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Mediatek MT8788 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 4G

Mediatek MT8788

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The Mediatek MT8788 is an upper mainstream ARM SoC for smartphones (mainly Android based) that was introduced in early 2018. It is manufactured in a 12 nm FinFET (12FFC) process and is equipped with 4x big ARM Cortex-A73 cores and 4x small and power efficient ARM Cortex-A53 cores in two clusters (bigLITTLE). The cores can reach a frequency of up to 2 GHz. The processor also integrates a ARM Mali-G72MP3 GPU and a dedicated AI processing unit. Furthermore, the integrated radio Wifi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.2, and FM radio. The specifications of the MT8788 are identical to the Helio P60 for Smartphones.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 4G

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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 (SD680, SM6225) 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 2.4 GHz (Kryo 265 Gold - Cortex-A73 derivate) and a power saving efficiency cluster with up to 1.8 GHz (Kryo 265 Silver - Cortex A53 derivate). Both clusters can also be used together. Compared to the older Snapdragon 665, the clock speeds are higher.

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 (compared to the older 11nm LPP process of the similar Snapdragon 665).

ModelMediatek MT8788Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 4G
CodenameCortex-A73 / A53Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73) / Silver (Cortex-A53)
SeriesMediatek MediatekQualcomm Snapdragon
Series: Snapdragon Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73) / Silver (Cortex-A53)
Mediatek Helio P70 compare2.1 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A73 / A53
Mediatek Helio P60T compare2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A73 / A53
Mediatek Helio P60 compare2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A73 / A53
Mediatek MT8788 « 2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A73 / A53
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 4G compare1.9 - 2.8 GHz8 / 8 cores Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73) / Silver (Cortex-A53)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 4G « 1.8 - 2.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73) / Silver (Cortex-A53)
Clock2000 MHz1800 - 2400 MHz
Cores / Threads8 / 88 / 8
Technology12 nm6 nm
Features4x ARM Cortex-A73, 4x ARM Cortex-A53,Adreno 610 GPU, X11 LTE Modem, Hexagon 686 DSP, Spectra 346 ISP
iGPUARM Mali-G72 MP3 (800 MHz)Qualcomm Adreno 610
ArchitectureARMARM
Announced
Manufacturerwww.mediatek.comwww.qualcomm.com

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Physics
min: 2583     avg: 2605     median: 2604.5 (24%)     max: 2626 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Physics
100%
1 SD 680 +
min: 463     avg: 2485     median: 2696 (31%)     max: 2866 Points
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 Single-Core
329 Points (8%)
min: 412     avg: 420.2     median: 415 (10%)     max: 436 Points
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 Multi-Core
1284 Points (5%)
min: 865     avg: 1253     median: 1420 (6%)     max: 1450 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 283     avg: 291     median: 291 (11%)     max: 299 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 1382     avg: 1383     median: 1383 (2%)     max: 1384 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
971 Points (10%)
min: 1634     avg: 1779     median: 1818.5 (18%)     max: 1844 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
4983 Points (5%)
min: 4238     avg: 5563     median: 5636 (6%)     max: 6741 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
3874 ms (5%)
min: 2459.4     avg: 2958     median: 3028.6 (4%)     max: 3460.5 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 10032     avg: 10153     median: 10152.5 (7%)     max: 10273 Points
min: 6358     avg: 12138     median: 12402 (9%)     max: 16498 Points
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
0 Points (0%)
min: 41     avg: 53.8     median: 52.5 (14%)     max: 68 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
0 Points (0%)
min: 58     avg: 71.6     median: 67 (12%)     max: 94 Points
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 Total Score
213255 Points (10%)
min: 201810     avg: 229317     median: 223076 (11%)     max: 274001 Points
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 CPU
59558 Points (15%)
min: 57249     avg: 74107     median: 77473 (19%)     max: 83512 Points
Antutu v10 - AnTuTu v10 Total Score
100%
1 SD 680 +
min: 287727     avg: 311635     median: 317448 (11%)     max: 329731 Points
Antutu v10 - AnTuTu v10 CPU
100%
1 SD 680 +
min: 102827     avg: 104526     median: 105323 (3%)     max: 105428 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 score
8211 Points (4%)
min: 14191     avg: 18823     median: 18857 (8%)     max: 23921 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score 3.0
min: 6445     avg: 6836     median: 6835.5 (25%)     max: 7226 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 random write internal
100%
1 SD 680 +
min: 24.93     avg: 35.6     median: 35.7 (24%)     max: 45.9 MB/s
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 seq write internal
100%
1 SD 680 +
min: 233.04     avg: 452.2     median: 424.4 (12%)     max: 727 MB/s
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 random read internal
100%
1 SD 680 +
min: 21.73     avg: 25.9     median: 23.6 (11%)     max: 34.5 MB/s
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 seq read internal
100%
1 SD 680 +
min: 276.09     avg: 520     median: 557 (14%)     max: 690.35 MB/s
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
0 Points (0%)
Power Consumption - Geekbench 5.5 Power Consumption 150cd *
4.3 Watt (2%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
2.3 Watt (3%)
162%
1 SD 680 +
min: 1.005     avg: 1.5     median: 1.4 (2%)     max: 1.919 Watt

Average Benchmarks Mediatek MT8788 → 100% n=13

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 4G → 131% n=13

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Redaktion, 2017-09- 8 (Update: 2023-07- 1)