MediaTek Helio P25 (MT6757T) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Detailed data of speed tests and benchmarks MediaTek Helio P25 (MT6757T) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus, comparison of GPUs Adreno 512 and Mali-T880 MP2.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Helio P25 (MT6757T) is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus is quad-core (Kryo 280). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests like Mozilla Kraken, Neocore, Octane V2, Geekbench, PassMark, Quadrant, WebXPRT 3, GFXBench, AnTuTu, PCMark, 3DMark, Vellamo, even the gaming performance of chipsets in Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Sniper 3D, Real Racing 3, Fortnite, PUBG, Minecraft Bedrock, Call of Duty: Mobile, Mortal Kombat etc.
   After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which chipset is better to buy Helio P25 (MT6757T) or Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, 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 P25 (MT6757T)

Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus

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

Helio P25 (MT6757T)

49%

Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus

56%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Helio P25 (MT6757T)

Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Helio P25 (MT6757T)	Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus
Total score	63651	113847
CPU	17812	31874
GPU	24191	43265
MEM	10184	18217
UX	11466	20499

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Helio P25 (MT6757T)	Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus
Single-Core	164	232
Multi-Core	741	1024

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Helio P25 (MT6757T)	Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus
Frequency	2600 MHz	2200 MHz
Cores	8	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.2 GHz Kryo 280
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	9 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	29.8
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	32 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	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 (MT6757T) is 15% better than Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Helio P25 (MT6757T) has -4 more core than Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T880 MP2	Adreno 512
GPU Frequency	1000 MHz	850 MHz
GFloPS	68	255
# of Cores	2
# of Shader Units		128
Display	1920 x 1080 pixels	3840 x 2160 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		22.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	12.5	43.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	22.1	46.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	14.5	24.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	10.3	39.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	13.5	57.8
Real Racing 3	27.6	58.1
Sniper 3D	48.6	74.4
Need for Speed No Limits	30.9	65.1
Mortal Kombat X	25.4	74.4
CSR Racing 2	24.3	51.2

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	16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)		Qualcomm Spectra 160
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 X12 LTE modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	600 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Helio P25 (MT6757T) is better: 10
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus is better: 29
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the software comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs Helio P25 (MT6757T) and Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Helio P25 (MT6757T) SoC - all data

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

• Helio P25 (MT6757T) specs and review.

Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus specs and review.