MediaTek Helio P18 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive data of benchmarks and speed tests MediaTek Helio P18 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450, compare of GPUs Mali-T860 MP2 and Adreno 506.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Helio P18 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Snapdragon 450 SDM450 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough analysis of all the specifications of the SoCs, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy Helio P18 or Snapdragon 450 SDM450 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, 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

Helio P18

Snapdragon 450 SDM450

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

Helio P18

28%

Snapdragon 450 SDM450

57%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Helio P18

Snapdragon 450 SDM450

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Helio P18	Snapdragon 450 SDM450
Total score	55480	61183
CPU	15542	17140
GPU	21092	23248
MEM	8868	9791
UX	9977	11013

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Helio P18	Snapdragon 450 SDM450
Single-Core	143	203
Multi-Core	646	712

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Helio P18	Snapdragon 450 SDM450
Frequency	2000 MHz	1800 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x2.0GHz ARM Cortex-A53	8x1.48GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	3 W
Memory type	LPDDR3 (Single Channel)	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	933	1600
Memory bandwidth	13	7.46
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 P18 is 9% better than Snapdragon 450 SDM450 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T860 MP2	Adreno 506
GPU Frequency	800 MHz	650 MHz
GFloPS	54.31	130
# of Cores	2
# of Shader Units		96
Display	1920 x 1080 pixels	2160 x 1080 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	18.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	47.4	11.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	32.5	20.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	28.6	12.7
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	39.9	8.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	58.8	12.6
Real Racing 3	40.6	30.6
Sniper 3D	71.5	26.5
Need for Speed No Limits	52	32.6
Mortal Kombat X	52	26.5
CSR Racing 2	35.8	28.6

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	24 MP
Dual Camera resolution	16 MP	13 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	60
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem		Qualcomm Snapdragon X9 LTE modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	100 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 P18 is better: 20
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 is better: 17
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the software comparison of 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 chips think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Helio P18 SoC - all data

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

• Helio P18 specs and review.

Snapdragon 450 SDM450 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 450 SDM450 specs and review.