Snapdragon 720G vs Helio G100

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G (with Adreno 618 graphics) and MediaTek Helio G100 (Mali-G57 MP2). 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/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
  • Performs 3x better in floating-point computations
  • 5% higher CPU clock speed (2300 vs 2200 MHz)
Pros of MediaTek Helio G100
  • Has a smaller size transistor (6 versus 8 nm)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~33%)
  • Supports 14% higher memory bandwidth (17 against 14.9 GB/s)
  • Shows slightly better (up to 11%) AnTuTu 11 score – 575K vs 517K

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Helio G100 +11%
575630
CPU 218272 199433
GPU 50078 44194
Memory 103903 155279
UX 145207 176724
Total score 517460 575630
Samples [52 tests] [133 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Helio G100 +14%
2014
Asset compression 94.3 MB/sec 99.5 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 45.9 pages/sec 50.8 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 62.1 Mpixels/sec 67.7 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 33.9 images/sec 38.9 images/sec
HDR 55.7 Mpixels/sec 61.8 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 5.39 images/sec 5.54 images/sec
Photo processing 15.3 images/sec 17.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.36 Mpixels/sec 2.88 Mpixels/sec
Samples 21 tests 26 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Helio G100 +21%
1467
Background blur 1.88 images/sec 2.2 images/sec
Face detection 0.78 images/sec 1.08 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.06 Gpixels/sec 0.06 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.08 Gpixels/sec 0.1 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.07 Gpixels/sec 0.06 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.01 Gpixels/sec 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 3.86 Gpixels/sec 4.14 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 217.7 FPS 251.1 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 19 tests 19 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score - 146
Stability - 97%
Graphics test - 1 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 314 -
Stability 98% -
Graphics test 1 FPS -

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Helio G100 +16%
10665
Web score 8030 10489
Video editing score 6295 6308
Data manipulation score 7577 7401
Photo editing score 18039 24558
Writing score 9464 12509
Phones tested 6 models 14 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 43 FPS
[High]
-
Call of Duty: Mobile 40 FPS
[Ultra]
-
Fortnite 28 FPS
[Low]
-
World of Tanks Blitz 51 FPS
[Ultra]
-
Genshin Impact 34 FPS
[Medium]
-
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 30 FPS
[High]
-
Device Realme 7 Pro
1080 x 2400
-
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-31 (Ixy)AnTuTu 12650107
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-29 (Samudra12)AnTuTu 12637831
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-24 (SinaRS)AnTuTu 12588570
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-15 (Jadson)AnTuTu 12568523
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-14 (JADSON)AnTuTu 12568523
MediaTek Helio G100
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-11-10 (Lollipop)AnTuTu 12663205
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-31 (Rusya)AnTuTu 12677701
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-28 (Rex)AnTuTu 12712711
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-28 (Md mahafuj)AnTuTu 12687911
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-24 (Apet 2003)AnTuTu 12642296

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 720G and Helio G100

CPU

Architecture 2x 2.3 GHz – Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76)
6x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55)
2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A76
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2300 MHz 2200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process 8 nanometers 6 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W -
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 618 Mali-G57 MP2
Architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 1st gen
GPU frequency 750 MHz 1000 MHz
Pipelines 2 2
Shading units 128 32
Total shaders 256 64
FLOPS 384 Gigaflops 128 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 12

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 692 Yes
NPU theoretical performance 5 TOPS -

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 1866 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 14.9 Gb/s 17 Gb/s
Max size 8 GB 12 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.1 UFS 2.2
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP 1x 200MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS, 1080p at 60FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - 384 kHz/32 bit - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem X15 -
4G support LTE Cat. 15 LTE Cat. 13
5G support No No
Download speed Up to 800 Mbps Up to 650 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.1 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced January 2020 August 2024
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number SM7125 MT6789H
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G official site MediaTek Helio G100 official site
Successor - - MediaTek Helio G200

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