Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 vs MediaTek Dimensity 7020

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek Dimensity 7020
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 MediaTek Dimensity 7020

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 or MediaTek Dimensity 7020 - 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.63 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 was released in Q4/2023.

The MediaTek Dimensity 7020 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The MediaTek Dimensity 7020 was released in Q1/2023.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family Mediatek Dimensity (36)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 (1) CPU group MediaTek Dimensity 7000 (3)
3 Generation 1
Kryo Prime, Gold, Silver Architecture Cortex-A78 / Cortex-A55
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 is 2.63 GHz while the MediaTek Dimensity 7020 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the MediaTek Dimensity 7020 is at 2.20 GHz.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 Characteristic MediaTek Dimensity 7020
8 Cores 8
8 Threads 8
hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.63 GHz
1x Cortex-A715
A-Core 2.20 GHz
2x Cortex-A78
2.40 GHz
3x Cortex-A715
B-Core 2.00 GHz
6x Cortex-A55
1.80 GHz
4x Cortex-A510
C-Core --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 Characteristic MediaTek Dimensity 7020
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 or MediaTek Dimensity 7020 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.

Qualcomm Adreno 720 GPU PowerVR IMG BXM-8-256
0.44 GHz GPU frequency 0.90 GHz
0.44 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation 11
4 nm Technology
0 Max. displays 0
-- Compute units --
-- Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
12.1 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.

Qualcomm Adreno 720 GPU PowerVR IMG BXM-8-256
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 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 51.2 GB/s. The MediaTek Dimensity 7020 supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 44.0 GB/s.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 Characteristic MediaTek Dimensity 7020
LPDDR4X-4266, LPDDR5-6400 Memory LPDDR5-5500, LPDDR4X-4266
Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 44.0 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 is --, while the MediaTek Dimensity 7020 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 Characteristic MediaTek Dimensity 7020
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 is manufactured in 4 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The MediaTek Dimensity 7020 is manufactured in 6 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 Characteristic MediaTek Dimensity 7020
4 nm Technology 6 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
Armv9-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Android, Windows 10/11 (ARM) Operating systems Android
Q4/2023 Release date Q1/2023
-- Release price --
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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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
8C 8T @ 2.63 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Dimensity 7020 MediaTek Dimensity 7020
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
696 (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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
8C 8T @ 2.63 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Dimensity 7020 MediaTek Dimensity 7020
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1877 (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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
8C 8T @ 2.63 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Dimensity 7020 MediaTek Dimensity 7020
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
914 (100%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
8C 8T @ 2.63 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Dimensity 7020 MediaTek Dimensity 7020
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
2292 (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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
Qualcomm Adreno 720 @ 0.44 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Dimensity 7020 MediaTek Dimensity 7020
PowerVR IMG BXM-8-256 @ 0.90 GHz
225 (100%)

AnTuTu 10 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 10 benchmark is one of the best-known benchmarks for mobile processors, which is now available in version 10. There is a version for Android-based smartphones and tablets, as well as a version for Apple mobile devices, i.e. iPhones and iPads.

The Antutu 10 benchmark has 3 phases. In the first phase, the device's RAM is tested, in phase 2 the graphics are tested and in the final phase the entire device is pushed to its performance limits by rendering 3D graphics.

Antutu 10 is therefore ideal for comparing the performance of different devices.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
8C 8T @ 2.63 GHz
769286 (100%)
MediaTek Dimensity 7020 MediaTek Dimensity 7020
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 MediaTek Dimensity 7020
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