MediaTek Helio G37

MediaTek Helio G37
Benchmarks & Specs

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The MediaTek Helio G37 was long considered a solid option for entry-level smartphones. This chip, manufactured in a 12 nm process, laid the foundation for reliable everyday use. Its eight Cortex-A53 cores are specifically designed to handle common tasks smoothly. These include sending messages and relaxed web browsing.

Even your favorite social media apps usually run without problems. The integrated PowerVR GE8320 graphics unit is often perfectly adequate for simple games and videos. We were pleasantly surprised at how well it can still keep up here. Thanks to its architecture, it noticeably contributes to energy efficiency.

This is an important advantage for the battery life of modern mobile devices. Although the MediaTek Helio G37 does not achieve top performance in terms of performance, it offers a balanced functionality. It remains a good choice for users who value reliability and good value for money.
  • Solid performance for everyday tasks
  • Efficient 12 nm manufacturing process
  • Sufficient graphics performance for simple games
  • Long battery life thanks to optimized architecture

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
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In segment Smartphone / Tablet
Multi-core performance
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In segment Smartphone / Tablet
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

Samsung Exynos 850
8C / 8T · 2.00 GHz
178
Samsung Exynos 5430
8C / 8T · 2.00 GHz
175
MediaTek Helio G37
8C / 8T · 2.30 GHz
174
HiSilicon Kirin 655
8C / 8T · 2.12 GHz
168
MediaTek Helio P35
8C / 8T · 2.30 GHz
167
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Samsung Exynos 7904
8C / 8T · 1.80 GHz
975
MediaTek Helio P35
8C / 8T · 2.30 GHz
955
MediaTek Helio G37
8C / 8T · 2.30 GHz
952
Samsung Exynos 7420
8C / 8T · 2.10 GHz
945
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
8C / 8T · 1.80 GHz
941
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

MediaTek MT6750S
ARM Mali-T860 MP2
44
MediaTek MT6750T
ARM Mali-T860 MP2
44
MediaTek Helio G37
PowerVR GE8320
44
MediaTek MT6592
ARM Mali-450 MP4
42
MediaTek MT8392
ARM Mali-450 MP4
42
AnTuTu 9 Benchmark

AnTuTu 9 Benchmark
Multi-core performance

MediaTek Helio P35
8C / 8T · 2.30 GHz
118,410 pts
MediaTek Helio P23
8C / 8T · 2.50 GHz
112,467 pts
MediaTek Helio G37
8C / 8T · 2.30 GHz
112,194 pts
MediaTek Helio G25
8C / 8T · 2.00 GHz
109,554 pts
MediaTek Helio P22
8C / 8T · 2.00 GHz
107,642 pts

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At a glance

PropertyValue
FamilyMediatek Helio (37)
CPU groupMediaTek Helio G20/G30 (4)
ArchitectureCortex-A53 / Cortex-A53
Technology12 nm
SegmentSmartphone / Tablet
Socket
Generation1
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

PropertyValue
CPU Cores / Threads8 / 8
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturehybrid (big.LITTLE)
Core Cluster 1: 4x Cortex-A53
2.30 GHz
Core Cluster 2: 4x Cortex-A53
1.80 GHz
L2-Cache
L3-Cache
OverclockingNo

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

PropertyValue
GPU namePowerVR GE8320
GPU frequency0.68 GHz
CUs / Shader1 /
Raytracing
Max. displays1
Max. GPU Memory
Technology20 nm
Release dateQ1/2017

Memory & PCIe

Memory typeMemory bandwidth
LPDDR4X-1600
LPDDR3-933
12.8 GB/s
7.5 GB/s
PropertyValue
Max. Memory8 GB
Memory channels4
ECC
PCIe
PCIe Bandwidth

Thermal Management

PropertyValue
TDP
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

PropertyValue
Chip designChiplet
AES-NI
Operating systemsAndroid
Instruction setArmv8-A (64 bit)
ISA extensions
Release dateQ4/2021
Release price
DocumentsTechnical data sheet
MediaTek Helio G37
MediaTek Helio G37
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