MediaTek Helio P22 vs Samsung Exynos 850

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Detailed data of speed tests and benchmarks MediaTek Helio P22 vs Samsung Exynos 850, comparison of GPUs PowerVR GE8320 and Mali-G52 MP6.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Helio P22 is octa-core (Cortex-A53) and Exynos 850 is octa-core (Cortex-A55). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics of the CPUs, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as GFXBench, Neocore, PCMark, WebXPRT 3, Geekbench, Quadrant, Mozilla Kraken, 3DMark, Octane V2, Vellamo, AnTuTu 8, PassMark, even the gaming performance of processors in PUBG, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Minecraft Bedrock, Call of Duty: Mobile, Mortal Kombat, Real Racing 3, Fortnite, Sniper 3D etc.
   After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which chip is better to buy Helio P22 or Exynos 850 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 P22

Exynos 850

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

Helio P22

62%

Exynos 850

74%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Helio P22

Exynos 850

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Helio P22	Exynos 850
Total score	77006	119144
CPU	21567	33358
GPU	29256	45266
MEM	12326	19058
UX	13860	21445

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Helio P22	Exynos 850
Single-Core	199	243
Multi-Core	896	1072

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Helio P22	Exynos 850
Frequency	2000 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	8 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53	2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR3, LPDDR4x	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	6 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	2x LPDDR4(X) 1600MHz, 1x LPDDR3 933MHz	1866
Memory bandwidth
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	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-G52 MP6
GPU Frequency	650 MHz	850 MHz
GFloPS	126.8	426
# of Cores	2	6
# of Shader Units
Display	1600 x 720 pixels	2520 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		23.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	16.6	45.4
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	28.1	48.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	17.6	25.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	13.7	41.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	16.4	59.6
Real Racing 3	56.2	85.2
Sniper 3D	45	107.1
Need for Speed No Limits	50.6	58.4
Mortal Kombat X	32.3	70.6
CSR Racing 2	33.7	58.4

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	22 MP
Dual Camera resolution	13 MP	16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	120
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	8K, 4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264, 10-bit H.265/HEVC, VP9

Networks and Navigation

Modem		LTE Cat.13 5CA/Cat.15 2CA
Download speed	150 MBit/s.	400 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Helio P22 is better: 4
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 850 is better: 31
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on 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 CPUs think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

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 850 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 850 specs and review.