MediaTek Helio G100 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 821

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Helio G100, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 821. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Helio G100 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
MediaTek Helio G100
429591
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
263454
CPU13056054955
GPU7180583353
Memory11193861751
UX11528863395
NanoReview Score429591263454
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Helio G100
n/a
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
891
Graphics Testn/a5 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Helio G100
733
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
390
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Helio G100
2028
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
792
File Compression99.6 MB/s43.4 MB/s
HTML5 Browser52.5 pages/s26.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering74.5 MP/sec35.3 MP/sec
Background Blur5.97 frames/s1.79 frames/s
Photo Processing20.3 frames/s7.1 frames/s
Image Detection39.2 frames/s9.82 frames/s
HDR61.5 MP/sec35.1 MP/sec
Ray Tracing2.88 MP/sec993.9 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A76
- 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
- 2x 2.342 GHz – Kryo
- 2x 1.6 GHz – Kryo
Process TSMC Samsung
Cores count 8 4
Frequency 2200 2342
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
L1 cache n/a 64 KB
L2 cache n/a 1 MB
Process tech. 6 nm 14 nm
Transistor count n/a 2 billion
Power (TDP) n/a 11 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G57 MP2 Adreno 530
Architecture Valhall 1st gen Adreno 500
GPU Frequency 1000 MHz 653 MHz
Execution Units 2 1
Shader Units 32 256
Total shader 64 256
FLOPS 128 GFLOPS 334.3 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.0
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 11

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence Yes Hexagon 680

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 1866 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 17.1 Gbit/s 29.8 Gbit/s
Max RAM 12 GB 8 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type UFS 2.2 - eMMC 5.1
- UFS 2.0
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels 3840x2160 pixels
Camera 1x200 pixels 1x28 pixels
Video recording 2K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video quality 2K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem n/a X12
4G Support LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 12
5G Support No No
Download speed Up to 650 MB/s Up to 600 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 150 MB/s Up to 150 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 5 5
Bluetooth version 5.4 4.1
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo

Other

Announced August, 2024 yr August, 2016 yr
Class Mid-range Flagship
Codename n/a MSM8996 Pro-AC

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider MediaTek Helio G100 the clear winner in this comparison.

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