Exynos 9611 vs Helio G85

We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 9611 (with Mali-G72 MP3 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 9611
  • 15% higher CPU clock speed (2300 vs 2000 MHz)
  • Has a smaller size transistor (10 versus 12 nm)
Pros of MediaTek Helio G85
  • Performs 57% better in floating-point computations
  • Higher GPU frequency (~18%)
  • Better instruction set architecture
  • Supports 5% higher memory bandwidth (13.41 against 12.8 GB/s)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
355351
348562
CPU 146634 134798
GPU 30478 28350
Memory 82437 87667
UX 95802 97747
Total score 355351 348562
Samples [17 tests] [65 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Helio G85 +15%
419
Multi-Core Score
Helio G85 +32%
1461
Asset compression 69.2 MB/sec 75.4 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 27.4 pages/sec 38.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 30 Mpixels/sec 51.3 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 9.76 images/sec 25.2 images/sec
HDR 38.1 Mpixels/sec 45.3 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 1.54 images/sec 3.04 images/sec
Photo processing 5.84 images/sec 14.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 1.3 Mpixels/sec 1.99 Mpixels/sec
Samples 13 tests 35 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
1474
1056
Background blur 2.36 images/sec 1.73 images/sec
Face detection 1.43 images/sec 1.09 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.08 Gpixels/sec 0.05 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.12 Gpixels/sec 0.08 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.06 Gpixels/sec 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.02 Gpixels/sec 0.01 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 5.22 Gpixels/sec 3.58 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 145.6 FPS 100.4 FPS
API Vulkan Vulkan
Samples 9 tests 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
Helio G85 +40%
8539
Web score 5186 8358
Video editing score 5099 6167
Data manipulation score 4791 5552
Photo editing score 10017 16644
Writing score 6916 9124
Phones tested Less than 3 20 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 31 FPS
[High]
45 FPS
[High]
Call of Duty: Mobile 40 FPS
[Medium]
40 FPS
[Medium]
Fortnite - 21 FPS
[Low]
Shadowgun Legends - 49 FPS
[Low]
World of Tanks Blitz 43 FPS
[Ultra]
51 FPS
[Medium]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 38 FPS
[High]
46 FPS
[Ultra]
Device Samsung Galaxy A51
1080 x 2400
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 9611
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-25 (Doc)AnTuTu 11352951
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-23 (Haluk)AnTuTu 11311605
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-30 (Aginves)AnTuTu 11357049
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-28 (ROBIZ)AnTuTu 11331364
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-15 (Somya Lohiya)AnTuTu 11298360
MediaTek Helio G85
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-06 (Jaigv)AnTuTu 12401990
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-06 (Jaigv)Geekbench 7 CPU380 / 1441
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-15 (Bruno)AnTuTu 12411293
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-10 (Carl M)AnTuTu 11346590
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-08 (Ramjan miah)AnTuTu 11320749

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 9611 and Helio G85

CPU

Architecture 4x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A73
4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A53
2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A75
6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2300 MHz 2000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8.2-A
Process 10 nanometers 12 nanometers
Transistor count 3 billion -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 8 W 5 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G72 MP3 Mali-G52 MP2
Architecture Bifrost 2nd gen Bifrost 2nd gen
GPU frequency 850 MHz 1000 MHz
Pipelines 3 2
Shading units 12 24
Total shaders 36 48
FLOPS 61.2 Gigaflops 96 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 1600 MHz 1800 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 12.8 Gb/s 13.41 Gb/s
Max size 8 GB 8 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1
Max display resolution 2560 x 1600 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 64MP, 2x 16MP 1x 48MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 4K at 120FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 120FPS 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

Modem Shannon 337 -
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 100 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 5.0 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Info

Announced September 2019 April 2020
Class Mid range Low end
Model number S5E9611 MT6769Z
Official page Samsung Exynos 9611 official site MediaTek Helio G85 official site
Successor - Samsung Exynos 1580 - MediaTek Helio G88

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ZemraleX February 12, 2023 at 07:36 PM
I tested right now performance on Redmi Note 9 and Galaxy M31s, I expected 60 fps in PUBGm, at least with smooth graphics with everything on low in GFX Tool + lowest resolution, but got 20-30 fps with frame drops to 0.5 - 1 fps up to 20 seconds on Xiaomi Redmi Note 9... (PUBG was the only app running, with cleaned RAM (4GB), also in testing built-in Game Booster crashed). While on M31s, I can play 3 hours or more with smooth graphics without lags, or 15 minutes on nearly max settings before thermal throttling (40Β°C+) at 40-55 FPS with the decreased resolution, when temp. over 43Β°C FPS decreases to 25-45. Maybe software or a low amount of RAM caused Redmi N9 to lag idk. GeekBench5: Redmi Note 9 4/64: 359/1041 Galaxy M31s 6/128: 345/1327
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