MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Plus vs Samsung Exynos 9820

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Plus with Samsung Exynos 9820. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 4x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A77
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
2x 2.73 GHz – Exynos M4
2x 2.31 GHz – Cortex-A75
4x 1.95 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores 8 8
Instruction Set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Lithography 7 nm 8 nm
Neural Processing MediaTek APU 3.0 NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 16 GB up to 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 1866 MHz 2133 MHz
Memory-bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 2.2 UFS 3.0

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G77 MP9 Mali-G76 MP12
GPU Architecture Valhall Bifrost
GPU frequency 850 MHz 700 MHz
Execution units 9 12
Shaders 144 192
OpenCL API 2.0 2.1
OpenGL API ES 3.2 ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.1 1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 2520x1080 3840x2400
Max camera resolution 1x 80MP, 1x 32MP + 1x 16MP 1x 32MP, 2x 16MP
Max Video Capture 4K@30fps 8K@30fps
Video codec support H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP9
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP9

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 4.7 Gbps 2 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 2.5 Gbps 0.316 Gbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) 6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth 5.1 5.0
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
NavIC
QZSS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2020 Quarter 2 2018 Quarter 4
Partnumber MT6889Z S5E9820
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Flagship Flagship

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
Dimensity 1000 Plus
602175
Exynos 9820
638571

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Dimensity 1000 Plus
793
Exynos 9820
730

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Dimensity 1000 Plus
2902
Exynos 9820
2305