Comparisons 11-03-2021
So, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive data of benchmarks and speed tests Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 vs MediaTek Dimensity 820, compare of GPUs Adreno 660 and Mali-G57 MP5.
This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 875 is octa-core (Cortex-X1) and Dimensity 820 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A76). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests like Neocore, PCMark, Mozilla Kraken, Octane V2, PassMark, AnTuTu 8, Quadrant, Vellamo, GFXBench, WebXPRT 3, Geekbench 5, 3DMark, even the gaming performance of processors in Fortnite, Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Sniper 3D, Mortal Kombat, Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Real Racing 3 etc.
After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy Snapdragon 875 or Dimensity 820 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, 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 875 | 99% |
Dimensity 820 | 81% |
Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)| Snapdragon 875 | 96% |
Dimensity 820 | 73% |
Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming| Snapdragon 875 | 96% |
Dimensity 820 | 74% |
Antutu 8Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed | Snapdragon 875 |
Dimensity 820 | | Total score | 892580 | 418747 | | CPU | 267378 | 135989 | | GPU | 333014 | 116434 | | MEM | 152951 | 88895 | | UX | 139231 | 77760 |
GeekBench 5.2This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance | Snapdragon 875 |
Dimensity 820 | | Single-Core | 1404 | 897 | | Multi-Core | 4904 | 2961 |
Comparison of specifications
CPU and Memory | Snapdragon 875 |
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 | 51.2 | 17.07 | | Neural Processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes | | L1 cache | 512 KB | | | L2 cache | 1 MB | | | L3 cache | 4 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 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 | 34.8 | 30.7 | | PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile) | 105.8 | 47.4 | | Garena Free Fire - The Cobra | 63.4 | 57.4 | | Call of Duty: Mobile | 58.4 | 39.8 | | Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile) | 90.5 | 38.2 | | Minecraft: Pocket Edition | 130.5 | 58.1 | | Real Racing 3 | 126.8 | 71.8 | | Sniper 3D | 139.5 | 109.1 | | Need for Speed No Limits | 88.8 | 68.9 | | Mortal Kombat X | 91.9 | 66 | | CSR Racing 2 | 76.1 | 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 | 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 | 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: 37
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Dimensity 820 is better: 3
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint comparison and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets Snapdragon 875 and Dimensity 820, and also read the test results on the links under the article.
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• 3DMark
• GeekBench 5 mobile
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