MediaTek Helio G35 vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which processor or chip is better? Full comparison data of benchmarks MediaTek Helio G35 vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885, speed examination of GPUs Mali-G71 MP18 and PowerVR GE8320.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Helio G35 is octa-core (Cortex-A53) and Exynos 7 Octa 7885 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special testing software such as WebXPRT 3, Vellamo, PCMark, GeekBench 6, 5, Mozilla Kraken, 3DMark, GFXBench, AnTuTu 8, Octane V2, PassMark, Quadrant, Neocore, even the gaming performance of CPUs in Fortnite, Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Real Racing 3, PUBG, Call of Duty: Mobile, Sniper 3D etc.

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which SoCs is better to buy Helio G35 or Exynos 7 Octa 7885 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9.

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

Helio G35

Exynos 7 Octa 7885

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

Helio G35

66%

Exynos 7 Octa 7885

56%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Helio G35

Exynos 7 Octa 7885

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Helio G35	Exynos 7 Octa 7885
Total score	110404	136471
CPU	30918	38211
GPU	41961	51853
MEM	17655	21835
UX	19881	24556

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Helio G35	Exynos 7 Octa 7885
Single-Core	225	279
Multi-Core	993	1228

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Helio G35	Exynos 7 Octa 7885
Frequency	2300 MHz	2100 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x2.3 GHz Cortex-A53	4x2.1 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	8 W
Memory type	LPDDR3, LPDDR4x	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	6 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	2x LPDDR4(X) 1600MHz, 1x LPDDR3 933MHz	1866
Memory bandwidth	14.9
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache		64 KB
L2 cache
L3 cache
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Helio G35 is 8% better than Exynos 7 Octa 7885 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	PowerVR GE8320	Mali-G71 MP18
GPU Frequency	650 MHz	546 MHz
GFloPS	126.8	334
# of Cores	2	18
# of Shader Units
Display	2400 x 1080 pixels	2560 x 1440 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
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	25.6	26.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	42.2	37.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	28.5	34.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	21.6	25.7
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	27.8	37.7
Real Racing 3	84.4	65.3
Sniper 3D	92.8	48.5
Need for Speed No Limits	76	67.1
Mortal Kombat X	48.5	42.9
CSR Racing 2	50.6	44.8

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	25 MP	28 MP
Dual Camera resolution	13 MP	28 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP9

Networks and Navigation

Modem		LTE Cat.13 3CA
Download speed	150 MBit/s.	600 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou, QZSS	GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Helio G35 is better: 15
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 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 those who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Helio G35 SoC - all data

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

• Helio G35 specs and review.

Exynos 7 Octa 7885 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 7 Octa 7885 specs and review.