MediaTek Helio G96 vs Samsung Exynos 1280

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Helio G96 with Samsung Exynos 1280. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

AnTuTu 10

Total Score

Helio G96

336259

Exynos 1280

465756

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Helio G96

539

Exynos 1280

841

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Helio G96

1168

Exynos 1280

1902

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	2x 2.05 GHz – Cortex-A75 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55	2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores	8	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	12 nm	5 nm
TDP	5 Watt	6 Watt
Neural Processing		NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 10 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	2133 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory-bus	2x16 bit	4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 2.2

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G57 MP2	Mali-G68 MP4
GPU Architecture	Mali Valhall	Mali Valhall
GPU frequency	950 MHz	1000 MHz
Execution units	2	4
Shaders	32	64
OpenCL API	2.1	2.0
OpenGL API	ES 3.2	ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.2	1.2

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2520x1080	2960x1440@120Hz
Max camera resolution	1x 108MP, 2x 16MP	1x 108MP
Max Video Capture	2K@30fps	4K@30fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	0.6 Gbps	2.55 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	0.15 Gbps	1.84 Gbps
Wi-Fi	5 (802.11ac)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	5.2	5.2
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS