Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 vs MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Plus benchmark which processor is better

Snapdragon 875 vs Dimensity 1000 Plus

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive comparison data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 vs MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Plus, speed examination of GPUs Mali-G77 MC9 and Adreno 660.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 875 is octa-core (Cortex-X1) and Dimensity 1000 Plus is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A77). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in software tests such as GFXBench, GeekBench 6, 5, Neocore, Vellamo, Mozilla Kraken, Octane V2, 3DMark, AnTuTu, PCMark, Quadrant, WebXPRT 3, PassMark, and how good the SoCs are in games Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Fortnite, Sniper 3D, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat, Call of Duty: Mobile, Real Racing 3 etc.
   After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which SoCs is better to buy Snapdragon 875 or Dimensity 1000 Plus and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits.

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 875

64%

Dimensity 1000 Plus

36%

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

Snapdragon 875

79%

Dimensity 1000 Plus

79%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 875

61%

Dimensity 1000 Plus

35%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 875	Dimensity 1000 Plus
Total score	892580	502425
CPU	249924	140682
GPU	339178	190923
MEM	142802	80391
UX	160655	90427

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 875	Dimensity 1000 Plus
Single-Core	1404	908
Multi-Core	4904	3316

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 875	Dimensity 1000 Plus
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-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	51.2	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)	ARMv8.4-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 875 is 8% 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 660	Mali-G77 MC9
GPU Frequency	700 MHz	800 MHz
GFloPS	1486	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	34.8	30.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	105.8	44.7
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	63.4	57.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	58.4	54.6
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	90.5	36.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	130.5	57.3
Real Racing 3	126.8	115.4
Sniper 3D	139.5	109.6
Need for Speed No Limits	88.8	80.8
Mortal Kombat X	91.9	92.3
CSR Racing 2	76.1	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 v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	200 MP	80 MP
Dual Camera resolution	36 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 X57 Modem-RF System 5G	Sub 6GHz 5G Multi-Mode
Download speed	15000 MBit/s.	4700 MBit/s.
Upload speed	6000 MBit/s.	2500 MBit/s.
Navigation	Beidou, NavIC enabled, SBAS, GPS, GNSS, Galileo, QZSS, Dual frequency GNSS, GLONASS	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	Yes	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 is better: 35
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Plus is better: 5
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel testing and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Snapdragon 875 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 875 specs and review.

Dimensity 1000 Plus SoC - all data

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

• Dimensity 1000 Plus specs and review.