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Mediatek Helio G85 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 4G

Mediatek Helio G85

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The Mediatek Helio G85 is a mainstream ARM SoC for smartphones (mainly Android based) that was introduced in 2020. It is manufactured in a 12 nm FinFET process and integrates 8 CPU cores. Two fast ARM Cortex-A75 cores with up to 2 GHz for performance tasks and six small ARM Cortex-A55 with up to 1.8 GHz for efficiency. All eight cores can be used together thanks to Heterogeneous Multi-Processing support. The integrated GPU is a ARM Mali-G52 MC2 (MP2) with two clusters at up to 1000 MHz (up from 950 MHz from the otherwise similar Helio G80). The SoC also integrates the HyperEngine that handles a dynamic management of CPU, GPU and memory.

The SoC integrates furthermore a LTE radio with Cat-7 (download) / Cat-13 (upload) support, Wifi 5 (ac), Bluetooth 5.0, LPDDR4x 1800 MHz and eMMC 5.1 storage.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 4G

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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 (SD685, SM6225-AD) is a mid-range ARM-based SoC largely found on Android tablets and smartphones. It features 8 Kryo 265 cores (custom design, 64-Bit capable) that are divided in two clusters. A fast cluster of four cores with up to 2.8 GHz (Kryo 265 Gold - Cortex-A73 derivate) and a power saving efficiency cluster with up to 1.9 GHz (Kryo 265 Silver - Cortex A53 derivate). Both clusters can also be used together. According to Qualcomm the SD685 is around 15% more CPU performance and 10% more GPU performance compared to the old SD680 (thanks to higher clock speeds).

In addition to the 8 CPU cores, the SoC integrates a mid range Adreno 610 GPU with a LPDDR4 memory controller (dual-channel)  and supports Wi-Fi (802.11ac + MIMO, max. 867 Mbps), Bluetooth 5, and LTE (X11 LTE modem with up to 390 Mbps download).

The SoC is produced in 6nm.

ModelMediatek Helio G85Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 4G
CodenameCortex-A75 / A55Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73) / Silver (Cortex-A53)
SeriesMediatek Mediatek Helio GQualcomm Snapdragon
Series: Snapdragon Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73) / Silver (Cortex-A53)
Mediatek Helio G88 compare1.8 - 2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A75 / A55
Mediatek Helio G85 « 1.8 - 2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A75 / A55
Mediatek Helio G81 Ultra compare2 - 2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A75 / A55
Mediatek Helio G81 compare1.7 - 2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A75 / A55
Mediatek Helio G80 compare2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A75 / A55
Mediatek Helio G70 compare2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A75 / A55
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 4G « 1.9 - 2.8 GHz8 / 8 cores Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73) / Silver (Cortex-A53)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 4G compare1.8 - 2.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73) / Silver (Cortex-A53)
Clock1800 - 2000 MHz1900 - 2800 MHz
Cores / Threads8 / 88 / 8
Technology12 nm6 nm
Features2x Cortex-A75, 6x Cortex-A55Adreno 610 GPU, X11 LTE Modem, Hexagon 686 DSP, Spectra 346 ISP, FastConnect 6200 (BT 5.2, WLAN ac), QuickCharge 3.0
iGPUARM Mali-G52 MP2 ( - 1000 MHz)Qualcomm Adreno 610
ArchitectureARMARM
Announced
Manufacturerwww.mediatek.comwww.qualcomm.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - Geekbench 5.5, PCM Work, Sling Shot Physics, Antutu v8 CPU - Helio G85
0.5 pt (37%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 16484     avg: 17640     median: 17640 (14%)     max: 18796 Points
min: 2676     avg: 2708     median: 2707.5 (25%)     max: 2739 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Physics
min: 2644     avg: 2697     median: 2684 (31%)     max: 2778 Points
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 Single-Core
min: 366     avg: 402.4     median: 409 (9%)     max: 416 Points
478 Points (11%)
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 Multi-Core
min: 1251     avg: 1387     median: 1423 (6%)     max: 1449 Points
1544 Points (6%)
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Single-Core
min: 408     avg: 420     median: 423 (13%)     max: 429 Points
477 Points (15%)
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Multi-Core
min: 1315     avg: 1375     median: 1368 (6%)     max: 1442 Points
1498 Points (6%)
min: 437     avg: 439.5     median: 439.5 (15%)     max: 442 Points
min: 1775     avg: 1781     median: 1781 (3%)     max: 1787 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
1662 Points (17%)
2055 Points (21%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
5301 Points (5%)
7087 Points (7%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
1369 Points (7%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
2836 Points (20%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
9944 Points (19%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
4915 Points (10%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
5907 Points (15%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 2485.8     avg: 3239     median: 3464 (4%)     max: 3939 ms
min: 2534.5     avg: 2535     median: 2534.6 (3%)     max: 2534.6 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 10299     avg: 13351     median: 13094.5 (9%)     max: 16763 Points
min: 15695     avg: 15798     median: 15797.5 (10%)     max: 15900 Points
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
min: 51     avg: 57.5     median: 58.5 (15%)     max: 62 Points
min: 49     avg: 53.5     median: 53.5 (14%)     max: 58 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 43     avg: 45.2     median: 45 (8%)     max: 47 Points
74 Points (13%)
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 UX
min: 33983     avg: 35191     median: 35191 (29%)     max: 36399 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 MEM
min: 36589     avg: 37154     median: 37153.5 (30%)     max: 37718 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 GPU
min: 34679     avg: 39134     median: 39134 (7%)     max: 43589 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 CPU
min: 62320     avg: 62867     median: 62866.5 (23%)     max: 63413 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 Total Score
min: 171116     avg: 174345     median: 174345 (17%)     max: 177574 Points
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 Total Score
min: 191865     avg: 213512     median: 217448 (11%)     max: 231224 Points
min: 289659     avg: 294891     median: 294890 (14%)     max: 300122 Points
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 CPU
min: 62911     avg: 64321     median: 63851 (16%)     max: 66202 Points
min: 87675     avg: 89513     median: 89513 (22%)     max: 91351 Points
Antutu v10 - AnTuTu v10 Total Score
min: 274727     avg: 278313     median: 278813 (8%)     max: 281399 Points
352825 Points (10%)
Antutu v10 - AnTuTu v10 CPU
min: 86841     avg: 88753     median: 88442 (9%)     max: 90976 Points
123756 Points (12%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 CPU Tests
100%
1 SD 685 +
4077 Points (1%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 random write internal
min: 18.9     avg: 31.1     median: 32.9 (22%)     max: 36 MB/s
22.2 MB/s (15%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 seq write internal
min: 188.5     avg: 215.5     median: 202 (6%)     max: 247 MB/s
436 MB/s (12%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 random read internal
min: 12.1     avg: 22.6     median: 23.4 (11%)     max: 28.9 MB/s
30.8 MB/s (15%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 seq read internal
min: 261     avg: 275     median: 277 (7%)     max: 285 MB/s
586 MB/s (15%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 score
min: 7835     avg: 16454     median: 12199 (5%)     max: 40118 Points
min: 16582     avg: 20011     median: 20010.5 (9%)     max: 23439 Points
min: 7305     avg: 8363     median: 8363 (30%)     max: 9421 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Computer Vision
5692 Points (30%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage
5697 Points (12%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score 2.0
min: 8655     avg: 8674     median: 8670 (57%)     max: 8698 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score
min: 11421     avg: 11655     median: 11655 (58%)     max: 11889 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 280     avg: 350.8     median: 369 (14%)     max: 394 Points
min: 369     avg: 411.5     median: 411.5 (15%)     max: 454 Points
Power Consumption - Geekbench 5.5 Power Consumption 150cd *
min: 0     avg: 3.7     median: 3.8 (2%)     max: 6.28 Watt
123%
1 SD 685 +
min: 2.51     avg: 3.1     median: 3.1 (1%)     max: 3.73 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
min: 0.839     avg: 1.5     median: 1.5 (2%)     max: 2 Watt
115%
1 SD 685 +
min: 1.289     avg: 1.3     median: 1.3 (2%)     max: 1.326 Watt

Average Benchmarks Mediatek Helio G85 → 100% n=24

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 4G → 130% n=24

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