MediaTek Helio G35 vs Samsung Exynos 9610

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive data of speed tests and benchmarks MediaTek Helio G35 vs Samsung Exynos 9610, comparison of GPUs Mali-G72 MP3 and PowerVR GE8320.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Helio G35 is octa-core (Cortex-A53) and Exynos 9610 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough review of all the specifications of the CPUs, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy Helio G35 or Exynos 9610 and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9, Madout2.

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 9610

11%

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

Helio G35

66%

Exynos 9610

68%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Helio G35

Exynos 9610

10%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Helio G35	Exynos 9610
Total score	110404	160114
CPU	30918	44826
GPU	41961	60836
MEM	17655	25613
UX	19881	28823

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Helio G35	Exynos 9610
Single-Core	225	444
Multi-Core	993	1378

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Helio G35	Exynos 9610
Frequency	2300 MHz	2300 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	10 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x2.3 GHz Cortex-A53	4x2.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 4x1.7 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	8 W
Memory type	LPDDR3, LPDDR4x	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	6 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	2x LPDDR4(X) 1600MHz, 1x LPDDR3 933MHz	1866
Memory bandwidth	14.9	11.92
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache
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. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	PowerVR GE8320	Mali-G72 MP3
GPU Frequency	650 MHz	700 MHz
GFloPS	126.8	161
# of Cores	2	3
# of Shader Units
Display	2400 x 1080 pixels	2560 x 1600 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		19.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	25.6	23.6
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	42.2	52.1
Call of Duty: Mobile	28.5	26.4
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	21.6	20.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	27.8	29.9
Real Racing 3	84.4	91.2
Sniper 3D	92.8	99
Need for Speed No Limits	76	72.9
Mortal Kombat X	48.5	75.5
CSR Racing 2	50.6	57.3

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	24 MP
Dual Camera resolution	13 MP	16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	120
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.12/13 2/3CA
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, Galileo
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Helio G35 is better: 10
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 9610 is better: 25
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors Helio G35 and Exynos 9610, as well as read the test results at the links below.

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 9610 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 9610 specs and review.