Snapdragon 665 vs Dimensity 7020

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 (with Adreno 610 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 7020 (IMG BXM-8-256). 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 7020
  • Shows significantly better (up to 2x) AnTuTu 11 score – 644K vs 329K
  • Has a smaller size transistor (6 versus 11 nm)
  • Supports 72% higher memory bandwidth (25.6 against 14.9 GB/s)
  • 10% higher CPU clock speed (2200 vs 2000 MHz)
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
644203
CPU 147902 247156
GPU 24130 53263
Memory 68847 142748
UX 88578 201036
Total score 329457 644203
Samples [9 tests] [14 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 67.9 MB/sec 113.9 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 40.2 pages/sec 60.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 48.5 Mpixels/sec 80.9 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 12.7 images/sec 44.3 images/sec
HDR 44.1 Mpixels/sec 71.5 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 1.82 images/sec 6.61 images/sec
Photo processing 8.45 images/sec 20.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 1.66 Mpixels/sec 2.97 Mpixels/sec
Samples 2 tests 15 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 0.28 images/sec 1.21 images/sec
Face detection 0.14 images/sec 0.75 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.02 Gpixels/sec 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.04 Gpixels/sec 0.06 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.02 Gpixels/sec 0.03 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching - 0.01 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 1.24 Gpixels/sec 1.92 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 22.5 FPS 109.8 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 2 tests -

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
11645
Web score 6072 11480
Video editing score 5062 5240
Data manipulation score 5151 8591
Photo editing score 11822 28967
Writing score 6677 16245
Phones tested 2 models 3 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 29 FPS
[Low]
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Call of Duty: Mobile 28 FPS
[Ultra]
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Fortnite 27 FPS
[Low]
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Shadowgun Legends 53 FPS
[Low]
-
World of Tanks Blitz 57 FPS
[Medium]
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Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 30 FPS
[High]
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Device Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T
1080 x 2340
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We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-17 (SR Saani)AnTuTu345256
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-10 (bang)AnTuTu350459
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-05 (Thomas πŸ‡§πŸ‡·)AnTuTu319538
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-10 -> NursAnTuTu329457
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-09 -> NursAnTuTu329457
MediaTek Dimensity 7020
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-12 (Murilo)AnTuTu585043
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-29 (SANDER)AnTuTu688346
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-21 (Anonim)AnTuTu735101
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-31 (PhosperX)AnTuTu662065
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-02 (asmire)AnTuTu649794

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 665 and Dimensity 7020

CPU

Architecture 4x 2 GHz – Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 260 Silver (Cortex-A53)
2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A78
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2000 MHz 2200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8.2-A
Process 11 nanometers 6 nanometers
Transistor count 1.75 billion 10 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W 4 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 610 IMG BXM-8-256
Architecture Adreno 600 PowerVR IMG GPU
GPU frequency 950 MHz 950 MHz
Pipelines 1 8
Shading units 128 16
Total shaders 128 128
FLOPS 243.2 Gigaflops 243.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 3.0
DirectX version 12.1 12

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 686 Yes

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 1866 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 14.9 Gb/s 25.6 Gb/s
Max size 8 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 48MP, 2x 16MP 1x 108MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem X12 -
4G support LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 18
5G support No Yes
Download speed Up to 600 Mbps Up to 2770 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 1250 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 5.0 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced April 2019 May 2023
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number SM6125 -
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 official site MediaTek Dimensity 7020 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 -

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