What is the difference between MediaTek Dimensity 800U and MediaTek Dimensity 720? Should you buy phone having MediaTek Dimensity 800U or should go for MediaTek Dimensity 720? Well, you'll get all your questions cleared here.Compare two chipset models on the basis of their benchmark score (AnTuTu and Geekbench), pros and cons, technical specs categorised into gaming, CPU, GPU, Multimedia, and Connectivity.
MediaTek Dimensity 800U has a AnTuTu benchmark score of 323235 and MediaTek Dimensity 720 has AnTuTu score of 290835. MediaTek Dimensity 800U comes up with 8 cores, 2400 MHz frequency and on the other hand, MediaTek Dimensity 720 has 8 cores and 2000 MHz frequency. In terms of Graphics, MediaTek Dimensity 800U has Mali-G57 MC3 GPU and Valhall architecture and latter MediaTek Dimensity 720 comes up with Mali-G57 MC3 GPU and Valhall architecture.
Go through detailed comparison below to see the actual difference and similarity between both chipsets.
Specifications | Dimensity 800U | Dimensity 720 |
---|---|---|
Total score | 323235 | 290835 |
Frequency | 2400 MHz | 2000 MHz |
Max size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
Max display resolution | 2520 x 1080 | 2520 x 1080 |
AnTuTu Score | ||
CPU | 106663 | 94712 |
GPU | 89658 | 72127 |
Memory | 65289 | 67407 |
UX | 65998 | 56445 |
Total score | 323235 | 290835 |
Connectivity Features | ||
4G support | LTE Cat. 18 | LTE Cat. 18 |
5G support | Yes | Yes |
Download speed | Up to 1200 Mbps | Up to 1200 Mbps |
Upload speed | Up to 211 Mbps | Up to 211 Mbps |
Wi-Fi | 5 | 5 |
Bluetooth | 5.1 | 5.1 |
Performance | ||
Processor | 2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A766x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 | 2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A766x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
Cores | 8 | 8 |
Frequency | 2400 MHz | 2000 MHz |
Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8.2-A |
Process | 7 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
TDP | 10 W | 10 W |
Graphics | ||
GPU name | Mali-G57 MC3 | Mali-G57 MC3 |
Architecture | Valhall | Valhall |
GPU frequency | 850 MHz | 850 MHz |
Execution units | 3 | 3 |
Shading units | 48 | 48 |
Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.1 |
OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
Memory Info | ||
Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
Max bandwidth | 17.07 Gbit/s | 17.07 Gbit/s |
Max size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
Multimedia | ||
Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
Max display resolution | 2520 x 1080 | 2520 x 1080 |
Max camera resolution | 1x 64MP, 2x 20MP | 1x 64MP, 2x 20MP |
Video capture | 4K at 30FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
Video playback | 4K at 30FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
Video codecs | H.264, H.265, VP9 | H.264, H.265, VP9 |
Audio codecs | AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC | AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC |
Game Performance | ||
PUBG Mobile | 44 FPS [Ultra] | 41 FPS [Low] |
Call of Duty: Mobile | 47 FPS [Medium] | 43 FPS [High] |
Fortnite | 28 FPS [Low] | 26 FPS [Low] |
Shadowgun Legends | 39 FPS [Ultra] | 49 FPS [Ultra] |
World of Tanks Blitz | 51 FPS [Ultra] | 52 FPS [Ultra] |
Genshin Impact | 35 FPS [Low] | 30 FPS [Medium] |
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 55 FPS [Ultra] | 30 FPS [Ultra] |
Device | Oppo Realme 7 5G 1080 x 2400 | Realme V3 720 x 1600 |
MediaTek Dimensity 800U has been announced on August 2020 whereas MediaTek Dimensity 720 has been announced on July 2020. Check out detailed comparison with key specs below:
Benchmark measures the performance of the CPU. Geekbench is a benchmark that measures a processor's single core performance and AnTuTu score is the most popular and trustable benchmarking score which evaluates multi core performance. Dimensity 800U has an AnTuTu benchmark score of 323235 points with CPU, GPU, Memory, UX score 106663, 89658, 65289, 65998 respectively.
CPU speed shows how many processing cycles per second can be executed by a CPU. Dimensity 800U comes up with the architecture of Valhall and Dimensity 720 comes up with architecture of Valhall. Former one has 8 core and 2400 MHz frequency and latter has 8 cores and 2000 MHz frequency. A larger cache time leads to faster performance.
MediaTek Dimensity 800U has Mali-G57 MC3 GPU with GPU Frequency as 850 MHz. Dynamic frequency allows the processor to conserve power and reduce noise when it is under a light load. MediaTek Dimensity 720 has Mali-G57 MC3 GPU with GPU Frequency as 850 MHz.
First chipset has max size of 12 GB and MediaTek Dimensity 720 has max size of 12 GB. It shows the maximum amount of memory supported by a chipset.
In terms of multimedia, Dimensity 800U has Yes NPU with storage type as UFS 2.2 and Dimensity 720 has Yes NPU and UFS 2.2 storage type.