Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC vs MediaTek Helio P20 (MT6757)

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Detailed compare data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC vs MediaTek Helio P20 (MT6757), speed testing of GPUs Mali-T880 MP2 and Adreno 330.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC is quad-core (Krait 400) and Helio P20 (MT6757) is octa-core (Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough analysis of all the specifications 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 joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests like Mozilla Kraken, PCMark, 3DMark, Vellamo, GeekBench 6, 5, Octane V2, Quadrant, AnTuTu 8, GFXBench, PassMark, WebXPRT 3, Neocore, and how good the chips are in games Real Racing 3, Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat, Fortnite, PUBG, Call of Duty: Mobile 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 P20 (MT6757) and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits.

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 P20 (MT6757)

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

Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC

19%

Helio P20 (MT6757)

50%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC

Helio P20 (MT6757)

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC	Helio P20 (MT6757)
Total score	47809	62314
CPU	13387	17440
GPU	18163	23679
MEM	7650	9968
UX	8603	11215

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC	Helio P20 (MT6757)
Single-Core	127	161
Multi-Core	584	725

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC	Helio P20 (MT6757)
Frequency	2500 MHz	2300 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	32	64
Lithography	28 nm	16 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.5 GHz Krait 400	8x2.3 GHz Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3, LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	4 Gb	LPDDR4(X) до 6GB, LPDDR3 до 4GB
Memory Frequency	800	2x LPDDR4(X) 1600MHz, 1x LPDDR3 933MHz
Memory bandwidth	14.9	14
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 7% better than Helio P20 (MT6757) in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC has 4 more core than Helio P20 (MT6757). Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 330	Mali-T880 MP2
GPU Frequency	578 MHz	900 MHz
GFloPS	166.46	68
# 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
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	39.9	13.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	26.6	22.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	23.9	14.7
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	33.3	10.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	50.6	14.7
Real Racing 3	33.3	28.1
Sniper 3D	34.6	29.3
Need for Speed No Limits	42.6	27
Mortal Kombat X	30.6	25.9
CSR Racing 2	31.9	31.5

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	24 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Qualcomm Spectra
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 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: 21
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Helio P20 (MT6757) is better: 18
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint comparison and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC and Helio P20 (MT6757), and also read the test results on the links under the article.

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 P20 (MT6757) SoC - all data

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

• Helio P20 (MT6757) specs and review.