Samsung Exynos 850 vs MediaTek Helio X30 (MT6799) benchmark which processor is better

Exynos 850 vs Helio X30 (MT6799)

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Full comparison data of benchmarks Samsung Exynos 850 vs MediaTek Helio X30 (MT6799), speed examination of GPUs PowerVR 7XTP-MT4 and Mali-G52 MP6.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Exynos 850 is octa-core (Cortex-A55) and Helio X30 (MT6799) is deca-core (ARM Cortex-A72). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful review of all the technical characteristics of the SoCs, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in software tests such as AnTuTu, GFXBench, WebXPRT 3, Neocore, Mozilla Kraken, PCMark, Vellamo, GeekBench 6, 5, PassMark, Octane V2, 3DMark, Quadrant, even the gaming performance of CPUs in Fortnite, Mortal Kombat, Call of Duty: Mobile, Real Racing 3, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, PUBG, Sniper 3D, Minecraft Bedrock etc.

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which chipset is better to buy Exynos 850 or Helio X30 (MT6799) and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, Madout2, CSR Racing 2.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
CPU Benchmark
Based on Antutu and Geekbench score

Exynos 850

Helio X30 (MT6799)

10%

Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)

Exynos 850

74%

Helio X30 (MT6799)

63%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 850

Helio X30 (MT6799)

Antutu v10, 9

Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed

	Exynos 850	Helio X30 (MT6799)
Total score	119144	141713
CPU	33358	39673
GPU	45266	53858
MEM	19058	22684
UX	21445	25508

GeekBench 6, 5.2

This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Exynos 850	Helio X30 (MT6799)
Single-Core	243	289
Multi-Core	1072	1275

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 850	Helio X30 (MT6799)
Frequency	2000 MHz	2600 MHz
Cores	8	10
Bit	64	64
Lithography	8 nm	10 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55	2x2.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x1.9 GHz ARM Cortex-A35
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	8 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	1866
Memory bandwidth		14
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache		32 KB
L2 cache		1 MB
L3 cache		1 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)		ARMv8.2-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Helio X30 (MT6799) is 23% better than Exynos 850 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Exynos 850 has 2 more core than Helio X30 (MT6799). Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G52 MP6	PowerVR 7XTP-MT4
GPU Frequency	850 MHz	820 MHz
GFloPS	426	209.1
# of Cores	6	4
# of Shader Units
Display	2520 x 1080 pixels	3840 x 2160 pixels

The frequency of the GPU does not always directly indicate its performance. To fully evaluate all the capabilities of a graphics chip, you should take into account the number of Shader Units and Cores, as well as how many GFlops it has.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite Mobile	23.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	45.4	27.3
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	48.7	39.2
Call of Duty: Mobile	25.1	36.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	41.2	26.8
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	59.6	39.2
Real Racing 3	85.2	58.8
Sniper 3D	107.1	51
Need for Speed No Limits	58.4	47
Mortal Kombat X	70.6	45.1
CSR Racing 2	58.4	43.1

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the gadget and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Antutu v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	22 MP	32 MP
Dual Camera resolution	16 MP	16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	120	30
Video Encoding resolution	8K, 4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	4K, 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264, 10-bit H.265/HEVC, VP9	H.264, H.265

Networks and Navigation

Modem	LTE Cat.13 5CA/Cat.15 2CA
Download speed	400 MBit/s.	450 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 850 is better: 16
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Helio X30 (MT6799) is better: 21
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips Exynos 850 and Helio X30 (MT6799), as well as read the test results at the links below.

Exynos 850 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile
• 3DMark
• Antutu v10

• Exynos 850 specs and review.

Helio X30 (MT6799) SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile
• 3DMark
• Antutu v10

• Helio X30 (MT6799) specs and review.