Exynos 850 vs Helio G85

We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 850 (with Mali-G52 MP1 graphics) and MediaTek Helio G85 (Mali-G52 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 Samsung Exynos 850
  • Has a smaller size transistor (8 versus 12 nm)
Pros of MediaTek Helio G85
  • Performs 2x better in floating-point computations
  • Shows significantly better (up to 49%) AnTuTu 11 score – 348K vs 234K

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
234339
Helio G85 +49%
348562
CPU 102498 134798
GPU 10785 28350
Memory 67388 87667
UX 53668 97747
Total score 234339 348562
Samples [19 tests] [65 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Helio G85 +40%
419
Multi-Core Score
Helio G85 +75%
1461
Asset compression 68.9 MB/sec 75.4 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 31.2 pages/sec 38.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 42.3 Mpixels/sec 51.3 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 11.3 images/sec 25.2 images/sec
HDR 37.8 Mpixels/sec 45.3 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 1.93 images/sec 3.04 images/sec
Photo processing 9.2 images/sec 14.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 2 Mpixels/sec 1.99 Mpixels/sec
Samples 2 tests 35 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Helio G85 +77%
1056
Background blur 0.99 images/sec 1.73 images/sec
Face detection 0.62 images/sec 1.09 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.02 Gpixels/sec 0.05 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.06 Gpixels/sec 0.08 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.03 Gpixels/sec 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.01 Gpixels/sec 0.01 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 1.8 Gpixels/sec 3.58 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 58.3 FPS 100.4 FPS
API Vulkan Vulkan
Samples - 17 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score - 80
Graphics test - 1 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score - 187
Stability - 98%
Graphics test - 1 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
5593
Helio G85 +53%
8539
Web score 4948 8358
Video editing score 5163 6167
Data manipulation score 3929 5552
Photo editing score 8993 16644
Writing score 5825 9124
Phones tested 5 models 20 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile - 45 FPS
[High]
Call of Duty: Mobile - 40 FPS
[Medium]
Fortnite - 21 FPS
[Low]
Shadowgun Legends - 49 FPS
[Low]
World of Tanks Blitz - 51 FPS
[Medium]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang - 46 FPS
[Ultra]
Device - Xiaomi Redmi Note 9
1080 x 2340
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
Samsung Exynos 850
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-01 (Galaxy A04s)AnTuTu236832
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-25 (stockman50)AnTuTu266604
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-07 (Joner)AnTuTu228034
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-16 (Abdul ahad)AnTuTu258064
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-30 (SamsungPro)CPU Throttle95%
MediaTek Helio G85
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-10 (Carl M)AnTuTu346590
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-08 (Ramjan miah)AnTuTu320749
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-28 (whytezz)AnTuTu384012
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-07 (Jasur)AnTuTu345264
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-22 (VΓ΅ HαΊ‘o NhiΓͺn)AnTuTu306191

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 850 and Helio G85

CPU

Architecture 8x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A75
6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2000 MHz 2000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process 8 nanometers 12 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 3 W 5 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G52 MP1 Mali-G52 MP2
Architecture Bifrost 2nd gen Bifrost 2nd gen
GPU frequency 1001 MHz 1000 MHz
Pipelines 1 2
Shading units 16 24
Total shaders 16 48
FLOPS 48 Gigaflops 96 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) No Yes

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 1866 MHz 1800 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth - 13.41 Gb/s
Max size 8 GB 8 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type eMMC 5.1 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 48MP, 2x 16MP 1x 48MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 1K at 60FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video playback 1080p at 60FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

4G support LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 7
5G support No No
Download speed Up to 300 Mbps Up to 300 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 100 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 5.0 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Info

Announced May 2020 April 2020
Class Low end Low end
Model number S5E3830 MT6769Z
Official page Samsung Exynos 850 official site MediaTek Helio G85 official site
Successor - - MediaTek Helio G88

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