MediaTek Helio G88
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MediaTek Helio G88 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 690. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2020
MediaTek Helio G88
MediaTek Helio G88
Released
Q4/2020
Overall score
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 690
Qualcomm Snapdragon 690

What's the best choice MediaTek Helio G88 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 690? 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 690 has a maximum frequency of 1.70 GHz. 8 Cores. Released in Q4/2020.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1661 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 6% better clock speed

    1.80 GHz left arrow 1.70 GHz

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)

    1208 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1034 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1012 place
  • AnTuTu 8 benchmark
    53 place

Specifications

Technical data
MediaTek Helio G88 MediaTek Helio G88
Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 Qualcomm Snapdragon 690
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 8
  • CPU group
    MediaTek Helio G70/G80 left arrow Qualcomm Snapdragon 690
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 1.70 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    2.00 GHz left arrow 2.00 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (8 Cores)
    1.80 GHz left arrow 1.70 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 2x Kryo 560 Gold
  • B core
    6x Cortex-A55 left arrow 6x Kryo 560 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 619L
  • GPU frequency
    1.00 GHz left arrow 0.95 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    2 left arrow 0
  • Shader
    32 left arrow 0
  • Max. displays
    2 left arrow 0
  • Generation
    Bifrost 2 left arrow 6
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12.1
  • Technology
    16 nm left arrow 8 nm
  • Release date
    Q3/2020 left arrow Q4/2020
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
  • 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
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 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
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • 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 690 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
  • Architecture
    Cortex-A75 / Cortex-A55 left arrow Kryo 560
  • Technology
    12 nm left arrow 8 nm
  • Socket
    N/A left arrow N/A
  • Release date
    Q2/2020 left arrow Q4/2020
  • Part Number
    MT6769Z left arrow SM6350

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 690.

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
603
Qualcomm Snapdragon 690
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
1813
Qualcomm Snapdragon 690
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
288736
Qualcomm Snapdragon 690

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