Mediatek Dimensity 8100 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
We’ve crafted a detailed comparison between the recently launched Dimensity 8100 and Snapdragon 685 SoCs, developed by Mediatek and Qualcomm respectively. Our assessment weighs the benefits and drawbacks of these 8-core processors based on Geekbench, Antutu, and 3DMark benchmarks, as well as their full technical specifications.
Review
CPU Performance
Evaluation of Single-Core and
Multi-Core Processor Performance
Gaming Performance
Gaming and OpenCL/Vulkan
Performance of the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
Battery life
Energy Efficiency in Battery Usage
Tech Insist Score
Overall Performance Rating of the
Chip
Key Differences
Pros of Dimensity 8100
- Dimensity 8100 has 1.79% higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 685 (2850 vs 2800 MHz).
- Dimensity 8100 has 200.05% higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 685 (6400 vs 2133 MHz).
- Dimensity 8100 has 16.67% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 685 (5 vs 6 nm).
- Dimensity 8100 has 199.21 % better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 685 (809 K vs 270 K).
- Dimensity 8100 supports 201.18 % higher memory bandwidth than Snapdragon 685 ( 51.2 vs 17 MHz).
Benchmarks
Evaluating performance through competitive testing in leading benchmarks.AnTuTu 10
| CPU | 204875 | 81894 |
| GPU | 311503 | 39122 |
| Memory | 130636 | 77991 |
| UX | 161518 | 71216 |
| Total score | 808532 | 270223 |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 94% | - |
| Graphics test | 34 FPS | - |
| Score | 5620 | - |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Dimensity 8100 and Dimensity 9300CPU
| Architecture | 4x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A78 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A73 4x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A53 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Base Frequency | 2000MHz | 1900MHz |
| Turbo Frequency | 2850MHz | 2800MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L2 cache | - | - |
| L2 cache | - | - |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Process | 5 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | - |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 8 W | - |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G610 MC6 | Adreno 610 |
| Architecture | Valhall 2 | Adreno 600 |
| GPU frequency | 912 MHz | - |
| Pipelines | 6 | 2 |
| Shading units | - | 96 |
| Total shaders | - | 192 |
| FLOPS | - | - |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | APU 580 (multi-core) | Hexagon 686 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 6400 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | - | - |
| Max bandwidth | 51.2 Gbit/s | 17 Gbit/s |
| Max size | - | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Max display resolution | 2960 x 1440 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP | 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 1K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 1080p at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 |
| Audio codecs | AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC | AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | R16-ready 5G modem | X11 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 21 | LTE Cat. 13 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
| Download speed 5G | Up to 4700 Mbps | - |
| Download speed 4G | - | Up to 390 Mbps |
| Upload speed 5G | - | - |
| Upload speed 4G | - | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | March 2022 | March 2023 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | MT6895Z/TCZA | SM6225-AD |
| Official page | Dimensity 8100 official site | Snapdragon 685 official site |