MediaTek Helio P22T vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which chip or processor is better? Detailed compare data of benchmarks MediaTek Helio P22T vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro, speed examination of GPUs Adreno 510 and PowerVR GE8320.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Helio P22T is octa-core (Cortex-A53) and Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A72). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as Geekbench, AnTuTu 8, Neocore, Vellamo, PCMark, Mozilla Kraken, Octane V2, GFXBench, PassMark, WebXPRT 3, 3DMark, Quadrant, even the gaming performance of processors in Minecraft Bedrock, Fortnite, PUBG, Real Racing 3, Sniper 3D, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.
   After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processors is better to buy Helio P22T or Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, 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 P22T

Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro

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

Helio P22T

66%

Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro

27%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Helio P22T

Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Helio P22T	Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro
Total score	86247	88401
CPU	24156	24746
GPU	32783	33597
MEM	13799	14142
UX	15528	15904

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Helio P22T	Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro
Single-Core	223	228
Multi-Core	1004	1029

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Helio P22T	Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro
Frequency	2300 MHz	1950 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x2.3 GHz Cortex-A53	4x1.95 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR3, LPDDR4x	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	LPDDR4(X) до 6GB, LPDDR3 до 4GB	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	2x LPDDR4(X) 1600MHz, 1x LPDDR3 933MHz	1866
Memory bandwidth	14	14
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	32 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	1 MB	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 P22T is 15% better than Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro 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	Adreno 510
GPU Frequency	650 MHz	600 MHz
GFloPS	126.8	176
# of Cores	2
# of Shader Units		128
Display	1600 x 720 pixels	2560 x 1600 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)	18.7	18.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	31.2	31.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	19.9	20.6
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	15.8	15.8
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	18.3	19.4
Real Racing 3	46.8	39.3
Sniper 3D	40.6	69.1
Need for Speed No Limits	37.4	37.7
Mortal Kombat X	49.9	50.2
CSR Racing 2	34.3	34.5

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	21 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/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem		Qualcomm Snapdragon X9 LTE modem
Download speed	150 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	150 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 P22T is better: 11
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro is better: 22
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Helio P22T SoC - all data

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

• Helio P22T specs and review.

Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro specs and review.