Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 vs Mediatek Dimensity 8100

We’ve conducted a comprehensive side-by-side comparison between the latest Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and Dimensity 8100 SoCs, from Qualcomm and Mediatek respectively. Our analysis delves into the performance of these 8-core processors, based on Geekbench, Antutu, and 3DMark benchmark results, providing detailed technical comparisons.

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 Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
  • Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 has 12.28% higher CPU clock speed than Dimensity 8100 (3200 vs 2850 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 has 20.00% smaller sized transistor than Dimensity 8100 (4 vs 5 nm).
  • Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 has 35.79 % better AnTuTu 9 score than Dimensity 8100 (1098 K vs 809 K).
  • Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 has the latest instruction set, hence better than Dimensity 8100.
Pros of Dimensity 8100
  • Dimensity 8100 has 1.33 % higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 ( 912 vs 900 MHz).
  • Dimensity 8100 has 100.00 % higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 ( 6400 vs 3200 MHz).

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 243697 204875
GPU 478120 311503
Memory 191931 130636
UX 184166 161518
Total score 1097914 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 69% 94%
Graphics test 59 FPS 34 FPS
Score 9875 5620

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and Dimensity 9300

CPU

Architecture 1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.75 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
4x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Base Frequency 2000MHz 2000MHz
Turbo Frequency 3200MHz 2850MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache - -
L2 cache - -
L3 cache 6 MB 4 MB
Process 4 nanometers 5 nanometers
Transistor count - -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) - 8 W

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 730 Mali-G610 MC6
Architecture Adreno 700 Valhall 2
GPU frequency 900 MHz 912 MHz
Pipelines - 6
Shading units - -
Total shaders - -
FLOPS - -
Vulkan version 1.1 1.1
OpenCL version 2 2.0
DirectX version 12 12

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon APU 580 (multi-core)

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 6400 MHz
Bus - -
Max bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
Max size 24 GB -

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2960 x 1440
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 64MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 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, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X65 R16-ready 5G modem
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 21
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed 5G Up to 10240 Mbps Up to 4700 Mbps
Download speed 4G Up to 2500 Mbps -
Upload speed 5G - -
Upload speed 4G Up to 316 Mbps -
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.3 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced May 2022 March 2022
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number - MT6895Z/TCZA
Official page Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 official site Dimensity 8100 official site