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Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 vs MediaTek Helio G95. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2021
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
Released
Q3/2019
Overall score
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MediaTek Helio G95
MediaTek Helio G95

What's the best choice Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 or MediaTek Helio G95? Which processor is faster?

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

Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 has a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. 8 Cores. Released in Q1/2021.

MediaTek Helio G95 has a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. 8 Cores. Released in Q3/2019.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    761 left arrow score
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 31% better overclocked clock speed

    2.96 GHz left arrow 2.05 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    877 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    838 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    305 place
  • AnTuTu 8 benchmark
    15 place
  • AnTuTu 9 Benchmark
    16 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1430 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 10% better clock speed

    2.00 GHz left arrow 1.80 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions MediaTek Helio G95 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1116 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1047 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1219 place
  • AnTuTu 8 benchmark
    49 place

Specifications

Technical data
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
MediaTek Helio G95 MediaTek Helio G95
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
    6 left arrow 1
  • CPU group
    Qualcomm Snapdragon 855/860 left arrow MediaTek Helio G90
  • Predecessor
    Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ left arrow --
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 2.00 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    2.96 GHz left arrow 2.05 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (8 Cores)
    2.42 GHz left arrow 2.00 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • A core
    1x Kryo 485 Prime left arrow 2x Cortex-A76
  • B core
    3x Kryo 485 Gold left arrow 6x Cortex-A55
  • C core
    4x Kryo 485 Silver left arrow --
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 640 left arrow ARM Mali-G76 MP4
  • GPU frequency
    0.25 GHz left arrow 0.90 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    0.68 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    4 left arrow 4
  • Shader
    384 left arrow 64
  • Max. GPU Memory
    4 GB left arrow 4 GB
  • Max. displays
    1 left arrow 2
  • Generation
    5 left arrow Bifrost 3
  • DirectX Version
    12.0 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Release date
    Q1/2019 left arrow Q3/2018
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 / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by MediaTek Helio G95 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 860. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    LPDDR4X-2133 left arrow LPDDR4X-2133
  • Max. Memory
    16 GB left arrow 10 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    4 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 and MediaTek Helio G95 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 860, 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
    2.00 MB left arrow --
  • L3-Cache
    3.00 MB left arrow --
  • Architecture
    Kryo 485 left arrow Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 12 nm
  • Socket
    N/A left arrow N/A
  • Release date
    Q1/2021 left arrow Q3/2019
  • Part Number
    SM8150-AC left arrow MT6785V/CD

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 and MediaTek Helio G95.

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
765
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
517
MediaTek Helio G95
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
2698
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
1639
MediaTek Helio G95
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
1037
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
260
MediaTek Helio G95
AnTuTu 8 benchmark
The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark tests ARM processors by simulating browser and application performance for Android, iOS, AI, SoC
560128
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
296193
MediaTek Helio G95

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