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 (~94%)
  • Shows better (up to 27%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1092K vs 859K
  • 19% higher CPU clock speed (2850 vs 2400 MHz)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
1092605
CPU 108282 408979
GPU 342590 172618
Memory 171953 201895
UX 236691 309113
Total score 859516 1092605
Samples [27 tests] [52 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 141.4 MB/sec 181.3 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 72.8 pages/sec 108.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 107.3 Mpixels/sec 134.5 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 58.6 images/sec 88.6 images/sec
HDR 83.4 Mpixels/sec 131.3 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 11.6 images/sec 12.3 images/sec
Photo processing 25.9 images/sec 32.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 3.99 Mpixels/sec 4.87 Mpixels/sec
Samples 19 tests 19 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 3.74 images/sec 4.92 images/sec
Face detection 1.92 images/sec 2.66 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.14 Gpixels/sec 0.23 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.19 Gpixels/sec 0.26 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.17 Gpixels/sec 0.18 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.02 Gpixels/sec 0.06 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 7.05 Gpixels/sec 9.79 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 453.8 FPS 849.5 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 8 tests 12 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 273 564
Stability 98% 92%
Graphics test 2 FPS 4 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 857 1540
Stability - 91%
Graphics test 5 FPS 9 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 10439 11581
Video editing score 7300 7037
Data manipulation score 9185 8309
Photo editing score 27068 19759
Writing score 11979 16904
Phones tested Less than 3 6 models

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.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-11 (АлСша)AnTuTu 12727693
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-09 (Ka4sen)AnTuTu 12954645
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-02 -> sohailkhanAnTuTu 12752544
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-06 (STEVEN MP)AnTuTu 11920942
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-23 (Zamorokk)AnTuTu 11886048
MediaTek Dimensity 8100
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-07 (Gelu)AnTuTu 111054060
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-05 (Zuma)AnTuTu 111171695
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-21 (CrysTalesia)AnTuTu 111125997
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-19 (bbgsqq)AnTuTu 111213935
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-09 -> Tem4kAnTuTu 111120838

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 (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W 6 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 644 Mali-G610 MP6
Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 3rd gen
GPU frequency 443 MHz 860 MHz
Pipelines 3 6
Shading units 256 64
Total shaders 768 384
FLOPS 680.4 Gigaflops 660.5 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 3.0
DirectX version 12.1 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon MediaTek APU 580

Memory

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

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 2560 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
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X62 MediaTek UltraSave 2.0
4G support LTE Cat. 18 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
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 - MediaTek Dimensity 8400
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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