Mediatek Dimensity 920 vs Mediatek Dimensity 8100

We’ve created an extensive comparison of the latest Dimensity 920 vs Dimensity 8100 SoCs, manufactured by Mediatek and Mediatek respectively. We’ve assessed the strengths and weaknesses of these 8-core processors based on Geekbench, Antutu, and 3DMark results, along with a detailed look at their technical specifications.

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
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

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Dimensity 920
  • Dimensity 920 has 4.17% higher GPU clock speed than Dimensity 8100 (950 vs 912 MHz).
Pros of Dimensity 8100
  • Dimensity 8100 has 14.00 % higher CPU clock speed than Dimensity 920 ( 2850 vs 2500 MHz).
  • Dimensity 8100 has 100.00 % higher memory frequency than Dimensity 920 ( 6400 vs 3200 MHz).
  • Dimensity 8100 has 16.67 % smaller sized transistor than Dimensity 920 ( 5 vs 6 nm).
  • Dimensity 8100 has 62.25 % better AnTuTu 9 score than Dimensity 920 ( 809 K vs 498 K).
  • Dimensity 8100 has latest instruction set, hence better than Dimensity 920 .

Benchmarks

Evaluating performance through competitive testing in leading benchmarks.

AnTuTu 10

The AnTuTu Benchmark evaluates CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O capabilities across various scenarios.
CPU 139277 204875
GPU 128453 311503
Memory 96272 130636
UX 134315 161518
Total score 498317 808532

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability 99% 94%
Graphics test 12 FPS 34 FPS
Score 2003 5620

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Dimensity 920 and Dimensity 9300

CPU

Architecture 2x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A78
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
4x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Base Frequency 2000MHz 2000MHz
Turbo Frequency 2500MHz 2850MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache - -
L2 cache - -
L3 cache 2 MB 4 MB
Process 6 nanometers 5 nanometers
Transistor count 12 billion -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 10 W 8 W

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G68 MC4 Mali-G610 MC6
Architecture Valhall 2 Valhall 2
GPU frequency 950 MHz 912 MHz
Pipelines 4 6
Shading units 64 -
Total shaders 128 -
FLOPS 684 Gigaflops -
Vulkan version 1.1 1.1
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12 12

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 3.0 APU 580 (multi-core)

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 6400 MHz
Bus - -
Max bandwidth - 51.2 Gbit/s
Max size 16 GB -

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.1, UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2960 x 1440
Max camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 20MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Audio codecs AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC

Connectivity

Modem - R16-ready 5G modem
4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 21
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed 5G Up to 2770 Mbps Up to 4700 Mbps
Download speed 4G Up to 1200 Mbps -
Upload speed 5G Up to 2500 Mbps -
Upload speed 4G Up to 800 Mbps -
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.2 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced August 2021 March 2022
Class Mid-range Flagship
Model number MT6877T MT6895Z/TCZA
Official page Dimensity 920 official site Dimensity 8100 official site