MediaTek Dimensity 8020 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


MediaTek Dimensity 8020 CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3
MediaTek Dimensity 8020 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the MediaTek Dimensity 8020 and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the MediaTek Dimensity 8020 8 core processor released in Q2/2023 with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2022.
Mediatek Dimensity (36) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (104)
MediaTek Dimensity 8000 (4) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Plus (1)
3 Generation 3
Cortex-A78 / Cortex-A55 Architecture Cortex-A78 / Cortex-A55
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek Dimensity 8020 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3 clocks with 2.40 GHz, has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

MediaTek Dimensity 8020 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3
8 Cores 8
8 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.60 GHz
4x Cortex-A78
A-Core 2.40 GHz
4x Cortex-A78
2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A55
B-Core 1.50 GHz
4x Cortex-A55

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

MediaTek Dimensity 8020 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

ARM Mali-G77 MP9 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 642L
0.85 GHz GPU frequency 0.70 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
Vallhall 1 GPU Generation 5
7 nm Technology 6 nm
1 Max. displays 1
9 Compute units 4
144 Shader 384
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
4 GB Max. GPU Memory 4 GB
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.

ARM Mali-G77 MP9 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 642L
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 4 memory channels is supported by the MediaTek Dimensity 8020, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s enabled.

MediaTek Dimensity 8020 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3
LPDDR4X-4266 Memory LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR4X-4266
16 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The MediaTek Dimensity 8020 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

MediaTek Dimensity 8020 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek Dimensity 8020 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 5 nm. The cache of Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 6 nm.

MediaTek Dimensity 8020 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3
5 nm Technology 6 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Android
Q2/2023 Release date Q1/2022
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek Dimensity 8020 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3 (86%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek Dimensity 8020 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3 (38%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
MediaTek Dimensity 8020 MediaTek Dimensity 8020
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
839 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
675 (80%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
MediaTek Dimensity 8020 MediaTek Dimensity 8020
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
3328 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
268 (8%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
MediaTek Dimensity 8020 MediaTek Dimensity 8020
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
1125 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
1025 (91%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
MediaTek Dimensity 8020 MediaTek Dimensity 8020
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
3631 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
2476 (68%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
MediaTek Dimensity 8020 MediaTek Dimensity 8020
ARM Mali-G77 MP9 @ 0.85 GHz
979 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3
Qualcomm Adreno 642L @ 0.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek Dimensity 8020 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3
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