Exynos 9611 vs Helio G99
We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 9611 (with Mali-G72 MP3 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 9611
- 5% higher CPU clock speed (2300 vs 2200 MHz)
Pros of MediaTek Helio G99
- Performs 2.1x better in floating-point computations
- Has a smaller size transistor (6 versus 10 nm)
- Shows significantly better (up to 56%) AnTuTu 11 score β 554K vs 355K
- Supports 33% higher memory bandwidth (17 against 12.8 GB/s)
- Higher GPU frequency (~18%)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 146634 | 218545 |
| GPU | 30478 | 43804 |
| Memory | 82437 | 156545 |
| UX | 95802 | 135696 |
| Total score | 355351 | 554590 |
| Samples | [17 tests] | [313 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 69.2 MB/sec | 96.3 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 27.4 pages/sec | 52 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 30 Mpixels/sec | 72.2 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 9.76 images/sec | 38.5 images/sec |
| HDR | 38.1 Mpixels/sec | 63.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 1.54 images/sec | 5.68 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 5.84 images/sec | 16.6 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 1.3 Mpixels/sec | 2.79 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 13 tests | 82 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 2.36 images/sec | 2.02 images/sec |
| Face detection | 1.43 images/sec | 1 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.08 Gpixels/sec | 0.07 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.12 Gpixels/sec | 0.1 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.06 Gpixels/sec | 0.06 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.02 Gpixels/sec | 0.02 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 5.22 Gpixels/sec | 4.16 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 145.6 FPS | 251.6 FPS |
| API | Vulkan | OpenCL |
| Samples | 9 tests | 48 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | - | 135 |
| Stability | - | 98% |
| Graphics test | - | 1 FPS |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | - | 346 |
| Stability | - | 99% |
| Graphics test | - | 2 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 5186 | 9196 |
| Video editing score | 5099 | 6615 |
| Data manipulation score | 4791 | 7349 |
| Photo editing score | 10017 | 25535 |
| Writing score | 6916 | 12807 |
| Phones tested | Less than 3 | 37 models |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 31 FPS [High] |
86 FPS [Low] |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | 40 FPS [Medium] |
37 FPS [Ultra] |
| Shadowgun Legends | - | 91 FPS [Low] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | 43 FPS [Ultra] |
66 FPS [Ultra] |
| Genshin Impact | - | 48 FPS [Ultra] |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 38 FPS [High] |
55 FPS [Ultra] |
| Device | Samsung Galaxy A51 1080 x 2400 |
Cubot X70 1080 x 2408 |
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Recent User Tests
Samsung Exynos 9611
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-25 (Doc) | AnTuTu 11 | 352951 |
| π 2026-09-23 (Haluk) | AnTuTu 11 | 311605 |
| π 2026-08-30 (Aginves) | AnTuTu 11 | 357049 |
| π 2026-08-28 (ROBIZ) | AnTuTu 11 | 331364 |
| π 2026-07-15 (Somya Lohiya) | AnTuTu 11 | 298360 |
MediaTek Helio G99
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-01 (Josh Gay Is Back Again) | AnTuTu 12 | 706364 |
| π 2026-09-30 (Lucas) | AnTuTu 12 | 607320 |
| π 2026-09-29 (ΠΠ»Π΅ΠΊΡΠ΅ΠΉ) | AnTuTu 12 | 671961 |
| π 2026-09-29 (Josh Gay) | AnTuTu 12 | 700949 |
| π 2026-09-27 (bero) | AnTuTu 12 | 648184 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 9611 and Helio G99CPU
| Architecture | 4x 2.3 GHz β Cortex-A73 4x 1.7 GHz β Cortex-A53 |
2x 2.2 GHz β Cortex-A76 6x 2 GHz β Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2300 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| Process | 10 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 3 billion | - |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 8 W | 5 W |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G72 MP3 | Mali-G57 MP2 |
| Architecture | Bifrost 2nd gen | Valhall 1st gen |
| GPU frequency | 850 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Pipelines | 3 | 2 |
| Shading units | 12 | 32 |
| Total shaders | 36 | 64 |
| FLOPS | 61.2 Gigaflops | 128 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | - | 12 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 1600 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 12.8 Gb/s | 17 Gb/s |
| Max size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Max display resolution | 2560 x 1600 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 64MP, 2x 16MP | 1x 108MP, 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 |
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Shannon 337 | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 12 | LTE Cat. 13 |
| 5G support | No | No |
| Download speed | Up to 600 Mbps | Up to 650 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | September 2019 | May 2022 |
| Class | Mid range | Mid range |
| Model number | S5E9611 | MT6789 |
| Official page | Samsung Exynos 9611 official site | MediaTek Helio G99 official site |
| Successor | - Samsung Exynos 1580 | - |
Further details
Notes on Helio G99:
- The MediaTek G99 Ultimate is essentially the same chip as the G99, with a slightly higher clock speed and no noticeable performance difference. "Ultimate" naming was added for marketing purposes and could confuse the average consumer.
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