MediaTek Helio P15 (MT6755 Pro) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 429

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Full comparison data of benchmarks MediaTek Helio P15 (MT6755 Pro) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 429, speed testing of GPUs Adreno 505 and Mali-T860 MP2.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Helio P15 (MT6755 Pro) is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Snapdragon 429 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as AnTuTu 8, Mozilla Kraken, GeekBench 6, 5, WebXPRT 3, PCMark, Vellamo, Quadrant, 3DMark, Neocore, PassMark, Octane V2, GFXBench, and how good the chipsets are in games Fortnite, Sniper 3D, Minecraft Bedrock, Call of Duty: Mobile, Real Racing 3, PUBG, Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra etc.
   After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processors is better to buy Helio P15 (MT6755 Pro) or Snapdragon 429 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, 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 P15 (MT6755 Pro)

Snapdragon 429

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

Helio P15 (MT6755 Pro)

26%

Snapdragon 429

64%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Helio P15 (MT6755 Pro)

Snapdragon 429

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Helio P15 (MT6755 Pro)	Snapdragon 429
Total score	54931	65308
CPU	15371	18278
GPU	20866	24823
MEM	8786	10456
UX	9887	11762

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Helio P15 (MT6755 Pro)	Snapdragon 429
Single-Core	142	169
Multi-Core	639	760

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Helio P15 (MT6755 Pro)	Snapdragon 429
Frequency	2200 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	8	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	12 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.2GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR3 (Single Channel)	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	933	800
Memory bandwidth	13	6.4
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	32 KB
L2 cache	1 MB
L3 cache	1 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv8-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Helio P15 (MT6755 Pro) is 9% better than Snapdragon 429 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Helio P15 (MT6755 Pro) has -4 more core than Snapdragon 429. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T860 MP2	Adreno 505
GPU Frequency	800 MHz	500 MHz
GFloPS	54.31	48
# of Cores	2
# of Shader Units		48
Display	1920 x 1080 pixels	1280 x 800 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	18.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	46.5	14.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	32.2	23.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	28.9	16.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	38.2	11.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	58.7	15.6
Real Racing 3	56.4	47.4
Sniper 3D	41.9	30.8
Need for Speed No Limits	38.6	33.2
Mortal Kombat X	37	27.3
CSR Racing 2	35.4	30.8

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	21 MP	16 MP
Dual Camera resolution	16 MP	8 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem		Qualcomm Snapdragon X6 LTE modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	75 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Helio P15 (MT6755 Pro) is better: 29
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 is better: 10
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel comparison and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets Helio P15 (MT6755 Pro) and Snapdragon 429, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Helio P15 (MT6755 Pro) SoC - all data

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

• Helio P15 (MT6755 Pro) specs and review.

Snapdragon 429 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 429 specs and review.