Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 vs MediaTek Dimensity 7020

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek Dimensity 7020
Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MediaTek Dimensity 7020

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 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 800 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.45 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 was released in Q2/2013.

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 (104) Family Mediatek Dimensity (36)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 800/801 (2) CPU group MediaTek Dimensity 7000 (3)
2 Generation 1
Krait 400 Architecture Cortex-A78 / Cortex-A55
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 is 2.45 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 800 Characteristic MediaTek Dimensity 7020
4 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.45 GHz
4x Krait 400
A-Core 2.20 GHz
2x Cortex-A78
-- B-Core 2.00 GHz
6x 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.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Characteristic MediaTek Dimensity 7020
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon QDSP6 V5 AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 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 330 GPU PowerVR IMG BXM-8-256
GPU frequency 0.90 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
3 GPU Generation 11
28 nm Technology
0 Max. displays 0
-- Compute units --
32 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- 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 330 GPU PowerVR IMG BXM-8-256
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 can use up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 14.9 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 800 Characteristic MediaTek Dimensity 7020
LPDDR3-1866 Memory LPDDR5-5500, LPDDR4X-4266
8 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
14.9 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 800 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 800 Characteristic MediaTek Dimensity 7020
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 is manufactured in 28 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 800 Characteristic MediaTek Dimensity 7020
28 nm Technology 6 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Android
Q2/2013 Release date Q1/2023
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (23%)
MediaTek Dimensity 7020 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (27%)
MediaTek Dimensity 7020 (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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Qualcomm Snapdragon 800
4C 4T @ 2.45 GHz
159 (23%)
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 800 Qualcomm Snapdragon 800
4C 4T @ 2.45 GHz
501 (27%)
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 800 Qualcomm Snapdragon 800
4C 4T @ 2.45 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 800 Qualcomm Snapdragon 800
4C 4T @ 2.45 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 800 Qualcomm Snapdragon 800
Qualcomm Adreno 330 @ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Dimensity 7020 MediaTek Dimensity 7020
PowerVR IMG BXM-8-256 @ 0.90 GHz
225 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MediaTek Dimensity 7020
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