MediaTek Helio P25 (MT6757CD) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM8956

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Full compare data of benchmarks MediaTek Helio P25 (MT6757CD) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM8956, speed testing of GPUs Adreno 510 and Mali-T880 MP2.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Helio P25 (MT6757CD) is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 is gexa-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 comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special test applications like Octane V2, Vellamo, AnTuTu, Mozilla Kraken, Neocore, WebXPRT 3, GFXBench, PCMark, Quadrant, Geekbench, 3DMark, PassMark, and how good the chipsets are in games Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile, Fortnite, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Sniper 3D, Mortal Kombat, Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG etc.

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which SoCs is better to buy Helio P25 (MT6757CD) or Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, Asphalt 9, 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 P25 (MT6757CD)

Snapdragon 650 MSM8956

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

Helio P25 (MT6757CD)

49%

Snapdragon 650 MSM8956

25%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Helio P25 (MT6757CD)

Snapdragon 650 MSM8956

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Helio P25 (MT6757CD)	Snapdragon 650 MSM8956
Total score	64246	86746
CPU	17996	24279
GPU	24413	32957
MEM	10287	13874
UX	11557	15623

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Helio P25 (MT6757CD)	Snapdragon 650 MSM8956
Single-Core	166	224
Multi-Core	748	1010

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Helio P25 (MT6757CD)	Snapdragon 650 MSM8956
Frequency	2600 MHz	1800 MHz
Cores	8	6
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	2x1.8 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)	No	No
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 P25 (MT6757CD) is 30% better than Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Helio P25 (MT6757CD) has -2 more core than Snapdragon 650 MSM8956. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T880 MP2	Adreno 510
GPU Frequency	1000 MHz	600 MHz
GFloPS	68	176
# of Cores	2
# of Shader Units		128
Display	1920 x 1080 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)	13.9	17.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	23.4	31.1
Call of Duty: Mobile	15.1	19.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	11.5	15.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	14.4	18.2
Real Racing 3	29.3	54.4
Sniper 3D	30.4	59.1
Need for Speed No Limits	37.4	56
Mortal Kombat X	30.4	45.1
CSR Racing 2	32.8	43.5

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	24 MP	21 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		Qualcomm Snapdragon X8 LTE modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	100 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 P25 (MT6757CD) is better: 12
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 is better: 23
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel comparison and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips Helio P25 (MT6757CD) and Snapdragon 650 MSM8956, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Helio P25 (MT6757CD) SoC - all data

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

• Helio P25 (MT6757CD) specs and review.

Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 specs and review.