Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 vs MediaTek Helio P40

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Detailed compare data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 vs MediaTek Helio P40, speed testing of GPUs Mali-G72 MP3 and Adreno 510.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 is gexa-core (ARM Cortex-A72) and Helio P40 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as Quadrant, AnTuTu, Mozilla Kraken, 3DMark, PassMark, GFXBench, Octane V2, Neocore, PCMark, Vellamo, GeekBench 6, 5, WebXPRT 3, even the gaming performance of SoCs in PUBG, Minecraft Bedrock, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat, Real Racing 3, Fortnite, Call of Duty: Mobile, Sniper 3D etc.
   After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 or Helio P40 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, 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

Snapdragon 650 MSM8956

Helio P40

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

Snapdragon 650 MSM8956

25%

Helio P40

60%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 650 MSM8956

Helio P40

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 650 MSM8956	Helio P40
Total score	86746	119691
CPU	24279	33517
GPU	32957	45482
MEM	13874	19153
UX	15623	21542

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 650 MSM8956	Helio P40
Single-Core	224	244
Multi-Core	1010	1077

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 650 MSM8956	Helio P40
Frequency	1800 MHz	2000 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	4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Dual Channel)	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	8 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	1600
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	ARMv8.2-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Helio P40 is 9% better than Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 has 2 more core than Helio P40. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 510	Mali-G72 MP3
GPU Frequency	600 MHz	700 MHz
GFloPS	176	161
# of Cores		3
# of Shader Units	128
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	2160 x 1080 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		24.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	17.8	46.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	31.1	49.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	19.9	26.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	15.4	42.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	18.2	60.1
Real Racing 3	54.4	99.8
Sniper 3D	59.1	109.8
Need for Speed No Limits	56	69.9
Mortal Kombat X	45.1	79.8
CSR Racing 2	43.5	64.9

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	21 MP	32 MP
Dual Camera resolution		20 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

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X8 LTE modem	4G LTE WorldMode modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	100 MBit/s.	150 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: 8
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Helio P40 is better: 29
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the software comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 and Helio P40, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

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 P40 SoC - all data

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

• Helio P40 specs and review.