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26

Points
Mediatek Helio G88

Helio G88

39

Points
Samsung Exynos 1280

Exynos 1280
Overview - Helio G88 Vs Exynos 1280

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Helio G88 vs Exynos 1280 SoCs by Mediatek and Samsung respectively. We've now weighed the advantages and disadvantages of these 8-core CPUs on the basis of their Geekbench, Antutu and 3DMark benchmarks with their technical specifications.

Features

Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Helio G88 12
Exynos 1280 20
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Helio G88 8
Exynos 1280 14
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Helio G88 57
Exynos 1280 82
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Helio G88 26
Exynos 1280 39
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Helio G88 Exynos 1280
CPU 69667 121972
GPU 47988 104889
Memory 44409 77341
UX 44272 106223
Total score 206336 410425
Key Differences

Pros of Samsung Exynos 1280

  • Exynos 1280 has 20% higher CPU clock speed than Helio G88 (2400 vs 2000 MHz).
  • Exynos 1280 has 18.50% higher memory frequency than Helio G88 (2133 vs 1800 MHz).
  • Exynos 1280 has 58.33% smaller sized transistor than Helio G88 (5 vs 12 nm).
  • Exynos 1280 has 98.91% better AnTuTu 9 score than Helio G88 (410 K vs 206 K ).
  • Exynos 1280 has latest instruction set, hence better than Helio G88.
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Helio G88 377
Exynos 1280 733

Multi-Core Score

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Helio G88 1290
Exynos 1280 1832

Image compression

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Helio G88 82.7
Exynos 1280 116.6

Face detection

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Helio G88 9.99
Exynos 1280 13.5

Speech recognition

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Helio G88 25.2
Exynos 1280 33.1

Machine learning

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Helio G88 19.5
Exynos 1280 29.3

Camera shooting

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Helio G88 9.38
Exynos 1280 13.1

HTML 5

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Helio G88 1.41
Exynos 1280 1.97

SQLite

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Helio G88 415.2
Exynos 1280 556.4

3DMark

4%
Helio G88
Stability 98%

Graphics test 4 FPS
12%
Exynos 1280
Stability 99%

Graphics test 13 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display Full HD+ @90Hz Full HD+ @120 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 2520 x 1080 2960 x 1440
  • Max External Display - -
  • HDR - -
  • Color Depth - -
  • Color Gamut - -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

50%
Turbo Clock Speed

2000 MHz

59%
Turbo Clock Speed

2400 MHz

44%
Base Frequency

1800 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

  • Architecture 2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A75
    6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
     2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
    6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.3-A
  • L1 cache - -
  • L2 cache - -
  • L3 cache - -
  • Process 12 nm 5 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP - -
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Mali-G52 MC2 Mali-G68 MP4
  • Architecture Bifrost Valhall 2
  • GPU frequency 1000 MHz 1000 MHz
  • Execution units 2 4
  • Shading units 32 48
  • FLOPS 62 Gigaflops -
  • Vulkan version 1.1 1.1
  • OpenCL version 2.0 2.
  • DirectX version 12 12
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 1800 MHz 2133 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 13.41 Gbit/s -
  • Max Size 8 GB 8 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
  • Bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
  • Storage type eMMC 5.1 UFS 2.2
  • Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2960 x 1440
  • Max camera resolution 1x 64MP, 2x 16MP 1x 108MP
  • Video capture 2K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
  • Video playback 2K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
  • Audio codecs AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem - -
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 7 LTE Cat. 18
  • 5G support No Yes
  • 5G Download Speed - 2550 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed 300 Mbps 1200 Mbps
  • 5G Upload Speed - 1280 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed 100 Mbps 200 Mbps
  • Wi-Fi 5 5
  • Bluetooth 5.0 5.2
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Mediatek Helio G88

Mediatek Helio G88
CPU
12%
GPU
8%
Memory
21%
Energy efficiency and battery life
57%

Samsung Exynos 1280

Samsung Exynos 1280
CPU
20%
GPU
14%
Memory
25%
Energy efficiency and battery life
82%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Helio G88 and Exynos 1280?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Exynos 1280 with a 20.00% higher clock speed (2400 MHz vs 2000 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Helio G88 and Exynos 1280?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Exynos 1280 with a 18.50% higher memory frequency (2133 MHz vs 1800 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Helio G88 and Exynos 1280?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Exynos 1280 with a 58.33% smaller transistor size (5 nm vs 12 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Helio G88 and Exynos 1280?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Exynos 1280 with a 98.91% better score (410425 vs 206336).