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Samsung Exynos 850 vs MediaTek Helio G85

Exynos 850
VS
Helio G85
Exynos 850
Helio G85

We’ve analyzed the newly launched Exynos 850 and Helio G85 SoCs, created by Samsung and Mediatek respectively. This comparison highlights the key differences and similarities between these 8-core processors, evaluated through Geekbench, Antutu, and 3DMark benchmarks, and other technical details.

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
CPU Performance
Evaluation of Single-Core and Multi-Core Processor Performance
Gaming Performance
Gaming and OpenCL/Vulkan Performance of the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
Battery life
Energy Efficiency in Battery Usage
Tech Insist Score
Overall Performance Rating of the Chip

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Exynos 850
  • Exynos 850 has -18.00% higher GPU clock speed than Helio G85 (820 vs 1000 MHz).
  • Exynos 850 has 3.67% higher memory frequency than Helio G85 (1866 vs 1800 MHz).
Pros of Helio G85
  • Helio G85 has 50.00 % smaller sized transistor than Exynos 850 ( 12 vs 8 nm).
  • Helio G85 has 89.30 % better AnTuTu 9 score than Exynos 850 ( 249 K vs 131 K).

Benchmarks

Evaluating performance through competitive testing in leading benchmarks.
SoC:
Exynos 850
vs
Helio G85

AnTuTu 10

The AnTuTu Benchmark evaluates CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O capabilities across various scenarios.
Exynos 850
131421
Helio G85 +6%
248776
CPU 47291 67123
GPU 21386 61260
Memory 40704 42828
UX 22040 77565
Total score 131421 248776

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability 98% -
Graphics test 3 FPS 4 FPS
Score 505 710

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 850 and Dimensity 9300

CPU

Architecture 8x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A75
6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Base Frequency 2000MHz 1800MHz
Turbo Frequency - 2000MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache - -
L2 cache - -
L3 cache - -
Process 8 nanometers 12 nanometers
Transistor count - -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 3 W 5 W

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G52 MP1 Mali-G52 MP2
Architecture Bifrost Bifrost 2
GPU frequency 820 MHz 1000 MHz
Pipelines 6 2
Shading units 96 32
Total shaders 192 64
FLOPS 126 Gigaflops 59 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.0
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12 12

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) No Neural Engine

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 1866 MHz 1800 MHz
Bus - -
Max bandwidth - 13.41 Gbit/s
Max size 8 GB 8 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type eMMC 5.1 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 48MP, 2x 16MP 1x 48MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 1K at 60FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video playback 1080p at 60FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP9
Audio codecs AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Modem - -
4G support LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 7
5G support No No
Download speed 5G - -
Download speed 4G Up to 300 Mbps Up to 300 Mbps
Upload speed 5G - -
Upload speed 4G Up to 150 Mbps Up to 100 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 5.1 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Info

Announced May 2020 April 2020
Class Low end Mid range
Model number S5E3830 MT6769Z
Official page Exynos 850 official site Helio G85 official site