Snapdragon 665 vs Helio G96

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 (with Adreno 610 graphics) and MediaTek Helio G96 (Mali G57 MC2). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
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

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
  • Has a smaller size transistor (11 versus 12 nm)
Pros of MediaTek Helio G96
  • Shows significantly better (up to 69%) AnTuTu 9 score – 335K vs 198K
  • Announced 2-years and 3-months later
  • Supports 15% higher memory bandwidth (17.1 against 14.9 GB/s)
  • Better instruction set architecture
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Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Helio G96 +69%
335362
CPU 65976 96288
GPU 33635 81608
Memory 44631 61602
UX 53256 93725
Total score 198862 335362

GeekBench 5

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Helio G96 +71%
541
Multi-Core Score
Helio G96 +39%
1889
Image compression 90.4 Mpixels/s -
Face detection 12.1 images/s -
Speech recognition 21.5 words/s -
Machine learning 16.8 images/s -
Camera shooting 11.7 images/s -
HTML 5 1.68 Mnodes/s -
SQLite 386.2 Krows/s -

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Helio G96 +400%
1099
Stability 98% 99%
Graphics test 1 FPS 6 FPS
Score 220 1099

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 29 FPS
[Low]
72 FPS
[Low]
Call of Duty: Mobile 28 FPS
[Ultra]
42 FPS
[Medium]
Fortnite 27 FPS
[Low]
26 FPS
[Low]
Shadowgun Legends 53 FPS
[Low]
58 FPS
[Low]
World of Tanks Blitz 57 FPS
[Medium]
66 FPS
[Medium]
Genshin Impact - 23 FPS
[Low]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 30 FPS
[High]
51 FPS
[Ultra]
Device Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T
1080 x 2340
Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro
1080 x 2400
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 665 and Helio G96

CPU

Architecture 4x 2 GHz – Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 260 Silver (Cortex-A53)
2x 2.05 GHz – Cortex-A76
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2000 MHz 2050 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache 1 MB -
Process 11 nanometers 12 nanometers
Transistor count 1.75 billion -
TDP 5 W -

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 610 Mali G57 MC2
Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall
GPU frequency 950 MHz 950 MHz
Execution units 2 2
Shading units 96 32
FLOPS 273 Gigaflops -
Vulkan version 1.1 1.1
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12 12

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 1866 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 14.9 Gbit/s 17.1 Gbit/s
Max size 8 GB 10 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 686 Yes
Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 48MP, 2x 16MP 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 2K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 2K at 30FPS, 1080p at 60FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP9
Audio codecs AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Modem X12 -
4G support LTE Cat. 12 LTE Cat. 13
5G support No No
Download speed Up to 600 Mbps -
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps -
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 5.0 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced April 2019 June 2021
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number SM6125 MT6781
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 official site MediaTek Helio G96 official site

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Comments

Please give your opinion on the comparison of Helio G96 and Snapdragon 665, or ask any questions
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Emman 22 August 2022 17:17
Which is better at gaming? Or for heavy tasks?
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Hexa 15 September 2022 17:43
Of course, G96 is better than 665 for gaming and heavy tasks. Take 665 if you need long battery life.
+14 Reply
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