MediaTek Dimensity 8100 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8500

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 8100 with MediaTek Dimensity 8500. 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?

AnTuTu 10

Total Score

Dimensity 8100

818553

Dimensity 8500

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Dimensity 8100

948

Dimensity 8500

1712

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Dimensity 8100

3839

Dimensity 8500

6701

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A78 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55	1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-A725 3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A725 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A725
Number of cores	8	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv9.2-A
Lithography	5 nm	4 nm
TDP	6 Watt
Neural Processing	MediaTek APU 580	MediaTek NPU 880

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 16 GB	up to 24 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR5X
Memory frequency	3200 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 3.1

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G610 MP6	Mali-G720 MP8
GPU Architecture	Mali Valhall	Mali Valhall
GPU frequency	860 MHz	1300 MHz
Execution units	6	8
Shaders	96	1024
DirectX		12
OpenCL API	2.0	3.0
OpenGL API	ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.2	1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution		2960x1440
Max camera resolution	1x 200MP	1x 320MP, 3x 32MP
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	4K@60fps
Video codec support	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	4.7 Gbps	5.17 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.3	5.4
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS