Snapdragon 855 Plus vs Dimensity 800U
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus (with Adreno 640 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 800U (Mali-G57 MC3). 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
- Supports 100% higher memory bandwidth (34.13 against 17.07 GB/s)
- Shows significantly better (up to 42%) AnTuTu 9 score – 553K vs 390K
- 23% higher CPU clock speed (2960 vs 2400 MHz)
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 800U
- Higher GPU frequency (~26%)
- Announced 1-year and 1-month later
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 9
| CPU | 145705 | 106229 |
| GPU | 205460 | 104632 |
| Memory | 92875 | 75745 |
| UX | 111507 | 107277 |
| Total score | 553578 | 390356 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Image compression | 140.9 Mpixels/s | 105.3 Mpixels/s |
| Face detection | 23 images/s | 15.5 images/s |
| Speech recognition | 39.1 words/s | 33.8 words/s |
| Machine learning | 43.6 images/s | 28.6 images/s |
| Camera shooting | 24.1 images/s | 14.4 images/s |
| HTML 5 | 2.98 Mnodes/s | 2.08 Mnodes/s |
| SQLite | 745.4 Krows/s | 534.9 Krows/s |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 97% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 14 FPS | 9 FPS |
| Score | 2364 | 1610 |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 39 FPS [Ultra] |
44 FPS [Ultra] |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | 58 FPS [Ultra] |
47 FPS [Medium] |
| Fortnite | 29 FPS [Medium] |
28 FPS [Low] |
| Shadowgun Legends | 53 FPS [Ultra] |
39 FPS [Ultra] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
51 FPS [Ultra] |
| Genshin Impact | 39 FPS [Ultra] |
35 FPS [Low] |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 58 FPS [Ultra] |
55 FPS [Ultra] |
| Device | Realme X3 Superzoom 1080 x 2400 |
Oppo Realme 7 5G 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 800UCPU
| 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) |
2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A76 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2960 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | - |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | - |
| Process | 7 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 6.7 billion | - |
| TDP | 6 W | - |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 640 | Mali-G57 MC3 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Valhall |
| GPU frequency | 675 MHz | 850 MHz |
| Execution units | 2 | 3 |
| Shading units | 384 | 48 |
| FLOPS | 1037 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 | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 34.13 Gbit/s | 17.07 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 16 GB | 16 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 690 | Yes |
| 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 64MP, 2x 20MP |
| 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, VP9 |
| Audio codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC |
Connectivity
| Modem | X24 LTE, X50 5G | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 20 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 5000 Mbps | Up to 2770 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 1240 Mbps | Up to 1250 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
Info
| Announced | July 2019 | August 2020 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | SM8150-AC | MT6853T |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus official site | MediaTek Dimensity 800U official site |
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