Snapdragon 855 Plus vs Dimensity 1000 Plus
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus (with Adreno 640 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Plus (Mali-G77 MC9). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus
- Has 1.49 MB larger L3 cache size than the Dimensity 1000 Plus
- Developers optimize games for Snapdragon processors more often than for Dimensity
- 14% higher CPU clock speed (2960 vs 2600 MHz)
- Supports 14% higher memory bandwidth (34.1 against 29.87 GB/s)
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Plus
- Higher GPU frequency (~26%)
- Announced 10-months later
- Shows better (up to 8%) AnTuTu 9 score – 600K vs 555K
- Better instruction set architecture
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Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 9
| CPU | 146250 | 157035 |
| GPU | 211063 | 217459 |
| Memory | 82883 | 92120 |
| UX | 112185 | 132571 |
| Total score | 555420 | 600458 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Image compression | 140.9 Mpixels/s | 166.4 Mpixels/s |
| Face detection | 23 images/s | 28.2 images/s |
| Speech recognition | 39.1 words/s | 45.2 words/s |
| Machine learning | 43.6 images/s | 46.9 images/s |
| Camera shooting | 24.1 images/s | 27.8 images/s |
| HTML 5 | 2.98 Mnodes/s | 3.53 Mnodes/s |
| SQLite | 745.4 Krows/s | 883.8 Krows/s |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 97% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 14 FPS | 22 FPS |
| Score | 2364 | 3753 |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 39 FPS [Ultra] |
45 FPS [Ultra] |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | 58 FPS [Ultra] |
55 FPS [High] |
| Fortnite | 29 FPS [Medium] |
28 FPS [Medium] |
| Shadowgun Legends | 53 FPS [Ultra] |
58 FPS [Ultra] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
56 FPS [Ultra] |
| Genshin Impact | 39 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 58 FPS [Ultra] |
59 FPS [Ultra] |
| Device | Realme X3 Superzoom 1080 x 2400 |
iQOO Z1 1080 x 2400 |
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 855 Plus and Dimensity 1000 PlusCPU
| Architecture | 1x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) 3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver) |
4x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A77 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2960 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.1-A | ARMv8.3-A |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | - |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | 0.512 MB |
| Process | 7 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 6.7 billion | - |
| TDP | 10 W | 10 W |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 640 | Mali-G77 MC9 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Valhall |
| GPU frequency | 675 MHz | 850 MHz |
| Execution units | 2 | 9 |
| Shading units | 384 | 144 |
| FLOPS | 1036 Gigaflops | - |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 34.1 Gbit/s | 29.87 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 16 GB | 16 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 690 | MediaTek APU 3.0 |
| Storage type | UFS 3.0 | UFS 2.2 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP | 1x 80MP, 2x 32MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 |
| Audio codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | X24 LTE, X50 5G | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 20 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 2000 Mbps | Up to 1200 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 316 Mbps | Up to 316 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
Info
| Announced | July 2019 | May 2020 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | SM8150-AC | MT6889Z/CZA |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus official site | MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Plus official site |
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