Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8200

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2 CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek Dimensity 8200
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2 MediaTek Dimensity 8200

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2 or MediaTek Dimensity 8200 - 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 8cx Gen. 2 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.15 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2 was released in Q4/2018.

The MediaTek Dimensity 8200 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The MediaTek Dimensity 8200 was released in Q4/2022.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family Mediatek Dimensity (36)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx (2) CPU group MediaTek Dimensity 8000 4nm (1)
2 Generation 3
Kryo 495 Architecture Cortex-A78 / -A78 / -A55
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2 is 3.15 GHz while the MediaTek Dimensity 8200 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the MediaTek Dimensity 8200 is at 3.10 GHz.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2 Characteristic MediaTek Dimensity 8200
8 Cores 8
8 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.15 GHz
4x Kryo 495 Gold
A-Core 3.10 GHz
1x Cortex-A78
1.80 GHz
4x Kryo 495 Silver
B-Core 3.00 GHz
3x Cortex-A78
-- C-Core 2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A55

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 8cx Gen. 2 Characteristic MediaTek Dimensity 8200
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon 690 @ 7 TOPS AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2 or MediaTek Dimensity 8200 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 690 GPU ARM Mali-G610 MP6
0.25 GHz GPU frequency --
0.59 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
6 GPU Generation Vallhall 3
7 nm Technology 4 nm
0 Max. displays 1
-- Compute units 6
-- Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
12.0 DirectX Version 12

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 690 GPU ARM Mali-G610 MP6
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 Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 Decode
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2 can use up to 32 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 68.2 GB/s. The MediaTek Dimensity 8200 supports up to GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 51.2 GB/s.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2 Characteristic MediaTek Dimensity 8200
LPDDR4X-4266 Memory LPDDR5-6400
32 GB Max. Memory
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
68.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2 is 7 W, while the MediaTek Dimensity 8200 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2 Characteristic MediaTek Dimensity 8200
7 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2 is manufactured in 7 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The MediaTek Dimensity 8200 is manufactured in 4 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2 Characteristic MediaTek Dimensity 8200
7 nm Technology 4 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, Windows 10 (ARM) Operating systems Android
Q4/2018 Release date Q4/2022
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2 (77%)
MediaTek Dimensity 8200 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2 (77%)
MediaTek Dimensity 8200 (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 8cx Gen. 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2
8C 8T @ 3.15 GHz
760 (77%)
MediaTek Dimensity 8200 MediaTek Dimensity 8200
8C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
987 (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 8cx Gen. 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2
8C 8T @ 3.15 GHz
2855 (77%)
MediaTek Dimensity 8200 MediaTek Dimensity 8200
8C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
3699 (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 8cx Gen. 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2
8C 8T @ 3.15 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Dimensity 8200 MediaTek Dimensity 8200
8C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
1151 (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 8cx Gen. 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2
8C 8T @ 3.15 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Dimensity 8200 MediaTek Dimensity 8200
8C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
3369 (100%)

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

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. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2
8C 8T @ 3.15 GHz
7 (100%)
MediaTek Dimensity 8200 MediaTek Dimensity 8200
8C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2 MediaTek Dimensity 8200
Lenovo Flex 5G
Lenovo Yoga C 5G
Samsung Galaxy Book S
Unknown

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