MediaTek Helio P22 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive data of benchmarks and speed tests MediaTek Helio P22 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996, comparison of GPUs PowerVR GE8320 and Adreno 530.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Helio P22 is octa-core (Cortex-A53) and Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 is quad-core (Kryo 280). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful review of all the technical characteristics of the SoCs, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in software tests like Octane V2, GFXBench, Quadrant, WebXPRT 3, AnTuTu, Mozilla Kraken, PassMark, Vellamo, PCMark, 3DMark, Neocore, Geekbench, and how good the CPUs are in games Mortal Kombat, Real Racing 3, Sniper 3D, PUBG, Minecraft Bedrock, Fortnite, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.

After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which chipset is better to buy Helio P22 or Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, 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 P22

Snapdragon 820 MSM8996

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

Helio P22

62%

Snapdragon 820 MSM8996

52%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Helio P22

Snapdragon 820 MSM8996

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Helio P22	Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
Total score	77006	125956
CPU	21567	35262
GPU	29256	47872
MEM	12326	20152
UX	13860	22681

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Helio P22	Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
Single-Core	199	257
Multi-Core	896	1133

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Helio P22	Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
Frequency	2000 MHz	2200 MHz
Cores	8	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53	4x2.2 GHz Kryo 280
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	11 W
Memory type	LPDDR3, LPDDR4x	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	6 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	2x LPDDR4(X) 1600MHz, 1x LPDDR3 933MHz	1866
Memory bandwidth		29.8
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache
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 Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 is 9% better than Helio P22 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Helio P22 has -4 more core than Snapdragon 820 MSM8996. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	PowerVR GE8320	Adreno 530
GPU Frequency	650 MHz	624 MHz
GFloPS	126.8	497.98
# of Cores	2
# of Shader Units		256
Display	1600 x 720 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		25.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	16.6	48.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	28.1	52.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	17.6	27.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	13.7	44.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	16.4	63.7
Real Racing 3	56.2	105
Sniper 3D	45	84
Need for Speed No Limits	50.6	84
Mortal Kombat X	32.3	68.3
CSR Racing 2	33.7	57.8

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

Networks and Navigation

Modem		Qualcomm Snapdragon X12 LTE modem
Download speed	150 MBit/s.	600 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Helio P22 is better: 8
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 is better: 29
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the software comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Helio P22 SoC - all data

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

• Helio P22 specs and review.

Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 specs and review.