Dimensity 8200 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
The Dimensity 8200 is an upper mid-range chip from MediaTek, and the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is a flagship chip from Qualcomm. In Geekbench 6, the two chips are nearly level in multi-core (3,810 vs 3,860), but the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is 29% faster in single-core.
Benchmarks head to head
Full chipset rankingMulti-core Geekbench 6
Nearly levelSingle-core Geekbench 6
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 +29%Graphics 3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Higher is better. Bars are relative to the faster chip in each test. A dash means we don’t have a reliable result for that chip yet.
Key facts
Specs from the chip makers. The better result in each benchmark is highlighted.
| Dimensity 8200 | Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | MediaTek | Qualcomm |
| Class | Upper mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | Dec 2022 | — |
| Process | 4 nm TSMC | — |
| CPU | 8 cores 1× 3.1 GHz + 3× 3.0 GHz + 4× 2.0 GHz | — |
| Max CPU speed | 3.1 GHz | — |
| GPU | Mali-G610 MC6 | — |
| 5G modem | Built-in 5G | — |
| Place in our ranking | #54 of 118 | #52 of 118 (better) |
| Geekbench 6 single-core | 1,250 | 1,610 (better) |
| Geekbench 6 multi-core | 3,810 | 3,860 |
| Graphics (3DMark Steel Nomad Light) | 652 | — |
| Phones in our database | 1 phone | 1 phone |
| Best-rated phone | Xiaomi 13T 7.1 | Samsung Galaxy S23 FE 6.8 |
| Lowest US launch price | — | $600 Samsung Galaxy S23 FE |
| Newest phone | Xiaomi 13T Sep 2023 | Samsung Galaxy S23 FE Oct 2023 |
Phones with the Dimensity 8200
1 phone in our database, best rated first.
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7.1 Discontinued
Xiaomi 13T
6.67″ 144 Hz, 50 MP camera, 5,000 mAh
No US price + Compare
Phones with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
1 phone in our database, best rated first.
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6.8 Discontinued
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE
6.4″ 120 Hz, 50 MP camera, 4,500 mAh
From $599.99 + Compare
Dimensity 8200 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 1: FAQ
Which is faster, the Dimensity 8200 or the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1?
In Geekbench 6, the two chips are nearly level in multi-core (3,810 vs 3,860), but the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is 29% faster in single-core. Real-world speed also depends on how well each phone keeps the chip cool and on its software.
Which phones use the Dimensity 8200 and the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1?
The Dimensity 8200 powers one phone in our database: the Xiaomi 13T. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 powers one phone in our database: the Samsung Galaxy S23 FE. The lowest US launch price with this chip is $600, for the Samsung Galaxy S23 FE.
Where do these benchmark scores come from?
They are reference results for each chip: the median of several Geekbench 6 runs on retail phones. The 3DMark Steel Nomad Light graphics score is the median of the results for retail phones with the chip in the official ranking of UL, the maker of 3DMark. The same chip can score a little differently from phone to phone, depending on cooling, clock speeds and software.
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