MB
L3 cache
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv8-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Dimensity 800U is 4% better than Exynos 9 Octa 8895 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 MC3	Mali-G71 MP20
GPU Frequency	650 MHz	546 MHz
GFloPS	512	371.2
# of Cores	3	20
# of Shader Units
Display	2520 x 1080 pixels	4096 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	30.3	23.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	42.6	27.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	53.3	58.8
Call of Duty: Mobile	48.7	30.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	35.3	24.9
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	59.7	33.5
Real Racing 3	66.6	73.5
Sniper 3D	101.3	94.1
Need for Speed No Limits	95.9	82.3
Mortal Kombat X	61.3	94.1
CSR Racing 2	58.6	82.3

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	28 MP
Dual Camera resolution	20 MP	28 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	240	120
Video Encoding resolution	4K, 2K, FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265/HEVC	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP9

Networks and Navigation

Modem	5G Multi-Mode	LTE Cat.13/16 2/5 CA
Download speed	2300 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	1200 MBit/s.	50 MBit/s.
Navigation	BeiDou B1I, QZSS L1CA, Glonass L1OF, Galileo E1, GPS L1CA	GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	Yes	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Dimensity 800U is better: 27
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895 is better: 12
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel testing and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors Dimensity 800U and Exynos 9 Octa 8895, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Dimensity 800U SoC - all data

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

• Dimensity 800U specs and review.

Exynos 9 Octa 8895 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 9 Octa 8895 specs and review.