MediaTek Helio P22 vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Full compare data of benchmarks MediaTek Helio P22 vs Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420, speed testing of GPUs PowerVR GE8320 and Mali-T760 MP8.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Helio P22 is octa-core (Cortex-A53) and Exynos 7 Octa 7420 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A57). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics of the SoCs, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special test applications like Neocore, Geekbench, GFXBench, Octane V2, 3DMark, PCMark, WebXPRT 3, AnTuTu 8, Quadrant, PassMark, Mozilla Kraken, Vellamo, even the gaming performance of CPUs in Fortnite, Sniper 3D, Minecraft Bedrock, Real Racing 3, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat, PUBG, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.
   After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy Helio P22 or Exynos 7 Octa 7420 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, 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

Exynos 7 Octa 7420

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

Helio P22

62%

Exynos 7 Octa 7420

52%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Helio P22

Exynos 7 Octa 7420

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Helio P22	Exynos 7 Octa 7420
Total score	77006	79294
CPU	21567	22205
GPU	29256	30121
MEM	12326	12689
UX	13860	14262

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Helio P22	Exynos 7 Octa 7420
Single-Core	199	205
Multi-Core	896	923

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Helio P22	Exynos 7 Octa 7420
Frequency	2000 MHz	2100 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53	4x2.1 GHz ARM Cortex-A57 4x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR3, LPDDR4x	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	6 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	2x LPDDR4(X) 1600MHz, 1x LPDDR3 933MHz	1866
Memory bandwidth		24.8
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache
L2 cache		512 KB
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 Exynos 7 Octa 7420 is 4% better than Helio P22 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-T760 MP8
GPU Frequency	650 MHz	772 MHz
GFloPS	126.8	210
# of Cores	2	8
# of Shader Units
Display	1600 x 720 pixels	3840 x 2400 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)	16.6	14.6
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	28.1	27.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	17.6	15.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	13.7	11.9
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	16.4	14.3
Real Racing 3	56.2	47.8
Sniper 3D	45	35.5
Need for Speed No Limits	50.6	32.8
Mortal Kombat X	32.3	35.5
CSR Racing 2	33.7	30

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	20 MP
Dual Camera resolution	13 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
Download speed	150 MBit/s.	42 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	11 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: 18
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 is better: 17
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs Helio P22 and Exynos 7 Octa 7420, 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.

Exynos 7 Octa 7420 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 7 Octa 7420 specs and review.