Samsung Exynos 850 vs MediaTek Helio G35

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Samsung Exynos 850 CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek Helio G35
Samsung Exynos 850 MediaTek Helio G35

CPU comparison

Samsung Exynos 850 or MediaTek Helio G35 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Samsung Exynos 850 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 0 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 850 was released in Q2/2020.

The MediaTek Helio G35 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 6 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The MediaTek Helio G35 was released in Q2/2020.
Samsung Exynos (46) Family Mediatek Helio (37)
Samsung Exynos 800 (2) CPU group MediaTek Helio G20/G30 (4)
4 Generation 1
Cortex-A77 / Cortex-A55 Architecture Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Samsung Exynos 850 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Samsung Exynos 850 is 2.00 GHz while the MediaTek Helio G35 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the MediaTek Helio G35 is at 2.30 GHz.

Samsung Exynos 850 Characteristic MediaTek Helio G35
8 Cores 8
8 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz
8x Cortex-A55
A-Core 2.30 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
-- B-Core 1.80 GHz
4x Cortex-A53

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

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. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Samsung Exynos 850 Characteristic MediaTek Helio G35
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Samsung Exynos 850 or MediaTek Helio G35 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

ARM Mali-G52 MP1 GPU PowerVR GE8320
0.85 GHz GPU frequency 0.68 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
Bifrost 2 GPU Generation --
16 nm Technology 20 nm
2 Max. displays 1
1 Compute units 1
16 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version 10

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.

ARM Mali-G52 MP1 GPU PowerVR GE8320
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode / Encode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Samsung Exynos 850 can use up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The MediaTek Helio G35 supports up to 6 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 12.8 GB/s.

Samsung Exynos 850 Characteristic MediaTek Helio G35
LPDDR4X Memory LPDDR4X-1600, LPDDR3-933
Max. Memory 6 GB
0 Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 12.8 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Samsung Exynos 850 is --, while the MediaTek Helio G35 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Samsung Exynos 850 Characteristic MediaTek Helio G35
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Samsung Exynos 850 is manufactured in 8 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The MediaTek Helio G35 is manufactured in 12 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Samsung Exynos 850 Characteristic MediaTek Helio G35
8 nm Technology 12 nm
Unknown 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
Q2/2020 Release date Q2/2020
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Samsung Exynos 850 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G35 (89%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
Samsung Exynos 850 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G35 (79%)

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.
Samsung Exynos 850 Samsung Exynos 850
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
178 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G35 MediaTek Helio G35
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
166 (93%)

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.
Samsung Exynos 850 Samsung Exynos 850
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1027 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G35 MediaTek Helio G35
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
892 (87%)

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.
Samsung Exynos 850 Samsung Exynos 850
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
219 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G35 MediaTek Helio G35
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
183 (84%)

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.
Samsung Exynos 850 Samsung Exynos 850
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
942 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G35 MediaTek Helio G35
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
784 (83%)

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.
Samsung Exynos 850 Samsung Exynos 850
ARM Mali-G52 MP1 @ 0.85 GHz
26 (60%)
MediaTek Helio G35 MediaTek Helio G35
PowerVR GE8320 @ 0.68 GHz
44 (100%)

AnTuTu 9 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 9 benchmark is very well suited to measuring the performance of a smartphone. AnTuTu 9 is quite heavy on 3D graphics and can now also use the "Metal" graphics interface. In AnTuTu, memory and UX (user experience) are also tested by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu version 9 can compare any ARM CPU running on Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly comparable when benchmarked on different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 9 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The rating is made up of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the working memory, and the performance of the internal graphics.
Samsung Exynos 850 Samsung Exynos 850
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
142056 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G35 MediaTek Helio G35
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
122230 (86%)

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.
Samsung Exynos 850 Samsung Exynos 850
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
124055 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G35 MediaTek Helio G35
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
98634 (80%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Samsung Exynos 850 Samsung Exynos 850
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
2621 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G35 MediaTek Helio G35
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
1571 (60%)

Devices using this processor

Samsung Exynos 850 MediaTek Helio G35
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