Snapdragon 870 vs Dimensity 8100 – which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.
The MediaTek Dimensity 8100 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.85 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The MediaTek Dimensity 8100 was released in Q1/2022.
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 was released in Q2/2021.
CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe MediaTek Dimensity 8100 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the MediaTek Dimensity 8100 is 2.85 GHz while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 is at 2.00 GHz.
8
Cores
8
8
Threads
8
hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Core architecture
hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
No
Hyperthreading
No
No
Overclocking ?
No
2.85 GHz 4x Cortex-A78
A-Core
3.20 GHz 1x Kryo 585 Prime
2.00 GHz 4x Cortex-A55
B-Core
2.42 GHz 3x Kryo 585 Gold
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C-Core
1.80 GHz 4x Kryo 585 Silver
Graphics Internal
The MediaTek Dimensity 8100 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system’s main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor’s die.
ARM Mali-G610 MP6
GPU
Qualcomm Adreno 650
GPU frequency
0.25 GHz
GPU (Turbo)
0.67 GHz
Vallhall 3
GPU Generation
6
4 nm
Technology
7 nm
1
Max. displays
1
6
Compute units
2
Shader
512
Max. GPU Memory
12
DirectX Version
12.0
Hardware Codec Support
A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
Decode / Encode
Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
Codec h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
Codec VP9
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
Codec VP8
Decode / Encode
Decode
Codec AV1
No
Decode / Encode
Codec AVC
Decode
Decode / Encode
Codec VC-1
Decode
Decode / Encode
Codec JPEG
Decode / Encode
Memory and PCIe
The MediaTek Dimensity 8100 can use up to GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is –. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 supports up to 16 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to –.
LPDDR5-6400
Memory
LPDDR5-5500, LPDDR4X-4266
Max. Memory
16 GB
4 (Quad Channel)
Memory channels
4 (Quad Channel)
—
Max. Bandwidth
—
No
ECC
No
L2 Cache
2.00 MB
L3 Cache
3.00 MB
PCIe version
—
PCIe lanes
—
—
PCIe Bandwidth
—
Thermal Management
The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek Dimensity 8100 is –, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 has a TDP of 10 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
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TDP (PL1 / PBP)
10 W
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TDP (PL2)
—
—
TDP up
—
—
TDP down
—
—
Tjunction max.
—
Technical Details
The MediaTek Dimensity 8100 is manufactured in 5 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 5.00 MB cache.
