MediaTek vs Snapdragon processor: Which is better - DroidTechKnow

In today’s world, technology grows very rapidly. Like if we are talking about mobile phones, mobile phone technology grows much faster rate in the last 10 years. Day to day mobile phones is becoming more powerful and robust because mobile phone technology changes exponentially. If we talk about mobile phone performance then it depends on various factors like its hardware and software configurations. And if we are talking about performance then processors play a very important role in mobile performance. So in this article, we are going to compare the two most popular processors Mediatek and Snapdragon.

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What is a processor?

A Processor(CPU) is a central processing unit thattakes the inputs you give to the phone and processes them, in order to provide you with the desired output. The CPU is a very crucial part of the system. It is also called the brain of any electronic machine.

What is MediaTek

Mediatek is the World’s 4th largest global fabless semiconductor company that makes chipsets for electronic devices like smartphones, smart TVs, smart speakers, etc. Their core business is to make Helio processors for smartphones. The chipsets produced by Mediatek are more affordable comparative those produced by Snapdragon with the same featured processor.

What is Snapdragon

Snapdragon is a chipset series that is manufactured by Qualcomm.Qualcomm is an American company that creates semiconductors,intellectual property, and software. Qualcomm is known for its Snapdragon chipset series. They offer high-quality chipsets that are high performance and consumes low power.

Let’s dig deeper into the MediaTek vs Snapdragon processor difference.

MediaTek vs. Snapdragon

COMPARISON	MEDIATEK	SNAPDRAGON
CPU	Standard Arm CPU	Modified CPU cores
Cores age & tech	Older version	Latest and new cores
Machine learning	MediaTek is working on it	Snapdragon will work on it soon
Developer support and updates	Poor reputation	Popular and trustable
System updates	Often missing system updates	Easy to update
Devices	Nokia, Redmi	Realme, LG
Battery Performance	Consume more power as compare to Snapdragon	Power efficiency
Performance	You feel a slight low performance.	Better performance
Cost	Costly as compared to Mediatek	Affordable

So if you want pocket-friendly smartphones then you can choose the Meditek Helio series processor or if you want high performance then go with the Snapdragons series processor. Here we also do a comparison between different processors that are produced by Meditek(Helio) and Qualcomm(Snapdragon).

MediaTek Helio P60 vs Snapdragon 845

SoC	Qualcomm Snapdragon 845	MediaTek Helio P60
CPU	4 Kyro 385 Gold (A75 derivative) @ 2.8 GHz 4x256KB L2 4X Kyro 385 Silver (A55 derivative) @1.77 GHz 4x128KB L2 2MB L3 in DSU	4 x Cortex @2GHz 4 x Cortex A53 @2.0GHz
Memory	4x 16-bit CH @1866MHz LDDR4x 29.9GB/s 3MB system cache	1×32 bit LPDDR3 @ 933 MHz 2×16 bit LPDDR4X @ 1800MHz
GPU	Adreno 630	ARM Mail-G72MP12 @800MHz
Encode/ Decode	2160 10-bit H.265 720p480	2160p30 H.264 HEVC
Integrated Modem	Snapdragon X20 LTE (Category 18/23) DL=1200Mbps 5x20MHz CA, 256-QAM UL=150Mbps 2x20MHz CA, 64-QAM	Category 7/13 DL= 300Mbps 5x20MH CA, 64-QAM UL=150 Mpbs 2×20 MHz CA, 64-QAM
Camera	Dual 14-bit Spectra 280 ISP 1 x 32MP or 2x 16MP	1 x 32MP or 2 X 20 + 16MP
Mfc. Process	10nm LPP	12FFC

helio p60 vs. Snapdragon 845which one is better?

Processor	MediaTek MT6771 Helio P60	Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845
Market	Smartphone	Smartphone
Family	Helio P	Snapdragon
Part number(s), S-Spec	P60, MT6771	SDM845, Qualcomm Napali
Release date	2018 Q1	2018 Q1
Lithography	12 nm HPM	10 nm FinFET LPP
Transistors	–	5,300,000,000
Cores	8	8
Threads	8	8
Base frequency	2.0 GHz	1.9 GHz
Turbo frequency	–	2.8 GHz
Energy cores	4x ARM Cortex-A53 @ 2.0 GHz	4x ARM Cortex-A55 @ 1.9 GHz
High performance cores	4x ARM Cortex-A73 @ 2.0 GHz	4x ARM Cortex-A75 @ 2.8 GHz
Cache memory	2 MB	2 MB
Max memory capacity	8 GB	6 GB
Memory types	LPDDR4X-800	LPDDR4X-1866
TDP	5 W	9 W
GPU integrated graphics	ARM Mali-G72 MP3	Qualcomm Adreno 630
GPU execution units	3	2
GPU shading units	48	256
GPU clock rate	900 MHz	710 MHz
GPU FP32 floating point	86.4 GFLOPS	737 GFLOPS
AnTuTu	140,000	276,473
(Android)	6,040	18,890
PassMark CPU Mark
(Android 64-bit)	1,470	2,337
Geekbench 4 single core
(Android 64-bit)	5,576	8,483
Geekbench 4 multi-core
(SGEMM)	38.8 GFLOPS	66.8 GFLOPS
GFLOPS performance
(Multi-core / price performance)	20 pts / Rupees	30 pts / Rupees
Performance / price ratio
(Multi-core / watt performance)	1,115 pts / W	943 pts / W
Performance / watt ratio
(Multi-core / global cost performance)	19 pts / Rupees	29 pts / Rupees
Performance / global cost ratio

The MediaTek processor has a better frequency clock and GPU clock rate. Still, it doesn’t perform at arm cores, and shading units, as well as snapdragon processor, does. So Clearly Snapdragon 845 wins here.

Helio p23 vs Snapdragon 845?

Processor	MediaTek MT6763 Helio P23	Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845
Market	Smartphone	Smartphone
Family	Helio P	Snapdragon
Part number(s), S-Spec	P23, MT6763	SDM845, Qualcomm Napali
Release date	2017 Q3	2018 Q1
Lithography	16 nm FFC	10 nm FinFET LPP
Transistors	–	5,300,000,000
Cores	8	8
Threads	8	8
Base frequency	1.7 GHz	1.9 GHz
Turbo frequency	2.3 GHz	2.8 GHz
Energy cores	4x ARM Cortex-A53 @ 1.65 GHz	4x ARM Cortex-A55 @ 1.9 GHz
High performance cores	4x ARM Cortex-A53 @ 2.3 GHz	4x ARM Cortex-A75 @ 2.8 GHz
Cache memory	2 MB	2 MB
Max memory capacity	6 GB	6 GB
Memory types	LPDDR4X-1600	LPDDR4X-1866
TDP	5 W	9 W
GPU integrated graphics	ARM Mali-G71 MP2	Qualcomm Adreno 630
GPU execution units	2	2
GPU shading units	32	256
GPU clock rate	1,300 MHz	710 MHz
GPU FP32 floating point	49.3 GFLOPS	737 GFLOPS
AnTuTu	81,560	276,473
(Android 64-bit)	800	2,337
Geekbench 4 single core
(Android 64-bit)	3,690	8,483
Geekbench 4 multi-core
(SGEMM)	24.1 GFLOPS	66.8 GFLOPS
GFLOPS performance
(Multi-core / price performance)	21 pts / Rupees	30 pts / Rupees
Performance / price ratio
(Multi-core / watt performance)	738 pts / W	943 pts / W
Performance / watt ratio
(Multi-core / global cost performance)	19 pts / Rupees	29 pts / Rupees
Performance / global cost ratio
Note	3.7 / 5	4.3 / 5

There is a shoulder to shoulder competition between theHelio p23 vs Snapdragon 845 processor. So, when we judge on the basis of overall performance and support, Qualcomm’s snapdragon wins in every way. Good developer support, advanced machine learning capability, and an updated environment make Snapdragon a better choice than MediaTek.

So again the snapdragon processor is better in many ways than the MediaTek processors.

What is an SoC?

Every addition of technical primitives makes the SoC. For example, the SoC of a traditional chip can be written as:

SoC= CPU+GPU+ Camera… and so on.

Long story short, we want the best from technology, hence we want the best SOC. From the table above, we can understand SoC for the said MediaTek and Snapdragon processors in detail.

Analysis:

Both the processor produces giants have established themselves in the market over the years. However, in comparison of market hold, Snapdragon beats MediaTek’s hold by a whopping 41% market hold, where MediaTek holds only 18% market share.

The SoC architecture in theSnapdragon845is a phenomenal competitor to other mobile processor manufacturers.

In Snapdragon’s 845 processor, several CPU cores are utilised in a single cluster, else done singularly traditionally.

The 3 MB system cachefacilitates the said seamlessly. Reducedpower consumptionby the chip boosts the performance by 15%. The power efficiency, as a result, elevates by 30% in comparison to its predecessor processors. Snapdragon’s 845 processor facilitates4K video capture and playback, which is getting on board with the new trends in consumer usage. Thegamut color recordingis promised, and henceHDR10 HEVC recordingis as easy as eating cake.

The multi-frame processing is a bonus on this processor. This translates to Google’s HDR+ proprietary processing, which is set to uproot conventional uses which will make users utilize their mobile devices like never before.

Also,the download speed is set to be 1.2Gbps when in a 5x20MHz downstream carrier aggregation mode.

Now let us look at whatMediaTek’s Helio P60has to offer. The 12nm process node made from TSMC is a jewel to what MediaTek is set to manufacture.

TSMC’s new12nm 12FFC process nodewas thefirst to be foundin the Taiwanese mobile chip manufacturer, MediaTek’s processors, in competition to other processor manufacturers.

It uses four Cortex A73 cores at up to 2.0GHz and other four power-efficient A53 cores clocked at the same frequency. It usesa big.LITTLE configuration.It also comes with AI processing units, to survive in the market’s demands. Dual-camera operations are also supported by the processor, and taking crisp pictures up to 20MP is handy. Not only this, but a user can also record in 4K resolution. What’s good about it is, that the processor isn’t an expensive addition as compared to processors that offer similar features.

MediaTek’s Helio P60 is thefirst to produce multi-core AI processing unit!

Object recognition and performance enhancement hence are child features to its outcome. LTE is supported up to category 7, which means that up to 150Mbps upload speed can be enjoyed by the user.

Our verdict:

MediaTek’s Helio P60 isn’t the fastest processor in the race. It, however, compensates for it, by introducing other features before anyone else in the world. But what benefit is it to a user, if a wait time is beyond expected at the present date. This is where Snapdragon’s 845 aces the race. It also brings in what actually the user desires, thanks to its huge market-capture and potentially huge market-research facility as a direct outcome. AI is gaining momentum and Snapdragon may make advancements as analyzed by its current progress bar. However, in terms of performance, who emerges as a winner is still open for debate!

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