Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC vs MediaTek Helio P23 (MT6763V)

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC vs MediaTek Helio P23 (MT6763V), compare of GPUs Mali-G71 MP2 and Adreno 330.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC is quad-core (Krait 400) and Helio P23 (MT6763V) is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special test applications like WebXPRT 3, Octane V2, Geekbench, PCMark, Neocore, 3DMark, Vellamo, AnTuTu 8, PassMark, Mozilla Kraken, Quadrant, GFXBench, and how good the chipsets are in games Mortal Kombat, PUBG, Call of Duty: Mobile, Minecraft Bedrock, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Real Racing 3, Sniper 3D, Fortnite etc.

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which SoCs is better to buy Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC or Helio P23 (MT6763V) 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 801 MSM8974AC

Helio P23 (MT6763V)

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

Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC

19%

Helio P23 (MT6763V)

52%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC

Helio P23 (MT6763V)

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC	Helio P23 (MT6763V)
Total score	47809	60596
CPU	13387	16961
GPU	18163	23029
MEM	7650	9694
UX	8603	10904

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC	Helio P23 (MT6763V)
Single-Core	127	156
Multi-Core	584	705

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC	Helio P23 (MT6763V)
Frequency	2500 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	32	64
Lithography	28 nm	16 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.5 GHz Krait 400	4x2 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x1.45 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3, LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	4 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	800	2x LPDDR4(X) 1500MHz, 1x LPDDR3 933MHz
Memory bandwidth	14.9	14.93
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB
L3 cache
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 19% better than Helio P23 (MT6763V) in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC has 4 more core than Helio P23 (MT6763V). Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 330	Mali-G71 MP2
GPU Frequency	578 MHz	700 MHz
GFloPS	166.46	47.55
# of Cores		2
# of Shader Units	128
Display	2560 x 2048 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	15.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	39.9	11.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	26.6	20.2
Call of Duty: Mobile	23.9	12.6
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	33.3	8.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	50.6	12.8
Real Racing 3	33.3	25.3
Sniper 3D	34.6	32.3
Need for Speed No Limits	42.6	28.3
Mortal Kombat X	30.6	32.3
CSR Racing 2	31.9	28.3

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
Dual Camera resolution		13 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	4G LTE WorldMode modem
Download speed	150 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	150 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: 20
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Helio P23 (MT6763V) is better: 20
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets 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 P23 (MT6763V) SoC - all data

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

• Helio P23 (MT6763V) specs and review.