Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC vs MediaTek Helio P15 (MT6755 Pro)

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC vs MediaTek Helio P15 (MT6755 Pro), comparison of GPUs Mali-T860 MP2 and Adreno 330.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC is quad-core (Krait 400) and Helio P15 (MT6755 Pro) is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics of the chipsets, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in software tests such as Vellamo, Octane V2, GFXBench, Mozilla Kraken, Geekbench, 3DMark, PassMark, Neocore, PCMark, WebXPRT 3, Quadrant, AnTuTu, even the gaming performance of CPUs in PUBG, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Fortnite, Sniper 3D, Real Racing 3, Mortal Kombat, Call of Duty: Mobile, Minecraft Bedrock etc.
   After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC or Helio P15 (MT6755 Pro) and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Madout2, 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 801 MSM8974AC

Helio P15 (MT6755 Pro)

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

Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC

19%

Helio P15 (MT6755 Pro)

26%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC

Helio P15 (MT6755 Pro)

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC	Helio P15 (MT6755 Pro)
Total score	47809	54931
CPU	13387	15371
GPU	18163	20866
MEM	7650	8786
UX	8603	9887

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC	Helio P15 (MT6755 Pro)
Single-Core	127	142
Multi-Core	584	639

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC	Helio P15 (MT6755 Pro)
Frequency	2500 MHz	2200 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	32	64
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.5 GHz Krait 400	4x2.2GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3 (Single Channel)
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	800	933
Memory bandwidth	14.9	13
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB	32 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1 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 Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC is 12% better than Helio P15 (MT6755 Pro) in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC has 4 more core than Helio P15 (MT6755 Pro). Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 330	Mali-T860 MP2
GPU Frequency	578 MHz	800 MHz
GFloPS	166.46	54.31
# of Cores		2
# of Shader Units	128
Display	2560 x 2048 pixels	1920 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	15.5	18.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	39.9	46.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	26.6	32.2
Call of Duty: Mobile	23.9	28.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	33.3	38.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	50.6	58.7
Real Racing 3	33.3	56.4
Sniper 3D	34.6	41.9
Need for Speed No Limits	42.6	38.6
Mortal Kombat X	30.6	37
CSR Racing 2	31.9	35.4

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	28 MP	21 MP
Dual Camera resolution		16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Qualcomm Spectra
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 X4 LTE modem
Download speed	150 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	50 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC is better: 10
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Helio P15 (MT6755 Pro) is better: 28
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel testing and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC specs and review.

Helio P15 (MT6755 Pro) SoC - all data

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

• Helio P15 (MT6755 Pro) specs and review.