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Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 vs Mediatek Helio G88 vs Mediatek Helio P90

Qualcomm Snapdragon 678

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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 (SD678) is a mid-range ARM-based SoC largely found on Android tablets and smartphones. It features 8 Kryo 460 called cores (64-Bit capable) that are divided in two clusters. A fast cluster of two cores with up to 2.2 GHz and  based on the ARM Cortex-A76 design. And a power saving efficiency cluster with up to 1.7 GHz and based on much smaller ARM Cortex-A55 cores. Both clusters can also used together. Compared to the old Snapdragon 675, the clock speed of the cores was increased by 200 MHz for the A76 and 100 MHz for the A55 cores.

In addition to the 8 CPU cores, the SoC integrates a lower mid range Adreno 612 GPU, a X12 LTE Modem with up to 600 Mbps download (Cat 12) and 150 Mbps upload (Cat 13), a 802.11ac (Wifi 5) Wave 2 WLAN modem (up to 867 Mbps), a Bluetooth 5.0 radio, satellite positioning (GPS, QZSS, GLONASS, SBAS, Beidou and Galileo) and a video engine (up to 4k30 encoding and support for H.265, H.264, VP8 and VP9).

Performance

Compared to the old Snapdragon 675, the 678 is only slightly faster in our benchmarks. Thanks to the two fast Cortex-A76 based cores, the SD678 is able to even best the old high end Snapdragon 835 SoC in some benchmarks.

The Snapdragon 678 is produced in the same 11nm LPP (Low Power Plus) process at Samsung as the 675 which is a combination of 14nm and 10nm. Compared to 14nm LPP, the 11nm LPP process should be able to increase performance by 15% and decrease the chip size by 10% according to Samsung.

Mediatek Helio G88

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The Mediatek Helio G88 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 (unverified, maybe also 2 GHz). 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. Compared to the older Helio G85, the G88 now supports 90 Hz displays and features version 2.0 of the HyperEngine.

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.

Mediatek Helio P90

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The Mediatek Helio P90 is an upper mainstream ARM SoC for smartphones (mainly Android based) that was introduced in 2019. It is manufactured in a 12 nm FinFET (12FFC) process and is equipped with 2x big ARM Cortex-A75 cores (2.2 GHz max.) and 6x small and power efficient ARM Cortex-A55 cores (2 GHz max.) in two clusters (bigLITTLE). The processor also integrates a Cat-12 (600 Mbps DL) / Cat-13 (150 Mbps UL) LTE Modem (4G), a PowerVR GM 9446 GPU, and ISP for 64 MP photos and 4K videorecording, and a AI Processing Unit with a theoretical performance of 1165 Giga-Multiply-Adds per second. The memory controller on the die supports dual-channel LPDDR4x-1866 (8 GB max.) and flash memory can be connected by UFS 2.1.

The CPU performance should be slightly below a Snapdragon 730 (e.g. in the Reno2 Z in our benchmarks) and therefore in the upper middle-class of 2019 smartphones.

ModelQualcomm Snapdragon 678Mediatek Helio G88Mediatek Helio P90
SeriesQualcomm SnapdragonMediatek MediatekMediatek Mediatek
CodenameKryo 460 Gold (Cortex-A76) / Silver (Cortex-A55)Cortex-A75 / A55Cortex-A75 / A55
Series: Mediatek Cortex-A75 / A55
Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 « 1.7 - 2.2 GHz8 / 8 cores Kryo 460 Gold (Cortex-A76) / Silver (Cortex-A55)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6751.6 - 2 GHz8 / 8 cores Kryo 460 Gold (Cortex-A76) / Silver (Cortex-A55)
Mediatek Helio P902.2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A75 / A55
Mediatek Helio P652 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A75 / A55
Mediatek Helio G88 « 1.8 - 2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A75 / A55
Mediatek Helio G851.8 - 2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A75 / A55
Mediatek Helio G802 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A75 / A55
Mediatek Helio G702 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A75 / A55
Mediatek Helio P90 « 2.2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A75 / A55
Mediatek Helio P652 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A75 / A55
Mediatek Helio G881.8 - 2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A75 / A55
Mediatek Helio G851.8 - 2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A75 / A55
Mediatek Helio G802 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A75 / A55
Mediatek Helio G702 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A75 / A55
Clock1700 - 2200 MHz1800 - 2000 MHz2200 MHz
Cores / Threads8 / 88 / 88 / 8
Technology11 nm12 nm12 nm
FeaturesAdreno 612 GPU, X12 LTE Modem, Hexagon 685 DSP, Spectra 250L ISP2x Cortex-A75, 6x Cortex-A554x ARM Cortex-A75, 4x ARM Cortex-A55, LPDDR4x-1866 Dual Channel, UFS 2.1, LTE Cat-12 DL/ Cat-13 UL, Wi-Fi 5, BT 5.0
iGPUQualcomm Adreno 612ARM Mali-G52 MP2 ( - 1000 MHz)PowerVR GM9446
ArchitectureARMARMARM
Announced
Manufacturerwww.qualcomm.comwww.mediatek.comwww.mediatek.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - Geekbench 5.5, PCM Work, Sling Shot Physics, Antutu v8 CPU - SD 678
0.6 pt (42%)
Performance Rating - Geekbench 5.5, PCM Work, Sling Shot Physics, Antutu v8 CPU - Helio G88
0.5 pt (35%)
Performance Rating - Geekbench 5.5, PCM Work, Sling Shot Physics, Antutu v8 CPU - Helio P90
0.5 pt (42%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
100%
1 SD 678 +
19549 Points (16%)
min: 21123     avg: 22156     median: 22155.5 (19%)     max: 23188 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Physics
3156 Points (37%)
min: 2427     avg: 2614     median: 2502 (30%)     max: 2847 Points
min: 2218     avg: 2567     median: 2699 (32%)     max: 2784 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Physics
2769 Points (32%)
2426 Points (28%)
min: 2575     avg: 2669     median: 2657 (30%)     max: 2776 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Single-Core
min: 432     avg: 436.5     median: 436 (13%)     max: 442 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Multi-Core
min: 1217     avg: 1295     median: 1262.5 (5%)     max: 1436 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
531 Points (22%)
min: 284     avg: 355.6     median: 375 (16%)     max: 378 Points
min: 407     avg: 410.3     median: 408 (17%)     max: 416 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
1541 Points (3%)
min: 1132     avg: 1284     median: 1284 (2%)     max: 1450 Points
min: 1495     avg: 1518     median: 1524 (3%)     max: 1534 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
363 Points (2%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
1257 Points (4%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
2483 Points (25%)
min: 1779     avg: 1786     median: 1785.5 (18%)     max: 1792 Points
1994 Points (20%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
6570 Points (7%)
min: 5649     avg: 5839     median: 5838.5 (7%)     max: 6028 Points
6162 Points (7%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
2570 Points (35%)
1836 Points (25%)
0 Points (0%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 SD 678 +
6381 Points (16%)
5483 Points (13%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 SD 678 +
5674 Points (10%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 SD 678 +
2219 Points (43%)
0 Points (0%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
7296 Points (11%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
2065 Points (31%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
100%
1 SD 678 +
2183 Points (18%)
3367 Points (27%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
100%
1 SD 678 +
2812 Points (25%)
4787 Points (43%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
100%
1 SD 678 +
12166 Points (24%)
12546 Points (25%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
100%
1 SD 678 +
5669 Points (11%)
5757 Points (12%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
100%
1 SD 678 +
7022 Points (18%)
7696 Points (20%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
2750 ms (3%)
min: 3706     avg: 4567     median: 4423 (5%)     max: 5572.6 ms
3098 ms (4%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
15828 Points (14%)
min: 7611     avg: 9306     median: 9404 (8%)     max: 10625 Points
14607 Points (13%)
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
min: 31     avg: 34.5     median: 34.5 (10%)     max: 38 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
71 Points (15%)
min: 43     avg: 48     median: 48 (10%)     max: 53 Points
91 Points (19%)
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 UX
51338 Points (43%)
40633 Points (34%)
47600 Points (40%)
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 MEM
49402 Points (40%)
40643 Points (33%)
45235 Points (36%)
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 GPU
31202 Points (6%)
39982 Points (7%)
42506 Points (8%)
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 CPU
94453 Points (34%)
63862 Points (23%)
82458 Points (30%)
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 Total Score
226395 Points (22%)
185120 Points (18%)
217799 Points (21%)
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 Total Score
100%
1 SD 678 +
275441 Points (17%)
min: 259233     avg: 265811     median: 265810 (16%)     max: 272388 Points
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 CPU
100%
1 SD 678 +
101216 Points (28%)
min: 69618     avg: 80696     median: 80695.5 (22%)     max: 91773 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 CPU Tests
2743 Points (0%)
3345 Points (0%)
195354 Points (26%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 score
100%
1 SD 678 +
11488 Points (20%)
min: 10607     avg: 11020     median: 11020 (19%)     max: 11433 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score 3.0
7645 Points (35%)
min: 6789     avg: 8557     median: 8842 (41%)     max: 9356 Points
7769 Points (36%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Computer Vision
100%
1 SD 678 +
3846 Points (20%)
6987 Points (37%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage
100%
1 SD 678 +
10456 Points (22%)
12112 Points (26%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score 2.0
7011 Points (46%)
8248 Points (54%)
min: 7129     avg: 8150     median: 7666 (50%)     max: 9654 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score
100%
1 SD 678 +
8220 Points (41%)
min: 8736     avg: 10946     median: 10946 (55%)     max: 13156 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 322     avg: 324     median: 324 (12%)     max: 326 Points
Power Consumption - Geekbench 5.5 Power Consumption 150cd *
min: 3.38     avg: 4.4     median: 4.4 (2%)     max: 5.46 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
min: 1.206     avg: 1.3     median: 1.3 (1%)     max: 1.3 Watt

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 → 100% n=18

Average Benchmarks Mediatek Helio G88 → 87% n=18

Average Benchmarks Mediatek Helio P90 → 483% n=18

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