Dimensity 920 vs Dimensity 8100

We compared two 8-core processors: MediaTek Dimensity 920 (with Mali-G68 MP4 graphics) and Dimensity 8100 (Mali-G610 MP6). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 920
  • Higher GPU frequency (~10%)
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 8100
  • Has 2 MB larger L3 cache size than the Dimensity 920
  • Performs 91% better in floating-point computations
  • Shows significantly better (up to 63%) AnTuTu 10 score – 871K vs 534K
  • Has a smaller size transistor (5 versus 6 nm)
  • Announced 7-months later
  • 14% higher CPU clock speed (2850 vs 2500 MHz)
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Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 10

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
534117
871986
CPU 163969 264317
GPU 115339 213797
Memory 111843 179911
UX 139992 208619
Total score 534117 871986

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
3658
Asset compression 116.7 MB/sec 165.4 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 60.1 pages/sec 110.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 85.8 Mpixels/sec 139.8 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 45.8 images/sec 79.5 images/sec
HDR 73.5 Mpixels/sec 116.3 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 6.59 images/sec 10.3 images/sec
Photo processing 14.9 images/sec 30 images/sec
Ray tracing 3.29 Mpixels/sec 4.71 Mpixels/sec
Compute Score (GPU)
4246
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3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Performance
5766
Stability - 98%
Graphics test 13 FPS 34 FPS
Score 2269 5766

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 64 FPS
[Ultra]
77 FPS
[Ultra]
Call of Duty: Mobile 59 FPS
[High]
60 FPS
[Ultra]
Fortnite 27 FPS
[Low]
26 FPS
[High]
Shadowgun Legends 68 FPS
[Medium]
74 FPS
[Ultra]
World of Tanks Blitz 59 FPS
[Ultra]
98 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact 46 FPS
[Medium]
57 FPS
[Ultra]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 53 FPS
[Ultra]
59 FPS
[Ultra]
Device Oppo Realme 9 Pro Plus
1080 x 2400
OnePlus Ace
1080 x 2412
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Dimensity 920 and Dimensity 8100

CPU

Architecture 2x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A78
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
4x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2500 MHz 2850 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L3 cache 2 MB 4 MB
Process 6 nanometers 5 nanometers
Transistor count 10 billion -
TDP 4 W 6 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G68 MP4 Mali-G610 MP6
Architecture Valhall 2nd gen Valhall 3rd gen
GPU frequency 950 MHz 860 MHz
Execution units 4 6
FLOPS 684 Gigaflops 1309 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
Max size 16 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
Storage type UFS 2.1, UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2960 x 1440
Max camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 20MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC

Connectivity

Modem - MediaTek UltraSave 2.0
4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 21
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 2770 Mbps Up to 4700 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1250 Mbps Up to 2500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.2 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced August 2021 March 2022
Class Mid range Flagship
Model number MT6877T MT6895Z/TCZA
Official page MediaTek Dimensity 920 official site MediaTek Dimensity 8100 official site
Further details
Notes on Dimensity 8100:
    - There are "Max" and "Ultra" versions which are basically all the same. The Dimensity 8100 Ultra features optimized software, while the Dimensity 8100 Max boosts the clock from 2.85 GHz to 2.9 GHz.

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