Comparisons 11-03-2021 Well, which chip or processor is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 vs MediaTek Dimensity 820, comparison of GPUs Mali-G57 MP5 and Adreno 660. This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 888 is octa-core (Cortex-X1 3x2.42) and Dimensity 820 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A76). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table. From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests like PCMark, Geekbench, Neocore, 3DMark, Vellamo, Mozilla Kraken, WebXPRT 3, AnTuTu 8, Octane V2, Quadrant, PassMark, GFXBench, and how good the SoCs are in games Fortnite, PUBG, Minecraft Bedrock, Call of Duty: Mobile, Real Racing 3, Sniper 3D, Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra etc. After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which SoCs is better to buy Snapdragon 888 or Dimensity 820 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2.
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 scoreSnapdragon 888 | 99% |
Dimensity 820 | 81% |
Battery life test Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)Snapdragon 888 | 84% |
Dimensity 820 | 73% |
Gaming performance Which CPU is better for gamingSnapdragon 888 | 94% |
Dimensity 820 | 74% |
Antutu 8Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed | Snapdragon 888 |
Dimensity 820 | Total score | 863876 | 418747 | CPU | 258506 | 135989 | GPU | 322301 | 116434 | MEM | 148078 | 88895 | UX | 135025 | 77760 |
GeekBench 5.2This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance | Snapdragon 888 |
Dimensity 820 | Single-Core | 1169 | 897 | Multi-Core | 3687 | 2961 |
Comparison of specifications
CPU and Memory | Snapdragon 888 |
Dimensity 820 | Frequency | 2840 MHz | 2600 MHz | Cores | 8 | 8 | Bit | 64 | 64 | Lithography | 5 nm | 7 nm | Transistors count | | | Core configuration | 1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55 | 4x2.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 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 | 17.07 | Neural Processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes | L1 cache | 512 KB | | L2 cache | 1 MB | | L3 cache | 4 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 888 is 8% better than Dimensity 820 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.
GPU and MediaGPU | Adreno 660 | Mali-G57 MP5 | GPU Frequency | 700 MHz | 850 MHz | GFloPS | 1486 | 705.5 | # of Cores | | 5 | # 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 benchmarkFortnite Mobile | 27.5 | 30.7 | PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile) | 84.8 | 47.4 | Garena Free Fire - The Cobra | 51.9 | 57.4 | Call of Duty: Mobile | 47.3 | 39.8 | Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile) | 72.2 | 38.2 | Minecraft: Pocket Edition | 105.5 | 58.1 | Real Racing 3 | 64.9 | 71.8 | Sniper 3D | 67.5 | 109.1 | Need for Speed No Limits | 72.7 | 68.9 | Mortal Kombat X | 75.3 | 66 | CSR Racing 2 | 72.7 | 74.6 | 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.
CamerasCamera resolution | 200 MP | 80 MP | Dual Camera resolution | 64 MP | 32 MP | Image Signal Processor (ISP) | Qualcomm Spectra 580 | | Video Encoding FPS | 60 | 240 | Video Encoding resolution | 8K, 4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD | 4K, 2K, FullHD | Codec support | Dolby Vision, H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, HDR10+, HLG, HDR10 | H.264, H.265/HEVC |
Networks and NavigationModem | Qualcomm Snapdragon X60 Modem-RF System 5G | 5G Multi-Mode | Download speed | 7500 MBit/s. | 4700 MBit/s. | Upload speed | 3000 MBit/s. | 2500 MBit/s. | Navigation | GNSS, QZSS, GLONASS, SBAS, GPS, NavIC, NavIC enabled, Beidou, Galileo, Dual frequency GNSS | GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou | NFC support | Yes | No | 5G support | Yes | No |
Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 is better: 31
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Dimensity 820 is better: 9 You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel comparison and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips think, as well as read the test results at the links below. • Devices lists • Benchmarks • PUBG mobile • Fortnite Mobile • Antutu 8 • 3DMark • GeekBench 5 mobile
CPU Versus Battle • Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 1 Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 • Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 • MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 • Apple M1 Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 • MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 • Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 • Qualcomm Snapdragon 898 Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 • Samsung Exynos 2200 Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 • Qualcomm Snapdragon 895 Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 • Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Pro Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 • Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
• Devices lists • Benchmarks • PUBG mobile • Fortnite Mobile • 3DMark • Antutu 8 • GeekBench 5 mobile
CPU Versus Battle • Qualcomm Snapdragon 898 Vs MediaTek Dimensity 820 • Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Pro Vs MediaTek Dimensity 820 • Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus Vs MediaTek Dimensity 820 • Snapdragon 875 Vs Dimensity 820 • Apple A12Z Bionic Vs MediaTek Dimensity 820 • Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G Vs MediaTek Dimensity 820 • Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G Vs MediaTek Dimensity 820 • HiSilicon Kirin 9000 Vs MediaTek Dimensity 820 • MediaTek Kompanio 1300T Vs MediaTek Dimensity 820 • Mediatek Dimensity 1200 Max Vs MediaTek Dimensity 820 • HiSilicon Kirin 9000E Vs MediaTek Dimensity 820
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