MediaTek Dimensity 1000C
Qualcomm Snapdragon 850
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MediaTek Dimensity 1000C vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 850. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q3/2020
MediaTek Dimensity 1000C
MediaTek Dimensity 1000C
Released
Q3/2018
Overall score
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 850
Qualcomm Snapdragon 850

What's the best choice MediaTek Dimensity 1000C or Qualcomm Snapdragon 850? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

MediaTek Dimensity 1000C has a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. 8 Cores. Released in Q3/2020.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 has a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. 8 Cores. Released in Q3/2018.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1113 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 10% better clock speed

    2.00 GHz left arrow 1.80 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions MediaTek Dimensity 1000C CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1027 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    905 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    563 place
  • AnTuTu 8 benchmark
    30 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1442 left arrow score
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 32 % better overclocked clock speed

    2.95 GHz left arrow 2.00 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1146 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    969 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    485 place

Specifications

Technical data
MediaTek Dimensity 1000C MediaTek Dimensity 1000C
Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 Qualcomm Snapdragon 850
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    Mediatek Dimensity left arrow Qualcomm Snapdragon
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 5
  • CPU group
    MediaTek Dimensity 1000 left arrow Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    2.00 GHz left arrow 1.80 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    2.00 GHz left arrow 2.95 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (8 Cores)
    2.00 GHz left arrow 2.95 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • A core
    4x Cortex-A77 left arrow 4x Kryo 385 Gold
  • B core
    4x Cortex-A55 left arrow 4x Kryo 385 Silver
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    ARM Mali-G57 MP5 left arrow Qualcomm Adreno 630
  • GPU frequency
    0.95 GHz left arrow 0.70 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    5 left arrow 0
  • Shader
    80 left arrow 256
  • Max. GPU Memory
    4 GB left arrow 8 GB
  • Max. displays
    2 left arrow 2
  • Generation
    Vallhall 1 left arrow 4
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 11
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Release date
    Q2/2020 left arrow Q1/2018
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • AV1
    Decode left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VC-1
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 and MediaTek Dimensity 1000C. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    LPDDR4X-1866 left arrow LPDDR4X-1866
  • Max. Memory
    12 GB left arrow 8 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 4
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP MediaTek Dimensity 1000C and Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by MediaTek Dimensity 1000C and MediaTek Dimensity 1000C, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) left arrow ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow None
  • Architecture
    Cortex-A77 / Cortex-A55 left arrow Kryo 385
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Socket
    N/A left arrow N/A
  • Release date
    Q3/2020 left arrow Q3/2018
  • Part Number
    MT6883Z/CZA left arrow SDM850

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between MediaTek Dimensity 1000C and Qualcomm Snapdragon 850.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
607
MediaTek Dimensity 1000C
489
Qualcomm Snapdragon 850
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
2357
MediaTek Dimensity 1000C
1953
Qualcomm Snapdragon 850
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
608
MediaTek Dimensity 1000C
737
Qualcomm Snapdragon 850

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