Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G vs MediaTek Dimensity 800U. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2021
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G
Released
Q3/2020
Overall score
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MediaTek Dimensity 800U
MediaTek Dimensity 800U

What's the best choice Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G or MediaTek Dimensity 800U? Which processor is faster?

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

Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G has a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. 8 Cores. Released in Q1/2021.

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

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1223 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1131 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1045 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    605 place
  • AnTuTu 8 benchmark
    64 place
  • 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
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 25 % better overclocked clock speed

    2.40 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

Specifications

Technical data
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G
MediaTek Dimensity 800U MediaTek Dimensity 800U
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    Qualcomm Snapdragon left arrow Mediatek Dimensity
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 1
  • CPU group
    Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 left arrow MediaTek Dimensity 700/720/800
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
    1.80 GHz left arrow 2.00 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    1.80 GHz left arrow 2.40 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (8 Cores)
    1.80 GHz left arrow 2.00 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • A core
    2x Kryo 460 Gold left arrow 2x Cortex-A76
  • B core
    6x Kryo 460 Silver left arrow 6x Cortex-A55
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
    Qualcomm Adreno 619 left arrow ARM Mali-G57 MP3
  • GPU frequency
    0.95 GHz left arrow 0.95 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    0 left arrow 3
  • Shader
    128 left arrow 48
  • Max. GPU Memory
    4 GB left arrow 4 GB
  • Max. displays
    2 left arrow 2
  • Generation
    6 left arrow Vallhall 1
  • DirectX Version
    12.1 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    8 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Release date
    Q2/2020 left arrow Q2/2020
Hardware codec support

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

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

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by MediaTek Dimensity 800U and Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    LPDDR4X-2133 left arrow LPDDR4X-2133
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 12 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    1 left arrow 2
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G and MediaTek Dimensity 800U 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G and Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G, 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
    Kryo 460 left arrow Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55
  • Technology
    8 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Socket
    N/A left arrow N/A
  • Release date
    Q1/2021 left arrow Q3/2020
  • Part Number
    SM4350 left arrow MT6853V/TNZA MT6853T

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G and MediaTek Dimensity 800U.

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
503
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G
593
MediaTek Dimensity 800U
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
1643
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G
1783
MediaTek Dimensity 800U
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
536
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G
365
MediaTek Dimensity 800U
AnTuTu 8 benchmark
The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark tests ARM processors by simulating browser and application performance for Android, iOS, AI, SoC
260173
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G
334689
MediaTek Dimensity 800U

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