Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 vs MediaTek Helio A25

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Detailed data of speed tests and benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 vs MediaTek Helio A25, comparison of GPUs Adreno 510 and PowerVR GE8320.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 is gexa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) and Helio A25 is octa-core (Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough 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 PassMark, GFXBench, GeekBench 6, 5, Neocore, Octane V2, Mozilla Kraken, Vellamo, AnTuTu 8, PCMark, 3DMark, Quadrant, WebXPRT 3, even the gaming performance of chipsets in PUBG, Real Racing 3, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat, Fortnite, Sniper 3D, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.

After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processors is better to buy Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 or Helio A25 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Asphalt 9, 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

Snapdragon 650 MSM8956

Helio A25

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

Snapdragon 650 MSM8956

25%

Helio A25

67%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 650 MSM8956

Helio A25

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 650 MSM8956	Helio A25
Total score	86746	95484
CPU	24279	26741
GPU	32957	36292
MEM	13874	15269
UX	15623	17181

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 650 MSM8956	Helio A25
Single-Core	224	247
Multi-Core	1010	1112

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 650 MSM8956	Helio A25
Frequency	1800 MHz	1800 MHz
Cores	6	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	12 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	2x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR3, LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	8 Gb	4GB Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	2x LPDDR4(X) 1600MHz, 1x LPDDR3 933MHz
Memory bandwidth	14	14
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	256 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. Another difference is that Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 has 2 more core than Helio A25. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 510	PowerVR GE8320
GPU Frequency	600 MHz	650 MHz
GFloPS	176	126.8
# of Cores		2
# of Shader Units	128
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	1600 x 720 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)	17.8	20.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	31.1	35.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	19.9	22.8
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	15.4	17.8
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	18.2	21.3
Real Racing 3	54.4	62
Sniper 3D	59.1	56.6
Need for Speed No Limits	56	63.7
Mortal Kombat X	45.1	51.3
CSR Racing 2	43.5	46

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	21 MP	16 MP
Dual Camera resolution		13 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X8 LTE modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Upload speed	100 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 650 MSM8956 is better: 11
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Helio A25 is better: 24
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel testing and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 and Helio A25, as well as read the test results at the links below.

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.

Helio A25 SoC - all data

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

• Helio A25 specs and review.