MediaTek's MT6893 edges out Snapdragon 865 in AnTuTu test

MediaTek is working on its first 6nm chipsets and there are at least three different versions, likely future Dimensity models. The middle child, the MT6893, seems to be the one closest to completion and we’ve already seen it trade blows with the Snapdragon 865 in an early Geekbench test.

Now the AnTuTu team has spotted the new chip in its database and the compound benchmark shows the Dimensity actually outperform the outgoing flagship chipset by Qualcomm.

AnTuTu scores: MediaTek MT6893 (6 nm) • Exynos 1080 (5 nm) • Kirin 9000 (5 nm)

It is slightly behind in terms of CPU performance (matching the Geekbench result), but its GPU proved slightly faster. This result is from a development board with 8GB of RAM, 256GB storage and a 90Hz display (1,080 x 2,300 px). The memory score is also a bit higher than the Snapdragon-powered phone used for the comparison (an Oppo Find X2 Pro).

The MT6893 is built around four Cortex-A78 CPU cores – the prime core will run at up to 3.0GHz while the other three are capped at 2.6GHz. There are four A55 cores as well. This is a similar configuration to the Exynos 1080.

For the GPU MediaTek chose a Mali-G77 MC9 while Samsung went for the newer G78 cores. The Dimensity chip is aiming for premium but not quite flagship devices, MediaTek is preparing the MT6895 for that role (the third chip we’ve heard about is the MT6891).

AnTuTu

Higher is better

• Kirin 9000
  693605
• Exynos 1080
  693600
• MediaTek MT6893
  622409
• Snapdragon 865
  611419

AnTuTu (CPU)

Higher is better

• Kirin 9000
  189670
• Snapdragon 865
  186750
• Exynos 1080
  181099
• MediaTek MT6893
  175351

AnTuTu (GPU)

Higher is better

• Exynos 1080
  297676
• Kirin 9000
  287962
• MediaTek MT6893
  235175
• Snapdragon 865
  222405

AnTuTu (Memory)

Higher is better

• Kirin 9000
  126589
• MediaTek MT6893
  123535
• Exynos 1080
  115169
• Snapdragon 865
  103906

AnTuTu (UX)

Higher is better

• Exynos 1080
  99656
• Snapdragon 865
  98350
• Kirin 9000
  89384
• MediaTek MT6893
  88348

The AnTuTu results are compiled from previous leaks, comparing some of the upcoming chipsets that will be duking it out in the high end market next year. Keep in mind that these are preliminary results, tests with real devices may reshuffle the positions.

With some makers migrating from Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 800-series to the 700-series due to cost, MediaTek could provide a performant value-for-money alternative. However, it will have competition as Samsung is reportedly talking to Xiaomi and Oppo, which may adopt Exynos for some of their models.

Source (in Chinese) | Via