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MediaTek MT8788 vs Samsung Exynos 850

MediaTek MT8788
—Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 850
25.7Inno Score
20CPU20
20GPU20
20Efficiencyspec-based46.7
1 spec wins — MediaTek MT87882 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 850

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: MediaTek MT8788 lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the MediaTek MT8788

  • 33% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 186 vs 140

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 850

  • 33% lower process: 8 nm vs 12 nm

General

General comparison: MediaTek MT8788 versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecMediaTek MT8788Samsung Exynos 850
Announced20192020
Process12 nm8 nm+33%
TDP (typical)—4 W
Architecture—Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: MediaTek MT8788 versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecMediaTek MT8788Samsung Exynos 850
Cores88
Core configuration4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A538x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2 GHz2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: MediaTek MT8788 versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecMediaTek MT8788Samsung Exynos 850
GPUArm Mali-G72 MP3Arm Mali-G52 MP1

Memory

Memory comparison: MediaTek MT8788 versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecMediaTek MT8788Samsung Exynos 850
Memory typeLPDDR4-3733LPDDR4X-1600
Max bandwidth—12.8 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: MediaTek MT8788 versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecMediaTek MT8788Samsung Exynos 850
Modem4G LTE Cat-7 (2x20 CA)Integrated LTE Cat-7
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth4.25.0

Media

Media comparison: MediaTek MT8788 versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecMediaTek MT8788Samsung Exynos 850
Max display1920x1200 @ 60HzFHD+ @ 60Hz
Video capture1080p@30fps1080p@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: MediaTek MT8788 versus Samsung Exynos 850
SpecMediaTek MT8788Samsung Exynos 850
Geekbench 6 (single)—170Bottom 3%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—600Bottom 2%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme186+33%Bottom 15%140Bottom 10%

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