Exynos 7904 vs Helio P22

We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 7904 (with Mali-G71 MP2 graphics) and MediaTek Helio P22 (PowerVR GE8320). 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 Samsung Exynos 7904
  • Announced 9-months later
  • Higher GPU frequency (~18%)
  • Performs 20% better in floating-point computations
  • Better instruction set architecture
Pros of MediaTek Helio P22
  • Has a smaller size transistor (12 versus 14 nm)
  • 11% higher CPU clock speed (2000 vs 1800 MHz)
  • Shows better (up to 6%) AnTuTu 10 score – 150K vs 142K
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Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 10

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
142016
Helio P22 +6%
150709
CPU 54333 54430
GPU 21320 15342
Memory 37868 43758
UX 27097 36324
Total score 142016 150709

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
286
234
Multi-Core Score
945
723
Asset compression 59.7 MB/sec -
HTML 5 Browser 29.1 pages/sec -
PDF Renderer 38.6 Mpixels/sec -
Image detection 11.2 images/sec -
HDR 36.2 Mpixels/sec -
Background blur 1.51 images/sec -
Photo processing 7.05 images/sec -
Ray tracing 1.73 Mpixels/sec -
Compute Score (GPU)
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3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability 97% -
Graphics test 2 FPS -
Score 407 -

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 7904 and Helio P22

CPU

Architecture 2x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A73
6x 1.6 GHz – Cortex-A53
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A53
4x 1.5 GHz – Cortex-A53
Cores 8 8
Frequency 1800 MHz 2000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
Process 14 nanometers 12 nanometers
Transistor count 2 billion 5.5 billion
TDP 5 W 5 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G71 MP2 PowerVR GE8320
Architecture Bifrost 1st gen PowerVR Series8XE (Rogue)
GPU frequency 770 MHz 650 MHz
Execution units 2 4
Shading units 16 8
Total shaders 32 32
FLOPS 49.3 Gigaflops 41 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.1
OpenCL version 2.0 1.2

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency - 1600 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth - 11.92 Gbit/s
Max size 6 GB 6 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Neural processor (NPU) No CorePilot
Storage type eMMC 5.1 eMMC 5.1
Max display resolution 2400 x 1080 1600 x 720
Max camera resolution 1x 32MP, 2x 16MP 1x 21MP, 2x 13MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 1K at 30FPS
Video playback 1080p at 60FPS 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

Connectivity

4G support LTE Cat. 12 LTE Cat. 7
5G support No No
Download speed Up to 600 Mbps Up to 300 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 5.0 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

Info

Announced February 2019 May 2018
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number S5E7904 MT6762R
Official page Samsung Exynos 7904 official site MediaTek Helio P22 official site

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Total votes: 162

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