Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 vs MediaTek Helio P70. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2017
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
Released
Q2/2020
Overall score
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MediaTek Helio P70
MediaTek Helio P70

What's the best choice Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 or MediaTek Helio P70? Which processor is faster?

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

Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 has a maximum frequency of 1.60 GHz. 8 Cores. Released in Q4/2017.

MediaTek Helio P70 has a maximum frequency of 1.90 GHz. 8 / 8 Cores. Released in Q2/2020.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1641 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1382 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1271 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1375 place
  • AnTuTu 8 benchmark
    91 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1655 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 16% better clock speed

    1.90 GHz left arrow 1.60 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions MediaTek Helio P70 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1365 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1157 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1581 place
  • AnTuTu 8 benchmark
    79 place

Specifications

Technical data
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
MediaTek Helio P70 MediaTek Helio P70
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    Qualcomm Snapdragon left arrow Mediatek Helio
  • Generation
    5 left arrow 3
  • CPU group
    Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 left arrow MediaTek Helio P60/P70
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.

  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
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
    Qualcomm Adreno 509 left arrow ARM Mali-G72 MP3
  • GPU frequency
    0.72 GHz left arrow 0.90 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    0.72 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    0 left arrow 3
  • Shader
    128 left arrow 48
  • Max. GPU Memory
    -- left arrow 2 GB
  • Max. displays
    0 left arrow 1
  • Generation
    5 left arrow Bifrost 2
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 16 nm
  • Release date
    Q2/2017 left arrow Q3/2017
Hardware codec support

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

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

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by MediaTek Helio P70 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 636. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    LPDDR4-1333 left arrow LPDDR4X-1800
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 8 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 and MediaTek Helio P70 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 636, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) left arrow ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow None
  • Architecture
    Kryo 260 left arrow Cortex-A73 / Cortex-A53
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 12 nm
  • Socket
    N/A left arrow N/A
  • Release date
    Q4/2017 left arrow Q2/2020
  • Part Number
    SDM636 left arrow --

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 and MediaTek Helio P70.

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
268
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
293
MediaTek Helio P70
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
1137
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
1371
MediaTek Helio P70
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
184
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
100
MediaTek Helio P70

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