Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus vs MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Plus

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Detailed comparison data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus vs MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Plus, speed examination of GPUs Adreno 650 and Mali-G77 MC9.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 865 Plus is octa-core (Kryo 585 Prime) and Dimensity 1000 Plus is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A77). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics of the chipsets, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests like 3DMark, PassMark, Geekbench 5, AnTuTu, Quadrant, GFXBench, Vellamo, Octane V2, Mozilla Kraken, PCMark, Neocore, WebXPRT 3, and how good the processors are in games Real Racing 3, Minecraft Bedrock, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Fortnite, PUBG, Call of Duty: Mobile, Sniper 3D, Mortal Kombat etc.

After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which chip is better to buy Snapdragon 865 Plus or Dimensity 1000 Plus and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, 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

Snapdragon 865 Plus

47%

Dimensity 1000 Plus

36%

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

Snapdragon 865 Plus

74%

Dimensity 1000 Plus

75%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 865 Plus

45%

Dimensity 1000 Plus

35%

Antutu 8

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

	Snapdragon 865 Plus	Dimensity 1000 Plus
Total score	663155	502425
CPU	185674	140682
GPU	251998	190923
MEM	106104	80391
UX	119367	90427

GeekBench 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 865 Plus	Dimensity 1000 Plus
Single-Core	1042	1069
Multi-Core	3647	3316

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 865 Plus	Dimensity 1000 Plus
Frequency	3100 MHz	2600 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	1x3.1 GHz Kryo 585 Prime 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 Gold 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585 Silver	4x2.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A77 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	10 W	10 W
Memory type	LPDDR5 (Quad Channel)	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	16 Gb	16 Gb
Memory Frequency	2750	2133
Memory bandwidth	44	29.87
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	8 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8.3-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 1000 Plus in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 650	Mali-G77 MC9
GPU Frequency	645 MHz	800 MHz
GFloPS	1348	504
# of Cores		9
# of Shader Units	512
Display	3840 x 2160 pixels	2520 x 1080 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	30.9	30.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	75.2	44.7
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	103.7	57.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	58.1	54.6
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	64.4	36.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	94.9	57.3
Real Racing 3	129.6	115.4
Sniper 3D	165.9	109.6
Need for Speed No Limits	145.2	80.8
Mortal Kombat X	119.3	92.3
CSR Racing 2	145.2	69.2

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 8 and GeekBench 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	200 MP	80 MP
Dual Camera resolution	25 MP	32 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Qualcomm Spectra 480
Video Encoding FPS	60	240
Video Encoding resolution	8K, 4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	4K, 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, HDR10+, HLG, HDR10	H.264, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X55 Modem-RF System 5G	Sub 6GHz 5G Multi-Mode
Download speed	7500 MBit/s.	4700 MBit/s.
Upload speed	3000 MBit/s.	2500 MBit/s.
Navigation	QZSS, SBAS, Galileo, Beidou, GPS, NavIC enabled, GNSS, GLONASS, Dual frequency GNSS	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	Yes	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus is better: 32
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Plus is better: 7
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel testing and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips Snapdragon 865 Plus and Dimensity 1000 Plus, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Snapdragon 865 Plus SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• 3DMark
• Antutu 8
• GeekBench 5 mobile

• Snapdragon 865 Plus specs and review.

Dimensity 1000 Plus SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• 3DMark
• GeekBench 5 mobile
• Antutu 8

• Dimensity 1000 Plus specs and review.