Unisoc T606 vs Helio A22
We compared the 8-core Unisoc T606 (Mali-G57 MP1) with the older 4-core MediaTek Helio A22 (PowerVR GE8300) SoC. 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 Unisoc T606
- Shows significantly better (up to 2.1x) AnTuTu 11 score β 333K vs 155K
- Has 4 more cores
- Performs 2x better in floating-point computations
- Better instruction set architecture
Pros of MediaTek Helio A22
- 25% higher CPU clock speed (2000 vs 1600 MHz)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 133446 | 50011 |
| GPU | 15363 | 11351 |
| Memory | 99355 | 43708 |
| UX | 85483 | 50292 |
| Total score | 333647 | 155362 |
| Samples | [35 tests] | Less than 3 |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 66.9 MB/sec | 27.9 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 37.6 pages/sec | 15.7 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 47.9 Mpixels/sec | 21.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 23.7 images/sec | 5.92 images/sec |
| HDR | 38.9 Mpixels/sec | 15.8 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 3.1 images/sec | 0.47 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 12.1 images/sec | 4.01 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 1.73 Mpixels/sec | 855.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 20 tests | Less than 3 |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 0.68 images/sec | - |
| Face detection | 0.33 images/sec | - |
| Horizon detection | 0.02 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Edge detection | 0.04 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Gaussian blur | 0.02 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Feature matching | 0.01 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Stereo matching | 1.24 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Particle physics | 74.9 FPS | - |
| API | OpenCL | - |
| Samples | 5 tests | - |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 48 | - |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8326 | 5175 |
| Video editing score | 4663 | 3987 |
| Data manipulation score | 5733 | 3196 |
| Photo editing score | 11369 | 8627 |
| Writing score | 8762 | 4460 |
| Phones tested | 11 models | Less than 3 |
Recent User Tests
Unisoc T606
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-23 (Jao) | AnTuTu 12 | 290975 |
| π 2026-09-19 (Muniviiro) | AnTuTu 12 | 367769 |
| π 2026-09-01 (MalbearLover452) | AnTuTu 11 | 330267 |
| π 2026-07-13 (γ€γ΄γ©γ³γ) | AnTuTu 11 | 357425 |
| π 2026-07-03 -> LegacyDeviceUser | CPU Throttle | 93% |
MediaTek Helio A22
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2025-08-29 (Honor 8S user) | CPU Throttle | 100% |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Unisoc T606 and Helio A22CPU
| Architecture | 2x 1.6 GHz β Cortex-A75 6x 1.6 GHz β Cortex-A55 |
4x 2 GHz β Cortex-A53 |
| Cores | 8 | 4 |
| Frequency | 1600 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.1-A | ARMv8-A |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | - |
| L3 cache | 1 MB | - |
| Process | 12 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | - | 4 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G57 MP1 | PowerVR GE8300 |
| Architecture | Valhall 1st gen | PowerVR Series8XE (Rogue) |
| GPU frequency | 650 MHz | 660 MHz |
| Pipelines | 1 | 2 |
| Shading units | 32 | 8 |
| Total shaders | 32 | 16 |
| FLOPS | 41.6 Gigaflops | 20.8 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 1.2 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | No | NeuroPilot |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 1600 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | - | 13.9 Gb/s |
| Max size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.0, UFS 2.1 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Max display resolution | 2400 x 1080 | 1600 x 720 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 24MP, 2x 16MP | 1x 21MP, 2x 13MP |
| Video capture | 1K at 60FPS | 1K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 1080p at 60FPS | 1080p at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 |
- H.264 - H.265 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 7 | 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 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou |
Info
| Announced | September 2021 | June 2018 |
| Class | Low end | Low end |
| Model number | - | MT6761V/WAB |
| Official page | Unisoc T606 official site | MediaTek Helio A22 official site |
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