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39

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

Snapdragon 860

25

Points
MediaTek Helio G37

Helio G37
Overview - Snapdragon 860 Vs Helio G37

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 860 vs Helio G37 SoCs by Qualcomm and Mediatek 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.

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Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Snapdragon 860 24
Helio G37 12
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 860 19
Helio G37 7
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Snapdragon 860 75
Helio G37 57
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Snapdragon 860 39
Helio G37 25
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Snapdragon 860 Helio G37
CPU 143028 37521
GPU 179320 27112
Memory 69420 33579
UX 72190 40621
Total score 463958 138833
Key Differences

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

  • Snapdragon 860 has 28.70% higher CPU clock speed than Helio G37 (2960 vs 2300 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 860 has 33.31% higher memory frequency than Helio G37 (2133 vs 1600 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 860 has 41.67% smaller sized transistor than Helio G37 (7 vs 12 nm).
  • Snapdragon 860 has 234.18% better AnTuTu 9 score than Helio G37 (464 K vs 139 K).
  • Snapdragon 860 Support 566.67% higher memory bandwidth than Helio G37 (2000 vs 300 MHz).

Pros of MediaTek Helio G37

  • Helio G37 has 0.74% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 860 (680 vs 675 MHz).
  • Helio G37 has latest instruction set, hence better than Snapdragon 860.
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Snapdragon 860 744
Helio G37 914

Multi-Core Score

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Snapdragon 860 2616
Helio G37 178

Image compression

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Snapdragon 860 142.85
Helio G37

Face detection

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Snapdragon 860 20.3
Helio G37

Speech recognition

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Snapdragon 860 44.55
Helio G37

Machine learning

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Snapdragon 860 46.35
Helio G37

Camera shooting

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Snapdragon 860 22.85
Helio G37

HTML 5

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Snapdragon 860 1.65
Helio G37

SQLite

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Snapdragon 860 777.9
Helio G37

3DMark

18%
Snapdragon 860
Stability 98%

Graphics test 20 FPS
N/A
Helio G37
Stability %

Graphics test -
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display FHD+ @ 120 Hz Full HD+ @90 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution QHD @ 60Hz 2400 x 1080
  • Max External Display - -
  • HDR HDR10+ -
  • Color Depth Up to 10-bit -
  • Color Gamut Rec2020 -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

73%
Turbo Clock Speed

2960 MHz

57%
Turbo Clock Speed

2300 MHz

44%
Base Frequency

1800 MHz

44%
Base Frequency

1800 MHz

  • Architecture 1x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)
    3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)
    4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver)
     4x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A53
    4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A53
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8.1-A ARMv8.2-A
  • L1 cache - -
  • L2 cache - -
  • L3 cache 2 MB -
  • Process 7 nm 12 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP 10 W 2.2 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Adreno 640 IMG PowerVR GE8320
  • Architecture Adreno 600 Rogue
  • GPU frequency 675 MHz 680 MHz
  • Execution units 2 2
  • Shading units 384 64
  • FLOPS 1037 Gigaflops 56 Gigaflops
  • Vulkan version 1.1 1.1
  • OpenCL version 2.0 1.2
  • DirectX version 12 12
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 2133 MHz 1600 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 34.13 Gbit/s 13.9 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 16 GB 8 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
  • Bus 4 x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 690 No
  • Storage type EMMC 5.1, UFS 2.0, UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 eMMC 5.1
  • Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2400 x 1080
  • Max camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP 1x 50MP, 2x 13MP
  • Video capture 4K at 120FPS 1K at 30FPS
  • Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 1080p at 30FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 H.264, H.265
  • Audio codecs AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem X24 LTE, X50 5G -
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 20 LTE Cat. 7
  • 5G support Yes No
  • 5G Download Speed 5000 Mbps -
  • 4G Download Speed 2000 Mbps 300 Mbps
  • 5G Upload Speed 1200 Mbps -
  • 4G Upload Speed 316 Mbps 150 Mbps
  • Wi-Fi 6 5
  • Bluetooth 5.0 5.0
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
CPU
24%
GPU
19%
Memory
25%
Energy efficiency and battery life
75%

MediaTek Helio G37

MediaTek Helio G37
CPU
12%
GPU
7%
Memory
19%
Energy efficiency and battery life
57%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Snapdragon 860 and Helio G37?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Snapdragon 860 with a 28.70% higher clock speed (2960 MHz vs 2300 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Snapdragon 860 and Helio G37?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Helio G37 with a 0.74% higher GPU clock speed (680 MHz vs 675 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Snapdragon 860 and Helio G37?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Snapdragon 860 with a 33.31% higher memory frequency (2133 MHz vs 1600 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Snapdragon 860 and Helio G37?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Snapdragon 860 with a 41.67% smaller transistor size (7 nm vs 12 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Snapdragon 860 and Helio G37?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Snapdragon 860 with a 234.18% better score (463958 vs 138833).