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Mediatek Helio P65 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 4G

Mediatek Helio P65

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The Mediatek Helio P65 is a mainstream ARM SoC for smartphones (mainly Android based) that was introduced in mid 2019. It is manufactured in a 12 nm FinFET (12FFC) process and is equipped with 2x big ARM Cortex-A75 cores with up to 2 GHz and 6x small and power efficient ARM Cortex-A55 cores in two clusters (bigLITTLE). The processor also integrates a ARM Mali-G52MC2 GPU and a dedicated AI processing unit. Furthermore, the integrated radio supports Cat-7 (DL) / Cat-13 (UL) LTE, 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.2, and FM radio.

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 Helio P65Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 4G
CodenameCortex-A75 / A55Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73) / Silver (Cortex-A53)
SeriesMediatek MediatekQualcomm Snapdragon
Series: Snapdragon Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73) / Silver (Cortex-A53)
Mediatek Helio P90 compare2.2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A75 / A55
Mediatek Helio P65 « 2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A75 / A55
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
Features2x ARM Cortex-A75, 6x ARM Cortex-A55Adreno 610 GPU, X11 LTE Modem, Hexagon 686 DSP, Spectra 346 ISP
iGPUARM Mali-G52 MP2 (820 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 P65
0.4 pt (34%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 13952     avg: 15592     median: 15591.5 (13%)     max: 17231 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Physics
min: 2364     avg: 2396     median: 2395.5 (23%)     max: 2427 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Physics
min: 2318     avg: 2392     median: 2392 (27%)     max: 2466 Points
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 Single-Core
100%
1 SD 680 +
min: 412     avg: 420.2     median: 415 (10%)     max: 436 Points
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 Multi-Core
100%
1 SD 680 +
min: 865     avg: 1253     median: 1420 (6%)     max: 1450 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 351     avg: 354     median: 354 (13%)     max: 357 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 1222     avg: 1240     median: 1239.5 (2%)     max: 1257 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
357 Points (2%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
1211 Points (4%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
1711 Points (17%)
min: 1634     avg: 1779     median: 1818.5 (18%)     max: 1844 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
5097 Points (5%)
min: 4238     avg: 5563     median: 5636 (6%)     max: 6741 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
5076 Points (8%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
1726 Points (26%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
2564 Points (14%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
4383 Points (30%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
10035 Points (20%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
4526 Points (9%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
6229 Points (16%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 3779     avg: 4074     median: 4074 (5%)     max: 4369 ms
min: 2459.4     avg: 2958     median: 3028.6 (4%)     max: 3460.5 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 10422     avg: 10461     median: 10460.5 (8%)     max: 10499 Points
min: 6358     avg: 12138     median: 12402 (9%)     max: 16498 Points
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
100%
1 SD 680 +
min: 41     avg: 53.8     median: 52.5 (14%)     max: 68 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 51     avg: 51.5     median: 51.5 (9%)     max: 52 Points
min: 58     avg: 71.6     median: 67 (12%)     max: 94 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 UX
32430 Points (27%)
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 MEM
32472 Points (26%)
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 GPU
32053 Points (6%)
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 CPU
60518 Points (22%)
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 Total Score
157473 Points (15%)
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 Total Score
100%
1 SD 680 +
min: 201810     avg: 229317     median: 223076 (11%)     max: 274001 Points
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 CPU
100%
1 SD 680 +
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 (10%)     max: 329731 Points
Antutu v10 - AnTuTu v10 CPU
100%
1 SD 680 +
min: 102827     avg: 104526     median: 105323 (11%)     max: 105428 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 CPU Tests
6412 Points (1%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Computer Vision
3553 Points (19%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage
8280 Points (18%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score 2.0
min: 6291     avg: 6517     median: 6516.5 (43%)     max: 6742 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score
7594 Points (38%)
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
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 score
100%
1 SD 680 +
min: 14191     avg: 18823     median: 18857 (8%)     max: 23921 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
100%
1 SD 680 +
min: 325     avg: 379.1     median: 396 (15%)     max: 419 Points
Power Consumption - Geekbench 5.5 Power Consumption 150cd *
100%
1 SD 680 +
min: 2.72     avg: 4.3     median: 3.4 (1%)     max: 7.56 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
100%
1 SD 680 +
min: 1.005     avg: 1.5     median: 1.4 (2%)     max: 1.919 Watt

Average Benchmarks Mediatek Helio P65 → 100% n=9

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 4G → 118% n=9

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