Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 vs MediaTek Helio P90

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Comprehensive comparison data of benchmarks Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 vs MediaTek Helio P90, speed examination of GPUs PowerVR GM 9446 and Mali-T880 MP12.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Exynos 8 Octa 8890 is octa-core (Exynos Mongoose) and Helio P90 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A75). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough review of all the specifications of the CPUs, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests like Geekbench, GFXBench, Vellamo, Quadrant, PassMark, Octane V2, 3DMark, WebXPRT 3, Mozilla Kraken, AnTuTu 8, Neocore, PCMark, even the gaming performance of chips in Mortal Kombat, Minecraft Bedrock, Real Racing 3, Sniper 3D, Call of Duty: Mobile, PUBG, Fortnite, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra etc.

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processors is better to buy Exynos 8 Octa 8890 or Helio P90 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9, 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

Exynos 8 Octa 8890

Helio P90

11%

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

Exynos 8 Octa 8890

54%

Helio P90

64%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 8 Octa 8890

Helio P90

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 8 Octa 8890	Helio P90
Total score	123350	166210
CPU	34536	46539
GPU	46875	63167
MEM	19745	26589
UX	22212	29921

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 8 Octa 8890	Helio P90
Single-Core	252	340
Multi-Core	1110	1430

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 8 Octa 8890	Helio P90
Frequency	2300 MHz	2200 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.3 GHz Exynos Mongoose 4x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A75 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	4 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	3733
Memory bandwidth	26.82	13.91
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
L3 cache
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv8.2-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Exynos 8 Octa 8890 is 4% better than Helio P90 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T880 MP12	PowerVR GM 9446
GPU Frequency	650 MHz	970 MHz
GFloPS	265	247.35
# of Cores	12	3
# of Shader Units
Display	4096 x 2160 pixels	2520 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	24.9	20.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	47.5	24.4
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	50.4	54.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	26.3	27.8
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	43.5	21.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	61.7	30.2
Real Racing 3	75.6	108.8
Sniper 3D	80.6	103.4
Need for Speed No Limits	80.6	97.9
Mortal Kombat X	58	87
CSR Racing 2	70.6	76.2

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	24 MP	48 MP
Dual Camera resolution	24 MP	24 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	60	120
Video Encoding resolution	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	4K, 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP9	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem	LTE Cat.12/13 2/3 CA	4G LTE WorldMode modem
Download speed	600 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Beidou, Glonass
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 is better: 14
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Helio P90 is better: 22
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel comparison and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets Exynos 8 Octa 8890 and Helio P90, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Exynos 8 Octa 8890 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 8 Octa 8890 specs and review.

Helio P90 SoC - all data

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

• Helio P90 specs and review.