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 score| Snapdragon 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 gaming| Snapdragon 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 | 719358 | 418747 | | CPU | 215138 | 135989 | | GPU | 268153 | 116434 | | MEM | 123249 | 88895 | | UX | 111968 | 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 Media| GPU | 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 benchmark| Fortnite 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.
Cameras| Camera 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 Navigation| Modem | 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
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• Snapdragon 875 Vs Snapdragon 888
• Vs Apple A12Z Bionic
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
• Vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000
• Vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
• Vs Samsung Exynos 1080
• Vs Apple A12X Bionic
• Vs Samsung Exynos 2100
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus
• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• 3DMark
• Antutu 8
• GeekBench 5 mobile
CPU Versus Battle
• 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
• HiSilicon Kirin 9000E Vs MediaTek Dimensity 820
• Samsung Exynos 1080 Vs MediaTek Dimensity 820
• Apple A12X Bionic Vs MediaTek Dimensity 820
• Samsung Exynos 2100 Vs MediaTek Dimensity 820
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus Vs MediaTek Dimensity 820
• Samsung Exynos 2000 Vs MediaTek Dimensity 820
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