MediaTek Dimensity 820 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The MediaTek Dimensity 820 features 8 processor cores and has the capability to manage 8 threads concurrently. It was released in Q2/2020 and belongs to the 1 generation of the Mediatek Dimensity series.
Name: MediaTek Dimensity 820
Family: Mediatek Dimensity
Group: MediaTek Dimensity 820
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 1

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek Dimensity 820 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the A-Core is 2.6 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator. Processors with hybrid (big.LITTLE) architecture strike a balance between performance and power efficiency, making them ideal for mobile devices.
CPU Cores: 8
Threads: 8
Cores A: 4x Cortex-A76
Cores B: 4x Cortex-A55
Core architecture: hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: No
A-Core Frequency: 2.6 GHz
B-Core Frequency: 2.0 GHz

Internal Graphics

The MediaTek Dimensity 820 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the MediaTek Dimensity 820 uses the ARM Mali-G57 MP5, which has 80 texture shaders and 5 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: ARM Mali-G57 MP5
GPU frequency: 0.9 GHz
GPU (Turbo): --
Execution units: 5
Shaders: 80
Max. GPU Memory: 4.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: Vallhall 1
Direct X: 12
Technology: 7 nm
Release date: Q2/2020

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode / Encode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode / Encode
VP9: Decode / Encode
AV1: Decode
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode / Encode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Memory type: LPDDR4X-2133
Max. Memory: 16.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: --
ECC: No
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: No

Thermal Management

TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): None
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The MediaTek Dimensity 820 is manufactured using a 7 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 7 nm
Chip design: Chiplet
Socket:
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 0 bytes
Architecture: Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55
Operating systems: Android
Virtualization: None
Instruction set (ISA): ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:
Release date: Q2/2020
Release price: --
Part Number: MT6875
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9 Benchmark

Apple A10X Fusion
6C 6T @ 2.36 GHz
473856
473856
MediaTek Dimensity 1080
8C 8T @ 2.6 GHz
473498
473498
MediaTek Dimensity 820
8C 8T @ 2.6 GHz
447630
447630
MediaTek Dimensity 920
8C 8T @ 2.5 GHz
442490
442490
MediaTek Dimensity 930
8C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
442490
442490

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

Apple A12 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.49 GHz
425605
425605
HiSilicon Kirin 980
8C 8T @ 2.6 GHz
412594
412594
MediaTek Dimensity 820
8C 8T @ 2.6 GHz
407964
407964
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
8C 8T @ 2.58 GHz
406830
406830
MediaTek Kompanio 820
8C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
403759
403759

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Core i3-1115GRE
2C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
4421
4421
Intel Core i7-2820QM
4C 8T @ 2.3 GHz
4406
4406
MediaTek Dimensity 820
8C 8T @ 2.6 GHz
4401
4401
Intel Pentium Gold G6600
2C 4T @ 4.2 GHz
4400
4400
Intel Pentium Gold G6505
2C 4T @ 4.2 GHz
4400
4400

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-3740QM
4C 8T @ 2.7 GHz
2521
2521
Intel Core i7-3820QM
4C 8T @ 2.7 GHz
2517
2517
MediaTek Dimensity 820
8C 8T @ 2.6 GHz
2512
2512
MediaTek Dimensity 1080
8C 8T @ 2.6 GHz
2509
2509
Intel Core i5-7260U
2C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
2503
2503

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-1034G1
4C 8T @ 0.8 GHz
2445
2445
Intel Core i7-2720QM
4C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
2438
2438
MediaTek Dimensity 820
8C 8T @ 2.6 GHz
2432
2432
MediaTek Dimensity 1000C
8C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
2431
2431
AMD FX-8150
8C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
2431
2431

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon D-1527
4C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
821
821
Intel Core m5-6Y57
2C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
821
821
MediaTek Dimensity 820
8C 8T @ 2.6 GHz
820
820
Intel Core i5-4300U
2C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
819
819
Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
813
813

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i3-3225
2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
648
648
MediaTek Kompanio 820
8C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
647
647
MediaTek Dimensity 820
8C 8T @ 2.6 GHz
646
646
Samsung Exynos 880
8C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
645
645
Intel Core i5-3210M
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
645
645

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Apple A12 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.49 GHz
576
576
Intel Core i3-13100
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
576
576
MediaTek Dimensity 820
8C 8T @ 2.6 GHz
576
576
Intel Core i3-13100E
4C 8T @ 3.3 GHz
576
576
Intel Core i3-13100T
4C 8T @ 2.5 GHz
576
576