Samsung Exynos 9820 vs MediaTek Helio G99

Compared 2 processors: Samsung Exynos 9820, vs MediaTek Helio G99. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Samsung Exynos 9820 and MediaTek Helio G99
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
Samsung Exynos 9820
624243
MediaTek Helio G99
422461
CPU170665131367
GPU19773071737
Memory127795100728
UX128053118629
NanoReview Score624243422461
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Exynos 9820
3177
MediaTek Helio G99
1243
Stability82 %n/a
Graphics Test19 fps7 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Exynos 9820
741
MediaTek Helio G99
729
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Exynos 9820
2317
MediaTek Helio G99
1979
File Compression100.3 MB/s99.7 MB/s
HTML5 Browser67.6 pages/s50.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering68.2 MP/sec70.6 MP/sec
Background Blur6.22 frames/s6.15 frames/s
Photo Processing21.2 frames/s18.8 frames/s
Image Detection46.2 frames/s40.1 frames/s
HDR78.3 MP/sec54.6 MP/sec
Ray Tracing3.01 MP/sec2.79 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile n/a 86 FPS (Low)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile n/a 37 FPS (Ultra)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends n/a 91 FPS (Low)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz n/a 66 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact n/a 55 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang n/a 48 FPS (Ultra)
Device n/a Cubot X70 (1080x2408)

Processor

Architecture - 2/2.73 (Mongoose M4)
- 2/2.31 (Cortex-A75)
- 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.2 (Cortex-A76)
- 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
Process Samsung TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 2730 2200
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache 2 MB n/a
Process tech. 8 nm 6 nm
Transistor count 8.5 billion n/a
Power (TDP) n/a 5 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G76 MP12 Mali-G57 MP2
Architecture Bifrost 3rd gen Valhall 1st gen
GPU Frequency 702 MHz 1000 MHz
Execution Units 12 2
Shader Units 24 32
Total shader 288 64
FLOPS 404.4 GFLOPS 128 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX n/a 12

AI Acceleration

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

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 2x16 bit
Bandwidth 34.1 Gbit/s 17.1 Gbit/s
Max RAM 12 GB 12 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type - UFS 2.1
- UFS 3.0
UFS 2.2
Max. resolution 3840x2400 pixels 2520x1080 pixels
Camera 1x32 pixels 1x108 pixels
Video recording 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 150FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video quality 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 150FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Exynos 5100 n/a
4G Support LTE Cat. 20 LTE Cat. 13
5G Support Yes No
Download speed Up to 2000 MB/s Up to 650 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 316 MB/s Up to 150 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 5
Bluetooth version 5.0 5.2
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC

Other

Announced November, 2018 yr May, 2022 yr
Class Flagship Mid-range
Codename S5E9820 MT6789

Results

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