MediaTek Helio G88
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MediaTek Helio G88 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 845. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2020
MediaTek Helio G88
MediaTek Helio G88
Released
Q1/2018
Overall score
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

What's the best choice MediaTek Helio G88 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 845? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

MediaTek Helio G88 has a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. 8 Cores. Released in Q2/2020.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 has a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. 8 Cores. Released in Q1/2018.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1661 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions MediaTek Helio G88 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1293 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1196 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1642 place
  • AnTuTu 8 benchmark
    70 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1138 left arrow score
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 29 % better overclocked clock speed

    2.80 GHz left arrow 2.00 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1128 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    936 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    488 place
  • AnTuTu 8 benchmark
    39 place

Specifications

Technical data
MediaTek Helio G88 MediaTek Helio G88
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    Mediatek Helio left arrow Qualcomm Snapdragon
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 5
  • CPU group
    MediaTek Helio G70/G80 left arrow Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    1.80 GHz left arrow 1.80 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    2.00 GHz left arrow 2.80 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (8 Cores)
    1.80 GHz left arrow 2.80 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • A core
    2x Cortex-A75 left arrow 4x Kryo 385 Gold
  • B core
    6x Cortex-A55 left arrow 4x Kryo 385 Silver
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    ARM Mali-G52 MP2 left arrow Qualcomm Adreno 630
  • GPU frequency
    1.00 GHz left arrow 0.70 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    2 left arrow 0
  • Shader
    32 left arrow 256
  • Max. GPU Memory
    -- left arrow 8 GB
  • Max. displays
    2 left arrow 2
  • Generation
    Bifrost 2 left arrow 4
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 11
  • Technology
    16 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Release date
    Q3/2020 left arrow Q1/2018
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VC-1
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 and MediaTek Helio G88. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    LPDDR4X-1800 left arrow LPDDR4X-1866
  • Max. Memory
    8 GB left arrow 8 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 4
  • PCIe version
    -- left arrow
  • PCIe lanes
    -- left arrow
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP MediaTek Helio G88 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    -- left arrow
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by MediaTek Helio G88 and MediaTek Helio G88, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) left arrow ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow None
  • ISA extensions
    -- left arrow
  • L2-Cache
    -- left arrow 0.51 MB
  • L3-Cache
    -- left arrow 2.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Cortex-A75 / Cortex-A55 left arrow Kryo 385
  • Technology
    12 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Socket
    N/A left arrow N/A
  • Release date
    Q2/2020 left arrow Q1/2018
  • Part Number
    MT6769Z left arrow SDM845

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between MediaTek Helio G88 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 845.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
359
MediaTek Helio G88
504
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1289
MediaTek Helio G88
2165
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
62
MediaTek Helio G88
737
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
AnTuTu 8 benchmark
The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark tests ARM processors by simulating browser and application performance for Android, iOS, AI, SoC
207365
MediaTek Helio G88
361498
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

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