MediaTek Dimensity 820 vs AMD EPYC 7451

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MediaTek Dimensity 820 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 7451
MediaTek Dimensity 820 AMD EPYC 7451

CPU comparison

MediaTek Dimensity 820 or AMD EPYC 7451 - 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 820 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The MediaTek Dimensity 820 was released in Q2/2020.

The AMD EPYC 7451 has 24 cores with 48 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7451 was released in Q3/2017.
Mediatek Dimensity (36) Family AMD EPYC (129)
MediaTek Dimensity 820 (1) CPU group AMD EPYC 7001 (12)
1 Generation 1
Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55 Architecture Naples (Zen)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek Dimensity 820 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz. The AMD EPYC 7451 has 24 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz (3.20 GHz).

MediaTek Dimensity 820 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7451
8 Cores 24
8 Threads 48
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.60 GHz
4x Cortex-A76
A-Core 2.30 GHz (3.20 GHz)
2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A55
B-Core --

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 820 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7451
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

ARM Mali-G57 MP5 GPU no iGPU
0.90 GHz GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
Vallhall 1 GPU Generation --
7 nm Technology
2 Max. displays
5 Compute units --
80 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
4 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

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-G57 MP5 GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode / Encode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The MediaTek Dimensity 820 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7451 can connect up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels.

MediaTek Dimensity 820 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7451
LPDDR4X-4266 Memory DDR4-2666
16 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
17.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 170.6 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 64.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 128
-- PCIe Bandwidth 126.1 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The MediaTek Dimensity 820 has a TDP of --, that of the AMD EPYC 7451 is 180 W.

MediaTek Dimensity 820 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7451
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 180 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek Dimensity 820 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the AMD EPYC 7451 cache has a total of 64.00 MB.

MediaTek Dimensity 820 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7451
7 nm Technology 14 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
-- Socket SP3
None Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2020 Release date Q3/2017
-- Release price 2400 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek Dimensity 820 (73%)
AMD EPYC 7451 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek Dimensity 820 (19%)
AMD EPYC 7451 (100%)

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 820 MediaTek Dimensity 820
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
646 (73%)
AMD EPYC 7451 AMD EPYC 7451
24C 48T @ 3.20 GHz
884 (100%)

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 820 MediaTek Dimensity 820
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
2432 (17%)
AMD EPYC 7451 AMD EPYC 7451
24C 48T @ 2.90 GHz
14671 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
MediaTek Dimensity 820 MediaTek Dimensity 820
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
4401 (21%)
AMD EPYC 7451 AMD EPYC 7451
24C 48T @ 2.90 GHz
20479 (100%)

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 820 MediaTek Dimensity 820
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
820 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7451 AMD EPYC 7451
24C 48T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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 820 MediaTek Dimensity 820
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
2512 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7451 AMD EPYC 7451
24C 48T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
MediaTek Dimensity 820 MediaTek Dimensity 820
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7451 AMD EPYC 7451
24C 48T @ 3.20 GHz
317 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
MediaTek Dimensity 820 MediaTek Dimensity 820
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7451 AMD EPYC 7451
24C 48T @ 2.90 GHz
6768 (100%)

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 820 MediaTek Dimensity 820
ARM Mali-G57 MP5 @ 0.90 GHz
576 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7451 AMD EPYC 7451
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

AnTuTu 9 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 9 benchmark is very well suited to measuring the performance of a smartphone. AnTuTu 9 is quite heavy on 3D graphics and can now also use the "Metal" graphics interface. In AnTuTu, memory and UX (user experience) are also tested by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu version 9 can compare any ARM CPU running on Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly comparable when benchmarked on different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 9 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The rating is made up of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the working memory, and the performance of the internal graphics.
MediaTek Dimensity 820 MediaTek Dimensity 820
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
447630 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7451 AMD EPYC 7451
24C 48T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
MediaTek Dimensity 820 MediaTek Dimensity 820
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
407964 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7451 AMD EPYC 7451
24C 48T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
MediaTek Dimensity 820 MediaTek Dimensity 820
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7451 AMD EPYC 7451
24C 48T @ 3.20 GHz
141 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
MediaTek Dimensity 820 MediaTek Dimensity 820
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7451 AMD EPYC 7451
24C 48T @ 2.90 GHz
3277 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek Dimensity 820 AMD EPYC 7451
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