Snapdragon 439 vs Helio P23
We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 (with Adreno 505 graphics) and MediaTek Helio P23 (Mali-G71 MP2). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 439
- Developers optimize games for Snapdragon processors more often than for Helio
- Has a smaller size transistor (12 versus 16 nm)
- Announced 10-months later
Pros of MediaTek Helio P23
- Supports 133% higher memory bandwidth (14.93 against 6.4 GB/s)
- Higher GPU frequency (~71%)
- 15% higher CPU clock speed (2300 vs 2000 MHz)
- Shows better (up to 7%) AnTuTu 8 score – 103K vs 96K
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 8
| CPU | 41548 | 40715 |
| GPU | 9242 | 15389 |
| Memory | 26677 | 26934 |
| UX | 16356 | 19069 |
| Total score | 96770 | 103678 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Image compression | 61.7 Mpixels/s | 67.55 Mpixels/s |
| Face detection | 8.22 images/s | 9.22 images/s |
| Speech recognition | 16.65 words/s | 15.7 words/s |
| Machine learning | 11.15 images/s | 12.1 images/s |
| Camera shooting | 5.39 images/s | 5.57 images/s |
| HTML 5 | 852.75 Mnodes/s | 1.34 Mnodes/s |
| SQLite | 296.65 Krows/s | 331.05 Krows/s |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 46 FPS [Low] |
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| Call of Duty: Mobile | 31 FPS [Low] |
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| Fortnite | 21 FPS [Low] |
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| Shadowgun Legends | 37 FPS [Low] |
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| World of Tanks Blitz | 32 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 29 FPS [Ultra] |
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We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 439 and Helio P23CPU
| Architecture | 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A53 4x 1.45 GHz – Cortex-A53 |
4x 1.65 GHz – Cortex-A53 4x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A53 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2000 MHz | 2300 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8-A |
| Process | 12 nanometers | 16 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 5.5 billion | - |
| TDP | 5 W | 5 W |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 505 | Mali-G71 MP2 |
| Architecture | Adreno 500 | Bifrost |
| GPU frequency | 450 MHz | 770 MHz |
| Execution units | 1 | 2 |
| Shading units | 96 | 32 |
| FLOPS | 48 Gigaflops | 49.4 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 11.1 | 11.1 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR3 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 800 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Bus | 1x 32 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 6.4 Gbit/s | 14.93 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 5 GB | 6 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 536 | No |
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Max display resolution | 1920 x 1200 | 2160 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 21MP, 2x 8MP | 1x 24MP, 2x 13MP |
| Video capture | 1K at 30FPS | 1K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 1080p at 60FPS | 1080p at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, VP8 | H.264, H.265 |
| Audio codecs | AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | X6 | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 5 | LTE Cat. 7 |
| 5G support | No | No |
| Download speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 300 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 75 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 4 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 4.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
Info
| Announced | June 2018 | August 2017 |
| Class | Low end | Low end |
| Model number | SDM439 | MT6763V/CT |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 official site | MediaTek Helio P23 official site |
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