Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 vs Dimensity 8100

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 (with Adreno 644 graphics) and MediaTek 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
  • Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 5 nm)
  • Better instruction set architecture
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 8100
  • Supports 100% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 25.6 GB/s)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~30%)
  • Performs 29% better in floating-point computations
  • Shows better (up to 31%) AnTuTu 10 score – 871K vs 663K
  • 19% higher CPU clock speed (2850 vs 2400 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
871986
CPU 234797 264317
GPU 168607 213797
Memory 111786 179911
UX 142451 208619
Total score 663190 871986

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 130.3 MB/sec 165.4 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 71.4 pages/sec 110.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 101.8 Mpixels/sec 139.8 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 51.3 images/sec 79.5 images/sec
HDR 84.1 Mpixels/sec 116.3 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 10.5 images/sec 10.3 images/sec
Photo processing 25 images/sec 30 images/sec
Ray tracing 3.49 Mpixels/sec 4.71 Mpixels/sec
Compute Score (GPU)
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3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability 99% 98%
Graphics test 18 FPS 34 FPS
Score 3093 5766

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile - 77 FPS
[Ultra]
Call of Duty: Mobile - 60 FPS
[Ultra]
Fortnite - 26 FPS
[High]
Shadowgun Legends - 74 FPS
[Ultra]
World of Tanks Blitz - 98 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact - 57 FPS
[Ultra]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang - 59 FPS
[Ultra]
Device - 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 Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 and Dimensity 8100

CPU

Architecture 1x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A710
3x 2.36 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
4x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2400 MHz 2850 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache 3 MB -
L3 cache - 4 MB
Process 4 nanometers 5 nanometers
TDP 5 W 6 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 644 Mali-G610 MP6
Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 3rd gen
GPU frequency 660 MHz 860 MHz
Execution units 2 6
Shading units 384 -
Total shaders 768 -
FLOPS 1013.8 Gigaflops 1309 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 -

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 25.6 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
Max size 16 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 3360 x 1600 2960 x 1440
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, 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 X62 MediaTek UltraSave 2.0
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 21
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 4400 Mbps Up to 4700 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1600 Mbps Up to 2500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.3 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced May 2022 March 2022
Class Mid range Flagship
Model number SM7450-AB MT6895Z/TCZA
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 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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