MediaTek Dimensity 820 vs Samsung Exynos 7870

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 820 with Samsung Exynos 7870. 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-A76
4x 2.0 GHz – Cortex-A55
6x 1.6 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores 8 8
Instruction Set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
Lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Number of transistors 2000 million
TDP 10 Watt
Neural Processing NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 16 GB up to 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR3
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 933 MHz
Memory-bus 2x16 bit 1x32 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 2.2 eMMC 5.1

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G57 MP5 Mali-T830 MP1
GPU Architecture Valhall Midgard
GPU frequency 650 MHz 700 MHz
Execution units 5 1
Shaders 80 16
DirectX 12
OpenCL API 2.1 1.2
OpenGL API ES 3.2 ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.2 1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 2520x1080@120Hz 1920x1200
Max camera resolution 1x 80MP, 1x 32MP + 1x 16MP 1x 16MP, 2x 8MP
Max Video Capture 4K@30fps FullHD@60fps
Video codec support H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP9
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP8

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 2.77 Gbps 0.3 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 1.2 Gbps 0.05 Gbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth 5.1 4.1
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
QZSS
BeiDou
GPS
GLONASS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2020 May 2016 Quarter 1
Partnumber MT6875
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Mid-end Low-end

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
Dimensity 820
403227
Exynos 7870
142158

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Dimensity 820
615
Exynos 7870
487

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Dimensity 820
1924
Exynos 7870
168