Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8100

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 888, vs MediaTek Dimensity 8100. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 and MediaTek Dimensity 8100
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
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
913477
MediaTek Dimensity 8100
855531
CPU244750256612
GPU305779242461
Memory162981174728
UX199967181730
NanoReview Score913477855531
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
5824
MediaTek Dimensity 8100
5860
Stability63 %99 %
Graphics Test34 fps35 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
1427
MediaTek Dimensity 8100
1140
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
3423
MediaTek Dimensity 8100
3624
File Compression160.7 MB/s165.4 MB/s
HTML5 Browser99.4 pages/s110.2 pages/s
PDF Rendering125.2 MP/sec139.8 MP/sec
Background Blur11.5 frames/s10.3 frames/s
Photo Processing28 frames/s30 frames/s
Image Detection68.5 frames/s79.5 frames/s
HDR87.1 MP/sec116.3 MP/sec
Ray Tracing4.77 MP/sec4.71 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile 83 FPS (Ultra) 77 FPS (Ultra)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile 60 FPS (Ultra) 60 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite 26 FPS (Ultra) 26 FPS (High)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends 89 FPS (Ultra) 74 FPS (Ultra)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz 112 FPS (Ultra) 98 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact 60 FPS (Ultra) 59 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang 58 FPS (Ultra) 57 FPS (Ultra)
Device Asus Zenfone 8 (1080x2400) OnePlus Ace (1080x2412)

Processor

Architecture - 1x 2.84 GHz – Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)
- 3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 4x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A78
- 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Process Samsung TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2840 2850
Instruction set ARMv8.4-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache 512 KB n/a
L2 cache 1 MB n/a
L3 Cache 4 MB 4 MB
Process tech. 5 nm 5 nm
Transistor count 10.3 billion n/a
Power (TDP) 8 W 6 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Adreno 660 Mali-G610 MP6
Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 3rd gen
GPU Frequency 840 MHz 860 MHz
Execution Units 3 6
Shader Units 256 64
Total shader 768 384
FLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS 660.5 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12.1 n/a

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence Hexagon 780 MediaTek APU 580

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
Max RAM 24 GB 16 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type - UFS 3.0
- UFS 3.1
UFS 3.1
Max. resolution 3840x2160 pixels 2960x1440 pixels
Camera 1x200 pixels 1x200 pixels
Video recording 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video quality 8K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3

Connectivity

Modem X60 MediaTek UltraSave 2.0
4G Support LTE Cat. 22 LTE Cat. 21
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7500 MB/s Up to 4700 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 3000 MB/s Up to 2500 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 6
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.3
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced December, 2020 yr March, 2022 yr
Class Flagship Flagship
Codename SM8350 MT6895Z/TCZA

Results

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Survey

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7 (46.67%)
8 (53.33%)
Total Votes: 15

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