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Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 4G vs Mediatek Helio G81 Ultra

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 G81 Ultra

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The Mediatek Helio G81 Ultra 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 2 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 950 MHz. The SoC also integrates the HyperEngine that handles a dynamic management of CPU, GPU and memory.

Compared to the old Helio G80, the G81 offers support for 120Hz displays.

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 G81 Ultra
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 « 2 - 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
Clock1900 - 2800 MHz2000 - 2000 MHz
Cores / Threads8 / 88 / 8
2 x 2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A75
6 x 2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Technology6 nm12 nm
FeaturesAdreno 610 GPU, X11 LTE Modem, Hexagon 686 DSP, Spectra 346 ISP, FastConnect 6200 (BT 5.2, WLAN ac), QuickCharge 3.02x Cortex-A75, 6x Cortex-A55
iGPUQualcomm Adreno 610ARM Mali-G52 MP2 ( - 950 MHz)
ArchitectureARMARM
Announced
Manufacturerwww.qualcomm.comwww.mediatek.com

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Physics
100%
1 SD 685 +
min: 2676     avg: 2708     median: 2707.5 (25%)     max: 2739 Points
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 Single-Core
478 Points (12%)
410 Points (10%)
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 Multi-Core
1544 Points (6%)
1011 Points (4%)
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
100%
1 SD 685 +
min: 437     avg: 439.5     median: 439.5 (17%)     max: 442 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 SD 685 +
min: 1775     avg: 1781     median: 1781 (3%)     max: 1787 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 SD 685 +
2055 Points (21%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 SD 685 +
7087 Points (7%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
100%
1 SD 685 +
min: 2534.5     avg: 2535     median: 2534.6 (3%)     max: 2534.6 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 15695     avg: 15798     median: 15797.5 (12%)     max: 15900 Points
14565 Points (11%)
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
100%
1 SD 685 +
min: 49     avg: 53.5     median: 53.5 (15%)     max: 58 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
100%
1 SD 685 +
74 Points (13%)
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 (11%)
Antutu v10 - AnTuTu v10 CPU
100%
1 SD 685 +
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
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
min: 7305     avg: 8363     median: 8363 (30%)     max: 9421 Points
9393 Points (34%)
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=4

Average Benchmarks Mediatek Helio G81 Ultra → 89% n=4

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