Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro vs MediaTek Helio X25 (MT6797T)

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Detailed data of benchmarks and speed tests Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro vs MediaTek Helio X25 (MT6797T), compare of GPUs Adreno 506 and Mali-T880 MP4.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Helio X25 (MT6797T) is deca-core (ARM Cortex-A72). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful review of all the specifications of the SoCs, so that it can be 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 such as Vellamo, PCMark, Neocore, AnTuTu 8, 3DMark, WebXPRT 3, GFXBench, Mozilla Kraken, Quadrant, Geekbench, Octane V2, PassMark, even the gaming performance of CPUs in Call of Duty: Mobile, Real Racing 3, PUBG, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Fortnite, Mortal Kombat, Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D etc.
   After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processors is better to buy Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro or Helio X25 (MT6797T) and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9.

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

Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro

Helio X25 (MT6797T)

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

Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro

54%

Helio X25 (MT6797T)

41%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro

Helio X25 (MT6797T)

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro	Helio X25 (MT6797T)
Total score	68933	93545
CPU	19303	26196
GPU	26192	35553
MEM	11035	14960
UX	12401	16833

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro	Helio X25 (MT6797T)
Single-Core	178	242
Multi-Core	802	1089

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro	Helio X25 (MT6797T)
Frequency	2200 MHz	2500 MHz
Cores	8	10
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	20 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	2x2.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x1.55 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR3 (Dual Channel)
Max. Memory	8 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	800
Memory bandwidth	10	14
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB	32 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 X25 (MT6797T) is 12% better than Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro has 2 more core than Helio X25 (MT6797T). Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 506	Mali-T880 MP4
GPU Frequency	650 MHz	850 MHz
GFloPS	130	115.51
# of Cores		4
# of Shader Units	96
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)	14.3	19.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	24.5	34.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	16.1	21.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	11.1	16.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	15.3	20.3
Real Racing 3	49	61.1
Sniper 3D	46.6	66.3
Need for Speed No Limits	44.1	55.8
Mortal Kombat X	35.5	55.8
CSR Racing 2	34.3	41.9

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

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X9 LTE modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	50 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro is better: 8
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Helio X25 (MT6797T) is better: 27
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro and Helio X25 (MT6797T), as well as read the test results at the links below.

Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro specs and review.

Helio X25 (MT6797T) SoC - all data

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

• Helio X25 (MT6797T) specs and review.