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Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 vs MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus. Specifications

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Released
Q2/2021
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
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MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus
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What's the best choice Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 or MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 has a base frequency of 1.80 GHz. 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 10 W. Released in Q2/2021.

MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus has a base frequency of 1.80 GHz. 8 / 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Released in Q3/2022.

Differences


Positions in all rankings

Common positions Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    397 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    503 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    203 place
  • AnTuTu 8 benchmark
    7 place

Positions in all rankings

Common positions MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

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Specifications

Technical data
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    Qualcomm Snapdragon 865/870 left arrow MediaTek Dimensity 9000
  • Family
    Qualcomm Snapdragon left arrow Mediatek Dimensity
  • Generation
    7 left arrow 3
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • A-Core
    1x Kryo 585 Prime left arrow 1x Cortex-X2
  • B-Core
    3x Kryo 585 Gold left arrow 3x Cortex-A710
  • Base Frequency
    1.8 GHz left arrow -
  • C-Core
    4x Kryo 585 Silver left arrow 4x Cortex-A510
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) left arrow hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 8
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.2 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    2.42 GHz left arrow -
  • A-Core Frequency
    - left arrow 1.80 GHz (3.20 GHz)
  • B-Core Frequency
    - left arrow 2.85 GHz
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.

  • DirectX Version
    12.0 left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    2 left arrow 10
  • Generation
    6 left arrow Vallhall 3
  • GPU Frequency
    250 MHz left arrow 900 MHz
  • GPU name
    Qualcomm Adreno 650 left arrow ARM Mali-G710 MP10
  • GPU Turbo
    670 MHz left arrow No turbo
  • Max. displays
    1 left arrow 1
  • Release date
    Q4/2019 left arrow Q2/2021
  • Shader
    512 left arrow 0
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 4 nm
Hardware codec support

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

  • AV1
    No left arrow Decode
  • H.264 / AVC
    Conflicting source values: Decode | Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus and Qualcomm Snapdragon 870. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    16 GB left arrow -
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 4
  • Memory type
    LPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5-5500 left arrow LPDDR5-7500
  • Memory Bandwidth
    - left arrow 60 GB/s
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 and MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    10 W left arrow -
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 and MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Kryo 585 left arrow Cortex-X2 / -A710 / -A510
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) left arrow ARMv9-A64 (64 bit)
  • L2-Cache
    2.00 MB left arrow -
  • L3-Cache
    3.00 MB left arrow -
  • Part Number
    SM8250-AC left arrow MT6983
  • Release date
    Q2/2021 left arrow Q3/2022
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 4 nm
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow None
  • Operating systems
    - left arrow Android

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

No comparable benchmark results are available yet. Specifications alone do not determine which model is faster.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15

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