Exynos 9611 vs Helio G88

We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 9611 (with Mali-G72 MP3 graphics) and MediaTek Helio G88 (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 G88
  • Performs 57% better in floating-point computations
  • Higher GPU frequency (~18%)
  • Supports 12% higher memory bandwidth (14.4 against 12.8 GB/s)
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
355351
Helio G88 +3%
365001
CPU 146634 144055
GPU 30478 28590
Memory 82437 86093
UX 95802 106263
Total score 355351 365001
Samples [17 tests] [32 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Helio G88 +18%
430
Multi-Core Score
Helio G88 +24%
1375
Asset compression 69.2 MB/sec 74.4 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 27.4 pages/sec 37.4 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 30 Mpixels/sec 50.3 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 9.76 images/sec 26 images/sec
HDR 38.1 Mpixels/sec 45.1 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 1.54 images/sec 3.14 images/sec
Photo processing 5.84 images/sec 13.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 1.3 Mpixels/sec 2.11 Mpixels/sec
Samples 13 tests 15 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
1474
1154
Background blur 2.36 images/sec 1.92 images/sec
Face detection 1.43 images/sec 1.09 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.08 Gpixels/sec 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.12 Gpixels/sec 0.07 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.06 Gpixels/sec 0.05 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.02 Gpixels/sec 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 5.22 Gpixels/sec 3.57 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 145.6 FPS 168 FPS
API Vulkan OpenCL
Samples 9 tests 4 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score - 82
Graphics test - 1 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score - 181
Stability - 98%
Graphics test - 1 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Helio G88 +41%
8575
Web score 5186 10167
Video editing score 5099 6126
Data manipulation score 4791 5214
Photo editing score 10017 18013
Writing score 6916 7926
Phones tested Less than 3 11 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 31 FPS
[High]
-
Call of Duty: Mobile 40 FPS
[Medium]
-
World of Tanks Blitz 43 FPS
[Ultra]
-
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 38 FPS
[High]
-
Device Samsung Galaxy A51
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
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 G88
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-23 (Takale)AnTuTu 11366380
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-10 -> Puthy.techAnTuTu 12458494
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-07 (ID sanul)AnTuTu 12441356
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 (R12 User)AnTuTu 12445418
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-02 (Nlinh)AnTuTu 11388036

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 9611 and Helio G88

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 MediaTek APU

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 1600 MHz 1800 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 12.8 Gb/s 14.4 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 64MP, 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 June 2021
Class Mid range Low end
Model number S5E9611 MT6769H
Official page Samsung Exynos 9611 official site MediaTek Helio G88 official site
Successor - Samsung Exynos 1580 -

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