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Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 4G vs Mediatek Helio G70

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.

Mediatek Helio G70

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The Mediatek Helio G70 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 1.7 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 820 MHz. The SoC also integrates the HyperEngine that handles a dynamic management of CPU, GPU and memory.

Compared to the slightly faster Helio G80, the difference to the G70 is the slightly lower clock speed for the A55 cores (-100 MHz) and GPU (-130 MHz).

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.

ModelQualcomm Snapdragon 685 4GMediatek Helio G70
CodenameKryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73) / Silver (Cortex-A53)Cortex-A75 / A55
SeriesQualcomm SnapdragonMediatek Mediatek Helio G
Series: Mediatek Helio G 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)
Mediatek Helio G88 compare1.8 - 2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A75 / A55
Mediatek Helio G85 compare1.8 - 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 « 2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A75 / A55
Clock1900 - 2800 MHz2000 MHz
Cores / Threads8 / 88 / 8
Technology6 nm12 nm
FeaturesAdreno 610 GPU, X11 LTE Modem, Hexagon 686 DSP, Spectra 346 ISP, FastConnect 6200 (BT 5.2, WLAN ac), QuickCharge 3.04x ARM Cortex-A73, 4x ARM Cortex-A53,
iGPUQualcomm Adreno 610ARM Mali-G52 MP2 ( - 820 MHz)
ArchitectureARMARM
Announced
Manufacturerwww.qualcomm.comwww.mediatek.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - Geekbench 5.5, PCM Work, Sling Shot Physics, Antutu v8 CPU - Helio G70
0.5 pt (36%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Physics
min: 2676     avg: 2708     median: 2707.5 (25%)     max: 2739 Points
2858 Points (27%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Physics
2875 Points (33%)
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 Single-Core
100%
1 SD 685 +
478 Points (11%)
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 Multi-Core
100%
1 SD 685 +
1544 Points (6%)
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Single-Core
100%
1 SD 685 +
477 Points (15%)
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Multi-Core
100%
1 SD 685 +
1498 Points (6%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 437     avg: 439.5     median: 439.5 (15%)     max: 442 Points
min: 387     avg: 387.5     median: 387.5 (13%)     max: 388 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 1775     avg: 1781     median: 1781 (3%)     max: 1787 Points
min: 1304     avg: 1308     median: 1307.5 (2%)     max: 1311 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
2055 Points (21%)
1832 Points (18%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
7087 Points (7%)
5734 Points (6%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
5285 Points (8%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
1767 Points (26%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
3091 Points (16%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
4201 Points (29%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
10960 Points (21%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
4973 Points (10%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
6725 Points (18%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 2534.5     avg: 2535     median: 2534.6 (3%)     max: 2534.6 ms
3813 ms (4%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 15695     avg: 15798     median: 15797.5 (10%)     max: 15900 Points
10648 Points (7%)
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
100%
1 SD 685 +
min: 49     avg: 53.5     median: 53.5 (14%)     max: 58 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
74 Points (13%)
44 Points (8%)
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 UX
min: 38542     avg: 39056     median: 39056 (33%)     max: 39570 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 MEM
41555 Points (34%)
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 GPU
29199 Points (5%)
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 CPU
74788 Points (27%)
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 Total Score
184084 Points (18%)
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 Total Score
100%
1 SD 685 +
min: 289659     avg: 294891     median: 294890 (14%)     max: 300122 Points
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 CPU
100%
1 SD 685 +
min: 87675     avg: 89513     median: 89513 (22%)     max: 91351 Points
Antutu v10 - AnTuTu v10 Total Score
100%
1 SD 685 +
352825 Points (10%)
Antutu v10 - AnTuTu v10 CPU
100%
1 SD 685 +
123756 Points (12%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 CPU Tests
4077 Points (1%)
13756 Points (2%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 random write internal
100%
1 SD 685 +
22.2 MB/s (15%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 seq write internal
100%
1 SD 685 +
436 MB/s (12%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 random read internal
100%
1 SD 685 +
30.8 MB/s (15%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 seq read internal
100%
1 SD 685 +
586 MB/s (15%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 score
100%
1 SD 685 +
min: 16582     avg: 20011     median: 20010.5 (9%)     max: 23439 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score 3.0
100%
1 SD 685 +
min: 7305     avg: 8363     median: 8363 (30%)     max: 9421 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Computer Vision
5781 Points (31%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage
8027 Points (17%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score 2.0
8838 Points (58%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score
12464 Points (62%)
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
100%
1 SD 685 +
min: 369     avg: 411.5     median: 411.5 (15%)     max: 454 Points
Power Consumption - Geekbench 5.5 Power Consumption 150cd *
100%
1 SD 685 +
min: 2.51     avg: 3.1     median: 3.1 (1%)     max: 3.73 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
100%
1 SD 685 +
min: 1.289     avg: 1.3     median: 1.3 (2%)     max: 1.326 Watt

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 4G → 100% n=9

Average Benchmarks Mediatek Helio G70 → 108% n=9

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