Exynos 1280 vs Helio G99
We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 1280 (with Mali-G68 MP4 graphics) and MediaTek Helio G99 (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
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
Pros of Samsung Exynos 1280
- Performs 73% better in floating-point computations
- Has a smaller size transistor (5 versus 6 nm)
- Shows better (up to 16%) AnTuTu 10 score – 482K vs 416K
- 9% higher CPU clock speed (2400 vs 2200 MHz)
Pros of MediaTek Helio G99
- Higher GPU frequency (~10%)
Promotion
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 10
| CPU | 143324 | 138197 |
| GPU | 127938 | 64385 |
| Memory | 86144 | 106942 |
| UX | 121019 | 103168 |
| Total score | 482850 | 416595 |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 97.2 MB/sec | 99.7 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 50.8 pages/sec | 50.6 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 70.9 Mpixels/sec | 70.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 36 images/sec | 40.1 images/sec |
| HDR | 70.2 Mpixels/sec | 54.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 5.92 images/sec | 6.15 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 18.1 images/sec | 18.8 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 3.04 Mpixels/sec | 2.79 Mpixels/sec |
Compute Score (GPU)
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3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 99% | - |
| Graphics test | 13 FPS | 7 FPS |
| Score | 2287 | 1243 |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | - | 86 FPS [Low] |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | - | 37 FPS [Ultra] |
| Shadowgun Legends | - | 91 FPS [Low] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | - | 66 FPS [Ultra] |
| Genshin Impact | - | 48 FPS [Ultra] |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | - | 55 FPS [Ultra] |
| Device | - | Cubot X70 1080 x 2408 |
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 1280 and Helio G99CPU
| Architecture | 2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A76 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2400 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| Process | 5 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| TDP | 6 W | 5 W |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G68 MP4 | Mali-G57 MP2 |
| Architecture | Valhall 2nd gen | Valhall 1st gen |
| GPU frequency | 1000 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| Execution units | 4 | 2 |
| Shading units | - | 64 |
| Total shaders | - | 128 |
| FLOPS | 487 Gigaflops | 281.6 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 17 Gbit/s | 17.1 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 8 GB | 10 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Max display resolution | 2960 x 1440 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 108MP | 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 30FPS | 2K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 30FPS | 2K at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 | H.264, H.265, VP9 |
| Audio codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 18 | LTE Cat. 13 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
| Download speed | Up to 2550 Mbps | Up to 650 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 1840 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | March 2022 | May 2022 |
| Class | Mid range | Mid range |
| Model number | S5E8825 | MT6789 |
| Official page | Samsung Exynos 1280 official site | MediaTek Helio G99 official site |
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