Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 vs MediaTek Helio P23 (MT6763T)

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Full compare data of benchmarks Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 vs MediaTek Helio P23 (MT6763T), speed testing of GPUs Mali-G71 MP2 and Mali-T830 MP2.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Exynos 7 Octa 7870 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Helio P23 (MT6763T) is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics of the SoCs, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special test applications like 3DMark, Neocore, GFXBench, WebXPRT 3, Vellamo, Quadrant, AnTuTu, PCMark, Octane V2, Geekbench, Mozilla Kraken, PassMark, even the gaming performance of CPUs in Fortnite, Real Racing 3, Sniper 3D, PUBG, Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat etc.
   After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy Exynos 7 Octa 7870 or Helio P23 (MT6763T) and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Madout2.

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

Exynos 7 Octa 7870

Helio P23 (MT6763T)

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

Exynos 7 Octa 7870

55%

Helio P23 (MT6763T)

52%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 7 Octa 7870

Helio P23 (MT6763T)

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7870	Helio P23 (MT6763T)
Total score	45099	61429
CPU	12626	17200
GPU	17146	23350
MEM	7211	9819
UX	8115	11057

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 7 Octa 7870	Helio P23 (MT6763T)
Single-Core	119	159
Multi-Core	551	715

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 7 Octa 7870	Helio P23 (MT6763T)
Frequency	1600 MHz	2300 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	16 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x1.65 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	3 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3, LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	4 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	1650	2x LPDDR4(X) 1500MHz, 1x LPDDR3 933MHz
Memory bandwidth	14.9	14.93
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache
L2 cache
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 Helio P23 (MT6763T) is 30% better than Exynos 7 Octa 7870 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T830 MP2	Mali-G71 MP2
GPU Frequency	700 MHz	770 MHz
GFloPS	47.6	52.3
# of Cores	2	2
# of Shader Units
Display	1920 x 1200 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	13.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	36.2	12.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	24.2	21.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	21.9	13.8
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	30.1	9.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	46.9	13.1
Real Racing 3	48.4	26.6
Sniper 3D	46	34.1
Need for Speed No Limits	43.6	29.8
Mortal Kombat X	27.8	34.1
CSR Racing 2	29	27.7

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	16 MP	24 MP
Dual Camera resolution	8 MP	13 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	60	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	4K, 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP8	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem	LTE Cat.6 2CA	4G LTE WorldMode modem
Download speed	300 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 Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 is better: 15
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Helio P23 (MT6763T) is better: 19
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the software comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel comparison and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs Exynos 7 Octa 7870 and Helio P23 (MT6763T), and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Exynos 7 Octa 7870 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 7 Octa 7870 specs and review.

Helio P23 (MT6763T) SoC - all data

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

• Helio P23 (MT6763T) specs and review.