MediaTek Dimensity 8100 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 435

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 8100, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 435. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Dimensity 8100 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
MediaTek Dimensity 8100
855531
Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
117378
CPU25661242130
GPU24246111613
Memory17472838229
UX18173025406
NanoReview Score855531117378
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Dimensity 8100
5860
Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
n/a
Stability99 %n/a
Graphics Test35 fpsn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8100
1140
Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
141
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8100
3624
Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
618
File Compression165.4 MB/s38.8 MB/s
HTML5 Browser110.2 pages/s18.8 pages/s
PDF Rendering139.8 MP/sec27.3 MP/sec
Background Blur10.3 frames/s0.92 frames/s
Photo Processing30 frames/s4.66 frames/s
Image Detection79.5 frames/s6.86 frames/s
HDR116.3 MP/sec18.3 MP/sec
Ray Tracing4.71 MP/sec1.02 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile 77 FPS (Ultra) n/a
CODCall of Duty: Mobile 60 FPS (Ultra) n/a
FortniteFortnite 26 FPS (High) n/a
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends 74 FPS (Ultra) n/a
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz 98 FPS (Ultra) n/a
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact 59 FPS (Ultra) n/a
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang 57 FPS (Ultra) n/a
Device OnePlus Ace (1080x2412) n/a

Processor

Architecture - 4x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A78
- 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
8x 1.4 GHz – Cortex-A53
Process TSMC Samsung
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2850 1400
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
L3 Cache 4 MB n/a
Process tech. 5 nm 28 nm
Transistor count n/a 1 billion
Power (TDP) 6 W 4 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G610 MP6 Adreno 505
Architecture Valhall 3rd gen Adreno 500
GPU Frequency 860 MHz 450 MHz
Execution Units 6 1
Shader Units 64 48
Total shader 384 48
FLOPS 660.5 GFLOPS 43.2 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.0
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX n/a 11

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence MediaTek APU 580 Hexagon 536

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR3
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 800 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 1x32 bit
Bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 6.4 Gbit/s
Max RAM 16 GB 4 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type UFS 3.1 eMMC 5.1
Max. resolution 2960x1440 pixels 1920x1200 pixels
Camera 1x200 pixels 1x21 pixels
Video recording 4K at 60FPS 1K at 30FPS
Video quality 4K at 60FPS 1080p at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP8
Audio codecs - AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem MediaTek UltraSave 2.0 X9
4G Support LTE Cat. 21 LTE Cat. 7
5G Support Yes No
Download speed Up to 4700 MB/s Up to 300 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 2500 MB/s Up to 100 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 5
Bluetooth version 5.3 4.1
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS

Other

Announced March, 2022 yr February, 2016 yr
Class Flagship Low end
Codename MT6895Z/TCZA MSM8940

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider MediaTek Dimensity 8100 the clear winner in this comparison.

Survey

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3 (75%)
1 (25%)
Total Votes: 4

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