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Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 4G vs Mediatek Helio G99

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 G99

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The Mediatek Helio G99 is a mainstream ARM SoC for smartphones (mainly Android based) that was introduced in 2022. It is manufactured in a 6 nm FinFET process and is equipped with 2x big ARM Cortex-A76 cores with up to 2.2 GHz and 6x small and power efficient ARM Cortex-A55 cores (max. 2 GHz) in two clusters (bigLITTLE). The chip integrates an ARM Mali-G57 MC2 (two cores). Compared to the older Helio G96, the G99 is manufactured in the more recent 6nm process and clocks higher.

Furthermore, the integrated LTE / 4G modem supports Cat-13 download speeds. Wi-Fi 5 is also integrated (a/b/g/n/ac). The memory controller supportsLPDDR4x with up to 4,266 Mbps.

ModelQualcomm Snapdragon 685 4GMediatek Helio G99
CodenameKryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73) / Silver (Cortex-A53)Cortex-A76 / A55
SeriesQualcomm SnapdragonMediatek Mediatek
Series: Mediatek Cortex-A76 / 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 G99 « 2 - 2.2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A76 / A55
Mediatek Helio G96 compare2 - 2.05 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A76 / A55
Mediatek Helio G95 compare2 - 2.05 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A76 / A55
Mediatek Helio G90T compare2.05 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A76 / A55
Clock1900 - 2800 MHz2000 - 2200 MHz
Cores / Threads8 / 88 / 8
Technology6 nm6 nm
FeaturesAdreno 610 GPU, X11 LTE Modem, Hexagon 686 DSP, Spectra 346 ISP, FastConnect 6200 (BT 5.2, WLAN ac), QuickCharge 3.02x Cortex-A76, 6x Cortex-A55, 4G LTE Cat-12/13, 64MP AI-Camera support, LPDDR3/LPDDR4x-2133, eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1, Beidou, Galileo, Glonass, GPS, Wi-Fi 5 (a/b/g/n/ac), AI Accelerator up to 1 TMACs, H.264 / H.265 / HEVC video encoding (4k30)
iGPUQualcomm Adreno 610ARM Mali-G57 MP2
ArchitectureARMARM
Announced
Manufacturerwww.qualcomm.comwww.mediatek.com

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Physics
min: 2676     avg: 2708     median: 2707.5 (25%)     max: 2739 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Physics
min: 3438     avg: 3596     median: 3630.5 (41%)     max: 3685 Points
Geekbench 6.3 - Geekbench 6.3 Single-Core
478 Points (12%)
Geekbench 6.3 - Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core
1544 Points (6%)
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Single-Core
477 Points (15%)
min: 714     avg: 717     median: 717 (23%)     max: 720 Points
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Multi-Core
1498 Points (6%)
min: 1916     avg: 1941     median: 1940.5 (8%)     max: 1965 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 437     avg: 439.5     median: 439.5 (17%)     max: 442 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 1775     avg: 1781     median: 1781 (3%)     max: 1787 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
555 Points (2%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
1921 Points (6%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
2055 Points (21%)
min: 2512     avg: 2620     median: 2672 (27%)     max: 2675 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
7087 Points (7%)
min: 7018     avg: 7608     median: 7896 (8%)     max: 7911 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
2625 Points (36%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 7492     avg: 7532     median: 7531.5 (18%)     max: 7571 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 7124     avg: 7934     median: 7933.5 (12%)     max: 8743 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 2334     avg: 2555     median: 2555 (38%)     max: 2776 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 2534.5     avg: 2535     median: 2534.6 (3%)     max: 2534.6 ms
min: 1670.9     avg: 2026     median: 1971 (2%)     max: 2443.7 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 15695     avg: 15798     median: 15797.5 (13%)     max: 15900 Points
min: 17228     avg: 21160     median: 21365 (18%)     max: 25005 Points
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
min: 49     avg: 53.5     median: 53.5 (15%)     max: 58 Points
min: 39     avg: 70.9     median: 79.5 (22%)     max: 89 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
74 Points (13%)
min: 80     avg: 95.4     median: 93.5 (17%)     max: 112 Points
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 Total Score
min: 289659     avg: 294891     median: 294890 (14%)     max: 300122 Points
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 CPU
min: 87675     avg: 89513     median: 89513 (22%)     max: 91351 Points
Antutu v10 - AnTuTu v10 Total Score
352825 Points (12%)
min: 383511     avg: 404332     median: 403256 (13%)     max: 422936 Points
Antutu v10 - AnTuTu v10 CPU
123756 Points (4%)
min: 120432     avg: 130929     median: 131438 (4%)     max: 139789 Points
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
22.2 MB/s (15%)
min: 30.8     avg: 58.3     median: 64.4 (44%)     max: 71.8 MB/s
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 seq write internal
436 MB/s (12%)
min: 253.68     avg: 589     median: 681 (19%)     max: 826 MB/s
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 random read internal
30.8 MB/s (38%)
min: 18.2     avg: 35.9     median: 41.4 (51%)     max: 45.4 MB/s
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 seq read internal
586 MB/s (16%)
min: 719.36     avg: 778     median: 775 (22%)     max: 819 MB/s
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 score
min: 16582     avg: 20011     median: 20010.5 (9%)     max: 23439 Points
min: 16137     avg: 23453     median: 26431 (12%)     max: 28259 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score 3.0
min: 7305     avg: 8363     median: 8363 (31%)     max: 9421 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
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 (1%)     max: 1.326 Watt

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 4G → 100% n=24

Average Benchmarks Mediatek Helio G99 → 135% n=24

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