MediaTek Dimensity 820 vs Samsung Exynos 8890

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 820 with Samsung Exynos 8890. 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
4x 2.3 GHz – Exynos M1
4x 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 5 Watt
Neural Processing NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 16 GB up to 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory-bus 2x16 bit 2x32 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 2.2 UFS 2.0

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G57 MP5 Mali-T880 MP12
GPU Architecture Valhall Midgard
GPU frequency 650 MHz 650 MHz
Execution units 5 12
Shaders 80 192
DirectX 12 11.1
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 3840x2400
Max camera resolution 1x 80MP, 1x 32MP + 1x 16MP 1x 24MP, 2x 12MP
Max Video Capture 4K@30fps 4K@60fps
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 2.77 Gbps 0.6 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 1.2 Gbps 0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) 4 (802.11n)
Bluetooth 5.1 4.2
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
QZSS
BeiDou
GPS
GLONASS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2020 May 2016 Quarter 1
Partnumber MT6875 SGA8890A
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Mid-end Flagship

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
Dimensity 820
403227
Exynos 8890
224856

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Dimensity 820
615
Exynos 8890
318

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Dimensity 820
1924
Exynos 8890
881