MediaTek Dimensity 800U
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MediaTek Dimensity 800U vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q3/2020
MediaTek Dimensity 800U
MediaTek Dimensity 800U
Released
Q4/2018
Overall score
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2

What's the best choice MediaTek Dimensity 800U or Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2? Which processor is faster?

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

MediaTek Dimensity 800U has a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. 8 Cores. Released in Q3/2020.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2 has a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. 8 / 8 Cores. Power consumption of 7 W. Released in Q4/2018.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1114 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 800U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1040 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1014 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1033 place
  • AnTuTu 8 benchmark
    42 place
  • AnTuTu 9 Benchmark
    29 place
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 15 % better overclocked clock speed

    2.84 GHz left arrow 2.40 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    843 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    799 place

Specifications

Technical data
MediaTek Dimensity 800U MediaTek Dimensity 800U
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2
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 3
  • CPU group
    MediaTek Dimensity 700/720/800 left arrow Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
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
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    2.40 GHz left arrow 2.84 GHz
  • Turbo (8 Cores)
    2.00 GHz left arrow 2.84 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
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 MP3 left arrow Qualcomm Adreno 690
  • GPU frequency
    0.95 GHz left arrow 0.25 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 0.59 GHz
  • Execution units
    3 left arrow 0
  • Shader
    48 left arrow 0
  • Max. GPU Memory
    4 GB left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    2 left arrow 0
  • Generation
    Vallhall 1 left arrow 6
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Release date
    Q2/2020 left arrow Q4/2020
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 / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • 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 8cx Gen. 2 and MediaTek Dimensity 800U. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    LPDDR4X-2133 left arrow LPDDR4X-2133
  • Max. Memory
    12 GB left arrow
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 8
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP MediaTek Dimensity 800U and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    left arrow 7 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by MediaTek Dimensity 800U and MediaTek Dimensity 800U, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) left arrow ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow None
  • L3-Cache
    -- left arrow 2.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55 left arrow Kryo 495
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Socket
    N/A left arrow N/A
  • Release date
    Q3/2020 left arrow Q4/2018
  • Part Number
    MT6853V/TNZA MT6853T left arrow --

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between MediaTek Dimensity 800U and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2.

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
593
MediaTek Dimensity 800U
760
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2
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
1783
MediaTek Dimensity 800U
2855
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2

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