MediaTek Dimensity 920
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MediaTek Dimensity 920 vs Samsung Exynos 1080. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q3/2021
MediaTek Dimensity 920
MediaTek Dimensity 920
Released
Q4/2020
Overall score
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Samsung Exynos 1080
Samsung Exynos 1080

What's the best choice MediaTek Dimensity 920 or Samsung Exynos 1080? Which processor is faster?

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

MediaTek Dimensity 920 has a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 10 W. Released in Q3/2021.

Samsung Exynos 1080 has a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. 8 / 8 Cores. Released in Q4/2020.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1018 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions MediaTek Dimensity 920 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    829 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1387 place
  • AnTuTu 8 benchmark
    24 place
  • AnTuTu 9 Benchmark
    23 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    772 left arrow score
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 11 % better overclocked clock speed

    2.80 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Samsung Exynos 1080 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    644 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    705 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    316 place
  • AnTuTu 8 benchmark
    4 place

Specifications

Technical data
MediaTek Dimensity 920 MediaTek Dimensity 920
Samsung Exynos 1080 Samsung Exynos 1080
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 Samsung Exynos
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 5
  • CPU group
    MediaTek Dimensity 900/920 left arrow Samsung Exynos 1080
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 2.00 GHz
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    2.50 GHz left arrow 2.80 GHz
  • Turbo (8 Cores)
    2.00 GHz left arrow 2.60 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow hybrid (Prime / 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-G68 MP4 left arrow ARM Mali-G78 MP10
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow 0.76 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    4 left arrow 10
  • Shader
    64 left arrow 160
  • Max. displays
    1 left arrow 1
  • Generation
    Vallhall 2 left arrow Vallhall 2
  • Technology
    6 nm left arrow 5 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 / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Samsung Exynos 1080 and MediaTek Dimensity 920. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    LPDDR4XLPDDR5 left arrow LPDDR4XLPDDR5
  • Max. Memory
    16 GB left arrow
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 4
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP MediaTek Dimensity 920 and Samsung Exynos 1080 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

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

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by MediaTek Dimensity 920 and MediaTek Dimensity 920, 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
    2.00 MB left arrow --
  • Architecture
    Cortex-A78 / Cortex-A55 left arrow Cortex-A78/-A78/-A55
  • Technology
    6 nm left arrow 5 nm
  • Socket
    N/A left arrow N/A
  • Release date
    Q3/2021 left arrow Q4/2020

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between MediaTek Dimensity 920 and Samsung Exynos 1080.

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
789
MediaTek Dimensity 920
903
Samsung Exynos 1080
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
2486
MediaTek Dimensity 920
3343
Samsung Exynos 1080
AnTuTu 8 benchmark
The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark tests ARM processors by simulating browser and application performance for Android, iOS, AI, SoC
482796
MediaTek Dimensity 920
688300
Samsung Exynos 1080

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