MediaTek Helio G100 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Helio G100, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Helio G100 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
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 888
913477
CPU130560244750
GPU71805305779
Memory111938162981
UX115288199967
NanoReview Score429591913477
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Helio G100
n/a
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
5824
Stabilityn/a63 %
Graphics Testn/a34 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Helio G100
733
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
1427
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Helio G100
2028
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
3423
File Compression99.6 MB/s160.7 MB/s
HTML5 Browser52.5 pages/s99.4 pages/s
PDF Rendering74.5 MP/sec125.2 MP/sec
Background Blur5.97 frames/s11.5 frames/s
Photo Processing20.3 frames/s28 frames/s
Image Detection39.2 frames/s68.5 frames/s
HDR61.5 MP/sec87.1 MP/sec
Ray Tracing2.88 MP/sec4.77 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile n/a 83 FPS (Ultra)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite n/a 26 FPS (Ultra)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends n/a 89 FPS (Ultra)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz n/a 112 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang n/a 58 FPS (Ultra)
Device n/a Asus Zenfone 8 (1080x2400)

Processor

Architecture - 2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A76
- 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
- 1x 2.84 GHz – Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)
- 3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)
- 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Process TSMC Samsung
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2200 2840
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.4-A
L1 cache n/a 512 KB
L2 cache n/a 1 MB
L3 Cache n/a 4 MB
Process tech. 6 nm 5 nm
Transistor count n/a 10.3 billion
Power (TDP) n/a 8 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G57 MP2 Adreno 660
Architecture Valhall 1st gen Adreno 600
GPU Frequency 1000 MHz 840 MHz
Execution Units 2 3
Shader Units 32 256
Total shader 64 768
FLOPS 128 GFLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12.1

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence Yes Hexagon 780

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 2x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 17.1 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
Max RAM 12 GB 24 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type UFS 2.2 - UFS 3.0
- UFS 3.1
Max. resolution 2520x1080 pixels 3840x2160 pixels
Camera 1x200 pixels 1x200 pixels
Video recording 2K at 30FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video quality 2K at 30FPS 8K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem n/a X60
4G Support LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 22
5G Support No Yes
Download speed Up to 650 MB/s Up to 7500 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 150 MB/s Up to 3000 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 5 6
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.2
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced August, 2024 yr December, 2020 yr
Class Mid-range Flagship
Codename n/a SM8350

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 the clear winner in this comparison.

Survey

Which smartphone would you pick?
1 (11.11%)
8 (88.89%)
Total Votes: 9

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