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Mediatek Helio G85 vs Mediatek Helio G88 vs Mediatek Helio G81

Mediatek Helio G85

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The Mediatek Helio G85 is a mainstream ARM SoC for smartphones (mainly Android based) that was introduced in 2020. It is manufactured in a 12 nm FinFET process and integrates 8 CPU cores. Two fast ARM Cortex-A75 cores with up to 2 GHz for performance tasks and six small ARM Cortex-A55 with up to 1.8 GHz for efficiency. All eight cores can be used together thanks to Heterogeneous Multi-Processing support. The integrated GPU is a ARM Mali-G52 MC2 (MP2) with two clusters at up to 1000 MHz (up from 950 MHz from the otherwise similar Helio G80). The SoC also integrates the HyperEngine that handles a dynamic management of CPU, GPU and memory.

The SoC integrates furthermore a LTE radio with Cat-7 (download) / Cat-13 (upload) support, Wifi 5 (ac), Bluetooth 5.0, LPDDR4x 1800 MHz and eMMC 5.1 storage.

Mediatek Helio G88

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The Mediatek Helio G88 is a mainstream ARM SoC for smartphones (mainly Android based) that was introduced in 2020. It is manufactured in a 12 nm FinFET process and integrates 8 CPU cores. Two fast ARM Cortex-A75 cores with up to 2 GHz for performance tasks and six small ARM Cortex-A55 with up to 1.8 GHz for efficiency (unverified, maybe also 2 GHz). All eight cores can be used together thanks to Heterogeneous Multi-Processing support. The integrated GPU is a ARM Mali-G52 MC2 (MP2) with two clusters at up to 1000 MHz (up from 950 MHz from the otherwise similar Helio G80). The SoC also integrates the HyperEngine that handles a dynamic management of CPU, GPU and memory. Compared to the older Helio G85, the G88 now supports 90 Hz displays and features version 2.0 of the HyperEngine.

The SoC integrates furthermore a LTE radio with Cat-7 (download) / Cat-13 (upload) support, Wifi 5 (ac), Bluetooth 5.0, LPDDR4x 1800 MHz and eMMC 5.1 storage.

Mediatek Helio G81

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The Mediatek Helio G81 is a mainstream ARM SoC for smartphones (mainly Android based) that was introduced in 2020. It is manufactured in a 12 nm FinFET process and integrates 8 CPU cores. Two fast ARM Cortex-A75 cores with up to 2 GHz for performance tasks and six small ARM Cortex-A55 with up to 1.7 GHz for efficiency. All eight cores can be used together thanks to Heterogeneous Multi-Processing support. The integrated GPU is a ARM Mali-G52 MC2 (MP2) with two clusters at up to 950 MHz. The SoC also integrates the HyperEngine that handles a dynamic management of CPU, GPU and memory.

Compared to the old Helio G80, the G81 offers support for 120Hz displays.

The SoC integrates furthermore a LTE radio with Cat-7 (download) / Cat-13 (upload) support, Wifi 5 (ac), Bluetooth 5.0, LPDDR4x 1800 MHz and eMMC 5.1 storage.

ModelMediatek Helio G85Mediatek Helio G88Mediatek Helio G81
CodenameCortex-A75 / A55Cortex-A75 / A55Cortex-A75 / A55
SeriesMediatek Mediatek Helio GMediatek Mediatek Helio GMediatek Mediatek Helio G
Series: Mediatek Helio G Cortex-A75 / A55
Mediatek Helio G881.8 - 2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A75 / A55
Mediatek Helio G85 « 1.8 - 2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A75 / A55
Mediatek Helio G81 Ultra2 - 2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A75 / A55
Mediatek Helio G811.7 - 2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A75 / A55
Mediatek Helio G802 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A75 / A55
Mediatek Helio G702 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A75 / A55
Mediatek Helio G88 « 1.8 - 2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A75 / A55
Mediatek Helio G851.8 - 2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A75 / A55
Mediatek Helio G81 Ultra2 - 2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A75 / A55
Mediatek Helio G811.7 - 2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A75 / A55
Mediatek Helio G802 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A75 / A55
Mediatek Helio G702 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A75 / A55
Mediatek Helio G881.8 - 2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A75 / A55
Mediatek Helio G851.8 - 2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A75 / A55
Mediatek Helio G81 Ultra2 - 2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A75 / A55
Mediatek Helio G81 « 1.7 - 2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A75 / A55
Mediatek Helio G802 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A75 / A55
Mediatek Helio G702 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A75 / A55
Clock1800 - 2000 MHz1800 - 2000 MHz1700 - 2000 MHz
Cores / Threads8 / 88 / 88 / 8
2 x 2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A75
6 x 1.7 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Technology12 nm12 nm12 nm
Features2x Cortex-A75, 6x Cortex-A552x Cortex-A75, 6x Cortex-A552x Cortex-A75, 6x Cortex-A55
iGPUARM Mali-G52 MP2 ( - 1000 MHz)ARM Mali-G52 MP2 ( - 1000 MHz)ARM Mali-G52 MP2 ( - 950 MHz)
ArchitectureARMARMARM
Announced
Manufacturerwww.mediatek.comwww.mediatek.comwww.mediatek.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - Geekbench 5.5, PCM Work, Sling Shot Physics, Antutu v8 CPU - Helio G85
0.5 pt (37%)
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Performance Rating - Geekbench 5.5, PCM Work, Sling Shot Physics, Antutu v8 CPU - Helio G88
0.5 pt (36%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 16484     avg: 17640     median: 17640 (15%)     max: 18796 Points
2776 Points (26%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Physics
min: 2644     avg: 2697     median: 2684 (31%)     max: 2778 Points
2426 Points (28%)
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 Single-Core
min: 366     avg: 399.6     median: 403 (10%)     max: 416 Points
min: 432     avg: 435.7     median: 435 (11%)     max: 442 Points
min: 372     avg: 388.5     median: 388.5 (10%)     max: 405 Points
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 Multi-Core
min: 1251     avg: 1367     median: 1396 (5%)     max: 1449 Points
min: 1104     avg: 1277     median: 1262.5 (5%)     max: 1436 Points
min: 1341     avg: 1355     median: 1354.5 (5%)     max: 1368 Points
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Single-Core
min: 408     avg: 420     median: 423 (13%)     max: 429 Points
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Multi-Core
min: 1315     avg: 1375     median: 1368 (6%)     max: 1442 Points
358 Points (14%)
1319 Points (2%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
363 Points (2%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
1257 Points (4%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
1662 Points (17%)
min: 1779     avg: 1786     median: 1785.5 (18%)     max: 1792 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
5301 Points (5%)
min: 5649     avg: 5839     median: 5838.5 (6%)     max: 6028 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
1836 Points (24%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
5483 Points (12%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
7296 Points (11%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
2065 Points (31%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
1369 Points (11%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
2836 Points (26%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
9944 Points (19%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
4915 Points (10%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
5907 Points (15%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 2711.6     avg: 3334     median: 3466.5 (4%)     max: 3939 ms
min: 2743.4     avg: 4111     median: 4064.5 (5%)     max: 5572.6 ms
2718 ms (3%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 10299     avg: 12959     median: 12745.5 (10%)     max: 15443 Points
min: 7611     avg: 10721     median: 10369 (8%)     max: 15102 Points
min: 14692     avg: 14951     median: 14951 (11%)     max: 15210 Points
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
min: 51     avg: 56     median: 58 (16%)     max: 59 Points
min: 31     avg: 41     median: 38 (10%)     max: 54 Points
56 Points (15%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 43     avg: 45.2     median: 45 (8%)     max: 47 Points
min: 43     avg: 48     median: 48 (9%)     max: 53 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 UX
min: 33983     avg: 35191     median: 35191 (29%)     max: 36399 Points
40633 Points (34%)
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 MEM
min: 36589     avg: 37154     median: 37153.5 (30%)     max: 37718 Points
40643 Points (33%)
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 GPU
min: 34679     avg: 39134     median: 39134 (7%)     max: 43589 Points
39982 Points (7%)
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 CPU
min: 62320     avg: 62867     median: 62866.5 (23%)     max: 63413 Points
63862 Points (23%)
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 Total Score
min: 171116     avg: 174345     median: 174345 (17%)     max: 177574 Points
185120 Points (18%)
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 Total Score
min: 191865     avg: 213512     median: 217448 (11%)     max: 231224 Points
min: 259233     avg: 265811     median: 265810 (13%)     max: 272388 Points
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 CPU
min: 62911     avg: 64321     median: 63851 (16%)     max: 66202 Points
min: 69618     avg: 80696     median: 80695.5 (20%)     max: 91773 Points
Antutu v10 - AnTuTu v10 Total Score
min: 278813     avg: 280106     median: 280106 (9%)     max: 281399 Points
250503 Points (8%)
264891 Points (9%)
Antutu v10 - AnTuTu v10 CPU
min: 86841     avg: 88909     median: 88908.5 (3%)     max: 90976 Points
72102 Points (2%)
87515 Points (3%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 CPU Tests
3345 Points (0%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 random write internal
min: 18.9     avg: 29.8     median: 32.7 (22%)     max: 35 MB/s
min: 3.96     avg: 20.2     median: 20.2 (14%)     max: 36.5 MB/s
46.2 MB/s (32%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 seq write internal
min: 199.8     avg: 222.2     median: 221 (6%)     max: 247 MB/s
min: 127.7     avg: 182.9     median: 182.9 (5%)     max: 238 MB/s
233 MB/s (7%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 random read internal
min: 12.1     avg: 22.4     median: 24.3 (30%)     max: 28.9 MB/s
min: 21.6     avg: 26.1     median: 26.1 (32%)     max: 30.5 MB/s
32.6 MB/s (40%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 seq read internal
min: 274     avg: 278.5     median: 277.5 (8%)     max: 285 MB/s
min: 284     avg: 287     median: 287 (8%)     max: 290 MB/s
280 MB/s (8%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 score
min: 7835     avg: 12510     median: 12098.5 (5%)     max: 16308 Points
min: 4257     avg: 10904     median: 11020 (5%)     max: 17319 Points
48916 Points (22%)
min: 8960     avg: 9330     median: 9330 (34%)     max: 9700 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Computer Vision
5692 Points (30%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage
5697 Points (12%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score 2.0
min: 8655     avg: 8674     median: 8670 (57%)     max: 8698 Points
8248 Points (54%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score
min: 11421     avg: 11655     median: 11655 (58%)     max: 11889 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 280     avg: 350.8     median: 369 (14%)     max: 394 Points
min: 319     avg: 322.3     median: 322 (12%)     max: 326 Points
443 Points (17%)
Power Consumption - Geekbench 5.5 Power Consumption 150cd *
min: 0     avg: 3.5     median: 3.7 (2%)     max: 6.28 Watt
min: 3.38     avg: 5.5     median: 5.5 (2%)     max: 7.6 Watt
5.4 Watt (2%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
min: 0.839     avg: 1.4     median: 1.4 (2%)     max: 1.89 Watt
min: 1.206     avg: 1.8     median: 1.3 (1%)     max: 2.95 Watt
0.8 Watt (1%)

Average Benchmarks Mediatek Helio G85 → 100% n=17

Average Benchmarks Mediatek Helio G88 → 90% n=17

Average Benchmarks Mediatek Helio G81 → 127% n=17

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red legend - Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation

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