MediaTek Dimensity 8100 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 8100, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 845. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Dimensity 8100 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
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 845
455674
CPU256612134774
GPU242461137678
Memory17472881181
UX181730102041
NanoReview Score855531455674
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Dimensity 8100
5860
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
1663
Stability99 %94 %
Graphics Test35 fps9 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8100
1140
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
564
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8100
3624
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
2074
File Compression165.4 MB/s104.1 MB/s
HTML5 Browser110.2 pages/s68.5 pages/s
PDF Rendering139.8 MP/sec74.9 MP/sec
Background Blur10.3 frames/s6.01 frames/s
Photo Processing30 frames/s20.5 frames/s
Image Detection79.5 frames/s18.1 frames/s
HDR116.3 MP/sec71.5 MP/sec
Ray Tracing4.71 MP/sec3.02 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile 77 FPS (Ultra) 53 FPS (Ultra)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile 60 FPS (Ultra) 55 FPS (High)
FortniteFortnite 26 FPS (High) 28 FPS (Ultra)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends 74 FPS (Ultra) 48 FPS (High)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz 98 FPS (Ultra) 60 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact 59 FPS (Ultra) 56 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang 57 FPS (Ultra) n/a
Device OnePlus Ace (1080x2412) Xiaomi Pocophone F1 (1080x2246)

Processor

Architecture - 4x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A78
- 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
- 4/2.8 (Kryo 385 Gold Cortex-A75)
- 4/1.8 (Kryo 385 Silver Cortex-A55)
Process TSMC Samsung
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2850 2800
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache n/a 128 KB
L2 cache n/a 256 MB
L3 Cache 4 MB 2 MB
Process tech. 5 nm 10 nm
Transistor count n/a 3 billion
Power (TDP) 6 W 9 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G610 MP6 Adreno 630
Architecture Valhall 3rd gen Adreno 600
GPU Frequency 860 MHz 710 MHz
Execution Units 6 2
Shader Units 64 256
Total shader 384 512
FLOPS 660.5 GFLOPS 727 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX n/a 12.1

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence MediaTek APU 580 Hexagon 685

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 1866 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 2x32 bit
Bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 29.8 Gbit/s
Max RAM 16 GB 8 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type UFS 3.1 UFS 2.1
Max. resolution 2960x1440 pixels 3840x2160 pixels
Camera 1x200 pixels 1x192 pixels
Video recording 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video quality 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem MediaTek UltraSave 2.0 X20
4G Support LTE Cat. 21 LTE Cat. 18
5G Support Yes No
Download speed Up to 4700 MB/s Up to 1200 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 2500 MB/s Up to 150 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 5
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.0
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS

Other

Announced March, 2022 yr December, 2017 yr
Class Flagship Flagship
Codename MT6895Z/TCZA SDM845

Results

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

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