MediaTek Helio G36 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 678

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


MediaTek Helio G36 CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
MediaTek Helio G36 Qualcomm Snapdragon 678

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the MediaTek Helio G36 and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the MediaTek Helio G36 8 core processor released in Q1/2023 with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2020.
Mediatek Helio (37) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (104)
MediaTek Helio G20/G30 (4) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 675/678 (2)
1 Generation 7
Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53 Architecture Kryo 460
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Qualcomm Snapdragon 675
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek Helio G36 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 clocks with 2.20 GHz, has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

MediaTek Helio G36 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
8 Cores 8
8 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
A-Core 2.20 GHz
2x Kryo 460 Gold
1.80 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
B-Core 1.70 GHz
6x Kryp 460 Silver

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

MediaTek Helio G36 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon 685 @ 3 TOPS
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

PowerVR GE8320 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 612
0.68 GHz GPU frequency 0.85 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.85 GHz
-- GPU Generation 6
20 nm Technology 11 nm
1 Max. displays 0
1 Compute units --
-- Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
10 DirectX Version 12.1

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

PowerVR GE8320 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 612
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 8 GB of memory in a maximum of 4 memory channels is supported by the MediaTek Helio G36, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 14.9 GB/s enabled.

MediaTek Helio G36 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
LPDDR4X-1600, LPDDR3-933 Memory LPDDR4X-3733
8 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
12.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 14.9 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The MediaTek Helio G36 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

MediaTek Helio G36 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek Helio G36 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 12 nm. The cache of Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 11 nm.

MediaTek Helio G36 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
12 nm Technology 11 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Android
Q1/2023 Release date Q4/2020
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek Helio G36 (27%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek Helio G36 (33%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
MediaTek Helio G36 MediaTek Helio G36
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
142 (27%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
534 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
MediaTek Helio G36 MediaTek Helio G36
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
514 (33%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1553 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
MediaTek Helio G36 MediaTek Helio G36
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
694 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
MediaTek Helio G36 MediaTek Helio G36
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1489 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
MediaTek Helio G36 MediaTek Helio G36
PowerVR GE8320 @ 0.68 GHz
44 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
Qualcomm Adreno 612 @ 0.85 GHz
0 (0%)

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
MediaTek Helio G36 MediaTek Helio G36
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
224586 (100%)

AI performance (NPU)

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is given here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher.

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
MediaTek Helio G36 MediaTek Helio G36
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
3 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek Helio G36 Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
Unknown Xiaomi Redmi Note 10
Motorola Moto G Stylus 2021

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