Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 vs MediaTek Kompanio 500

Comparisons   28-02-2023
   Full testing data of Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 vs MediaTek Kompanio 500, comparison of graphics processors (GPU). A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table. From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in special test applications like Quadrant, Neocore, 3DMark, GFXBench, Geekbench, Vellamo, PCMark, AnTuTu, PassMark, and how good the processors are in games Call of Duty, Fortnite, GTA, Minecraft, PUBG, Madout2, Asphalt 9 etc.
   After looking at the data of parallel tests and videos, you already be able to understand which chip is better to buy Snapdragon 850 or MediaTek Kompanio 500.

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 850

20%

MediaTek Kompanio 500

14%

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

Snapdragon 850

65%

MediaTek Kompanio 500

68%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 850

19%

MediaTek Kompanio 500

13%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 850	MediaTek Kompanio 500
Total score	282308	195457
CPU	79039	54729
GPU	107274	74271
MEM	45171	31280
UX	50815	35190

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 850	MediaTek Kompanio 500
Single-Core	638	298
Multi-Core	2236	1180

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 850	MediaTek Kompanio 500
Frequency	2960 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	12 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x2.96 GHz Kryo 385	4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 4x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	10 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x (Quad Channel)	LPDDR3, LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	16 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	1600
Memory bandwidth	34.1	18
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	768 KB
L3 cache	2 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.1-A	ARMv8.4-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Snapdragon 850 is 32% better than MediaTek Kompanio 500 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 630	Mali-G72 MP3
GPU Frequency	650 MHz	800 MHz
GFloPS	712	184
# of Cores		3
# of Shader Units	512
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	2400 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	26.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	45.6	29.4
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	44.8	54.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	38.2	30.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	35.4	23.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	59.4	39.6
Real Racing 3	56.4	108.5
Sniper 3D	98.2	86.9
Need for Speed No Limits	62.2	86.2
Mortal Kombat X	71.4	86.9
CSR Racing 2	49.3	75.6

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	32 MP	32 MP
Dual Camera resolution	16 MP	16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Qualcomm Spectra 280
Video Encoding FPS	60	30
Video Encoding resolution	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC	H.264, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X20 LTE modem
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou, QZSS, SBAS	Glonass L1OF, QZSS L1CA+ L5, NavIC, Galileo E1 + E5a, BeiDou B1I+ B2a, GPS L1CA+L5
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 is better: 30
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Kompanio 500 is better: 9
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch video from beginning to end of joint comparison and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Snapdragon 850 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 850 specs and review.

MediaTek Kompanio 500 SoC - all data

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

• MediaTek Kompanio 500 specs and review.