MediaTek Helio P23 (MT6763T) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which chip or processor is better? Detailed data of speed tests and benchmarks MediaTek Helio P23 (MT6763T) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953, comparison of GPUs Adreno 506 and Mali-G71 MP2.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Helio P23 (MT6763T) is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as AnTuTu, GeekBench 6, 5, PassMark, Quadrant, WebXPRT 3, Octane V2, 3DMark, Neocore, PCMark, Vellamo, Mozilla Kraken, GFXBench, and how good the CPUs are in games PUBG, Call of Duty: Mobile, Real Racing 3, Sniper 3D, Fortnite, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat etc.
   After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which chip is better to buy Helio P23 (MT6763T) or Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits.

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 P23 (MT6763T)

Snapdragon 625 MSM8953

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

Helio P23 (MT6763T)

52%

Snapdragon 625 MSM8953

54%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Helio P23 (MT6763T)

Snapdragon 625 MSM8953

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Helio P23 (MT6763T)	Snapdragon 625 MSM8953
Total score	61429	61945
CPU	17200	17344
GPU	23350	23539
MEM	9819	9908
UX	11057	11140

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Helio P23 (MT6763T)	Snapdragon 625 MSM8953
Single-Core	159	160
Multi-Core	715	721

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Helio P23 (MT6763T)	Snapdragon 625 MSM8953
Frequency	2300 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x1.65 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	8x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3, LPDDR4x	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	6 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	2x LPDDR4(X) 1500MHz, 1x LPDDR3 933MHz	1866
Memory bandwidth	14.93	7.46
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 Helio P23 (MT6763T) is 13% better than Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G71 MP2	Adreno 506
GPU Frequency	770 MHz	650 MHz
GFloPS	52.3	130
# of Cores	2
# of Shader Units		96
Display	2160 x 1080 pixels	1920 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
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	12.2	12.4
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	21.3	21.8
Call of Duty: Mobile	13.8	13.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	9.2	9.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	13.1	13.7
Real Racing 3	26.6	32.7
Sniper 3D	34.1	48
Need for Speed No Limits	29.8	39.2
Mortal Kombat X	34.1	31.6
CSR Racing 2	27.7	24

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	24 MP	24 MP
Dual Camera resolution	13 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	4K, 2K, FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem	4G LTE WorldMode modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X9 LTE modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 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 P23 (MT6763T) is better: 11
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 is better: 19
You need to know that you should not blindly 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 processors think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Helio P23 (MT6763T) SoC - all data

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

• Helio P23 (MT6763T) specs and review.

Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 specs and review.