MediaTek Helio P18
Qualcomm Snapdragon 650
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MediaTek Helio P18 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 650. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2018
MediaTek Helio P18
MediaTek Helio P18
Released
Q1/2016
Overall score
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 650
Qualcomm Snapdragon 650

What's the best choice MediaTek Helio P18 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 650? Which processor is faster?

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

MediaTek Helio P18 has a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. 8 / 8 Cores. Released in Q1/2018.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 has a maximum frequency of 1.40 GHz. 6 Cores. Released in Q1/2016.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1702 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 30% better clock speed

    2.00 GHz left arrow 1.40 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 times more cores

    8 left arrow 6

Positions in all rankings

Common positions MediaTek Helio P18 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1658 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    866 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    779 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1811 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1396 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1378 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1449 place

Specifications

Technical data
MediaTek Helio P18 MediaTek Helio P18
Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 Qualcomm Snapdragon 650
CPU family and group

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

  • Family
    Mediatek Helio left arrow Qualcomm Snapdragon
  • CPU group
    MediaTek Helio P10 left arrow Qualcomm Snapdragon 650
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 4
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.

  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
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-T860 MP2 left arrow Qualcomm Adreno 510
  • GPU frequency
    0.80 GHz left arrow 0.60 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    0.80 GHz left arrow 0.60 GHz
  • Execution units
    2 left arrow 0
  • Shader
    32 left arrow 128
  • Max. displays
    2 left arrow 0
  • Generation
    Midgard 4 left arrow 5
  • Technology
    28nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    Q4/2015 left arrow Q4/2015
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 left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 and MediaTek Helio P18. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    LPDDR3-933 left arrow LPDDR3-933
  • Max. Memory
    4 GB left arrow
  • Memory channels
    1 left arrow 2
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP MediaTek Helio P18 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by MediaTek Helio P18 and MediaTek Helio P18, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) left arrow ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
  • Architecture
    Cortex-A53 left arrow Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53
  • Technology
    28 nm left arrow 28 nm
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow None
  • Socket
    N/A left arrow N/A
  • Release date
    Q1/2018 left arrow Q1/2016
  • Part Number
    MT6755S left arrow MSM8956

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between MediaTek Helio P18 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 650.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
54
MediaTek Helio P18
154
Qualcomm Snapdragon 650

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