MediaTek Helio X20 (MT6797) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Full compare data of benchmarks MediaTek Helio X20 (MT6797) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus, speed examination of GPUs Mali-T880 MP4 and Adreno 512.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Helio X20 (MT6797) is deca-core (ARM Cortex-A72) and Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus is quad-core (Kryo 280). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special test applications such as PCMark, Geekbench, Neocore, AnTuTu, PassMark, Vellamo, WebXPRT 3, Octane V2, GFXBench, 3DMark, Quadrant, Mozilla Kraken, and how good the CPUs are in games Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat, Call of Duty: Mobile, Sniper 3D, PUBG, Real Racing 3, Fortnite etc.

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which SoCs is better to buy Helio X20 (MT6797) or Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, 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 X20 (MT6797)

Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus

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

Helio X20 (MT6797)

42%

Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus

56%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Helio X20 (MT6797)

Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Helio X20 (MT6797)	Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus
Total score	83288	113847
CPU	23311	31874
GPU	31649	43265
MEM	13320	18217
UX	14981	20499

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Helio X20 (MT6797)	Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus
Single-Core	215	232
Multi-Core	970	1024

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Helio X20 (MT6797)	Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus
Frequency	2100 MHz	2200 MHz
Cores	10	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	20 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	2x2.1 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.85 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 (Dual Channel)	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	4 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	800	1866
Memory bandwidth	12.8	29.8
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache
L2 cache		2 MB
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 Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus is 4% better than Helio X20 (MT6797) in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Helio X20 (MT6797) has -6 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 MP4	Adreno 512
GPU Frequency	780 MHz	850 MHz
GFloPS	106	255
# of Cores	4
# of Shader Units		128
Display	2560 x 1600 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)	16.4	43.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	29.1	46.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	17.7	24.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	13.1	39.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	16.7	57.8
Real Racing 3	36.4	58.1
Sniper 3D	46.6	74.4
Need for Speed No Limits	52.4	65.1
Mortal Kombat X	37.8	74.4
CSR Racing 2	40.7	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	32 MP	24 MP
Dual Camera resolution		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.265	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem		Qualcomm Snapdragon X12 LTE modem
Download speed	150 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 X20 (MT6797) is better: 5
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus is better: 33
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the software comparison on 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 CPUs think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Helio X20 (MT6797) SoC - all data

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

• Helio X20 (MT6797) 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.