MediaTek Dimensity 820 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1

Let's find out which one of MediaTek Dimensity 820 and Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  MediaTek Dimensity 820 Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Family
  Mediatek Dimensity Qualcomm Snapdragon
• Generation
  1 1
• CPU group
  MediaTek Dimensity 820 Qualcomm Snapdragon SQ1/SQ2

In this block we are going to compare MediaTek Dimensity 820 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) hybrid (big.LITTLE)

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in MediaTek Dimensity 820 and Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  ARM Mali-G57 MP5 Qualcomm Adreno 685
• GPU frequency
  0.90 GHz 0.25 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo 0.65 GHz
• Execution units
  5 8
• Shader
  80 1536
• Max. GPU Memory
  4 GB 4 GB
• Max. displays
  2 2
• Generation
  Vallhall 1 5
• Technology
  7 nm 7 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2020 Q4/2018

Let's compare the support of video codecs between MediaTek Dimensity 820 and Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• AV1
  Decode No
• AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode
• VC-1
  Decode / Encode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between MediaTek Dimensity 820 and Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  LPDDR4X-2133 LPDDR4X-2133
• Max. Memory
  16 GB 16 GB
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  2 1 (Single Channel)

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for MediaTek Dimensity 820 or Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for MediaTek Dimensity 820 and Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  None None
• L3-Cache
  -- 2.00 MB
• Architecture
  Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55 Kryo 495
• Technology
  7 nm 7 nm
• Socket
  N/A N/A
• Release date
  Q2/2020 Q3/2019
• Part Number
  MT6875 --