MediaTek Processors Ranking & List [2021] - Tech Centurion

MediaTek Inc. is a semiconductor company from Taiwan and it is one of the largest smartphone chip makers in the world. MediaTek designs SOCs based on the ARM’s architecture and these chips can be seen in devices from brands like Lenovo, Moto, Nokia, Xiaomi, Oppo, ZTE, Vivo, etc.

This article lists the MediaTek Smartphone Processors and their rankings. If you want to check out the ranking of all smartphone processors, visit this link.

Though MediaTek chips have been criticized a lot in the past by reviewers, their performance has improved significantly in recent years. Many mid-range & budget SOCs such as Helio P60 and Helio P22, offer better value for money than any of their competitors.

In late 2019, MediaTek launched their Dimensity Series that is extremely powerful and can give good competition to high-end Snapdragon & Exynos chips.

To rank the processors, we use a special method that judges the performance of a chip on the basis of both the raw benchmarks as well as real-world parameters such as User Experience. By giving importance to both these factors, we calculate the Centurion Mark and rank the processors according to their scores. You can also find the ranking of Snapdragon Processors here.

Contents

• 1 MediaTek Processors Ranking
• 2 What is Centurion Mark?
• 3 List of MediaTek Processors
• 4 References

MediaTek Processors Ranking

Here’s the graph in a tabular form.

Rank	Processor Name	Centurion Mark
#1	Dimensity 1200	150*
#2	Dimensity 1100	149
#3	Dimensity 1000+	146
#4	Dimensity 1000	146*
#5	Dimensity 1000L	140
#6	Dimensity 1000C	137
#7	Dimensity 820	136
#8	Dimensity 800U	134
#9	Dimensity 800	133
#10	Dimensity 720	132
#11	Dimensity 700	131
#12	Helio G95	120
#13	Helio G90T	119
#14	Helio G90	118*
#15	Helio P95	111
#16	Helio P90	110
#17	Helio X30	109
#18	Helio G85	107
#19	Helio G80	106
#20	Helio G70	105
#21	Helio P65	105
#22	Helio P70	99
#23	Helio P60	98
#24	Helio X27	85
#25	Helio P35	81
#26	Helio G35	81
#27	Helio P30	80
#28	Helio G25	80
#29	Helio X23	79
#30	Helio P23	79
#31	Helio A25	78
#32	Helio X25	77
#33	Helio X20	75
#34	Helio P25	75
#35	Helio P20	74
#36	Helio P22	69
#37	Helio A22	66
#38	Helio A20	63
#39	Helio P18	61
#40	Helio P10	59
#41	Helio X10	59
#42	MT6750T	51
#43	MT6739	50
#44	MT6738	49
#45	MT6753	49
#46	MT6750	48
#47	MT6752	48
#48	MT6737T	46
#49	MT6737	45
#50	MT6735	42
#51	MT6732	41

*The scores marked with a star are only estimated without real-world testing.

How to understand the above data?

Above 125

A processor with a score higher than 110 delivers excellent performance in Gaming as well as Heavy usage. Selecting a phone with a processor from this category is highly recommended for the best user experience. Unfortunately, none of the MediaTek SOCs have crossed 110 so far.

Between 100-125

A score between 85 and 110 will result in a great performance in general use as well as gaming. If you’re buying a mid-range phone then you should target this range.

Between 70-100

In this range, the performance of SOCs is above average. But you’re unlikely to observe any lags or any other significant issues. If you have a low budget, try to get a phone that fits in this category.

Between 55-70

The general performance of these chips is below average but it is acceptable in the lower end phones. These can suffer from occasional lags as well as throttling issues.

Below 55

The performance of these chips is below par and should be avoided unless you’re buying an extremely cheap phone with a budget lower than $100.

What is Centurion Mark?

Centurion Mark is Tech Centurion’s very own method to judge the performance of hardware. To make the benchmarks meaningful and accurate, we combine the raw benchmark and real-world performance tests. Hence, Centurion Mark is derived from both automatic as well as manual testing. With such a method, we manage to achieve scores that truly reflect the performance in a real-world scenario.

Another big reason to prefer Centurion Mark is that we also deduct the score if a device suffers from issues such as throttling, lagging, and overheating. Thus, even if the specification seems great on the paper, a processor may be pushed down in the list because of its mediocre real-world performance. Hence, many of the processors will have a different rank on Centurion Mark when compared to some other benchmarking tool.

How do we calculate Centurion Mark?

Centurion Mark is determined by testing the processors on over 20 different parameters. Some of these parameters such as User Experience and Raw CPU Performance have a significant impact on the score while there are some minor parameters as well that make a little difference (For example, Dual VoLTE Support). These are the 5 major factors that influence Centurion Mark:

• User Experience
• Real-World Performance
• Raw CPU Performance
• Raw GPU Performance
• Features and Technologies Present

List of MediaTek Processors

Here is the list of MediaTek Processors. We have divided the list based on the series a processor belongs to. To keep the list short, we have only included the new-generation Processors that support 4G connectivity. For older MediaTek processors that support 3G connectivity, you can look at their specs on the MediaTek’s official website.

Dimensity Series

The Dimensity series is the current flagship Series of MediaTek. All these chips support 5G.

Processor Name	GPU	Fabrication Process	CPU	Memory	Devices
Dimensity 1200	Mali-G77 MC9	6nm	1× Cortex-A78 at 3.0 GHz 3× Cortex-A78 at 2.6 GHz 4× Cortex-A55 at 2.0 GHz	Quad-Channel LPDDR4X
Dimensity 1100	Mali-G77 MC9	6nm	4× Cortex-A78 at 2.6 GHz 4× Cortex-A55 at 2.0 GHz	Quad-Channel LPDDR4X
Dimensity 1000+	Mali-G77 MC9	7nm FinFET	4× Cortex-A77 at 2.6 GHz 4× Cortex-A55 at 2.0 GHz	Quad-Channel LPDDR4X	Xiaomi Redmi K30 Ultra
Dimensity 1000 (MT6889)	Mali-G77 MC9	7nm FinFET	4× Cortex-A77 at 2.6 GHz 4× Cortex-A55 at 2.0 GHz	Quad-Channel LPDDR4X
Dimensity 1000L (MT6885Z)	Mali-G77 MC7	7nm FinFET	4× Cortex-A77 at 2.2 GHz 4× Cortex-A55 at 2.0 GHz	Quad-Channel LPDDR4X	Oppo Reno3 5G
Dimensity 1000C	Mali-G57 MC5	7nm FinFET	4× Cortex-A77 at 2.0 GHz 4× Cortex-A55 at 2.0 GHz	LPDDR4X
Dimensity 820	Mali-G57 MC5	7nm FinFET	4× Cortex-A76 at 2.6 GHz 4× Cortex-A55 at 2.0 GHz	Dual-Channel LPDDR4X	Redmi 10X Pro 5G
Dimensity 800U	Mali-G57 MC3	7nm FinFET	4× Cortex-A76 at 2.4 GHz 4× Cortex-A55 at 2.0 GHz	Dual-Channel LPDDR4X
Dimensity 800	Mali-G57 MC4	7nm FinFET	4× Cortex-A76 at 2.0 GHz 4× Cortex-A55 at 2.0 GHz	Dual-Channel LPDDR4X	Honor Play 4
Dimensity 720	Mali-G57 MC3	7nm FinFET	4× Cortex-A76 at 2.0 GHz 4× Cortex-A55 at 2.0 GHz	Dual-Channel LPDDR4X	Realme v3

Helio G Series

MediaTek’s Helio G Series is their Gaming Series and currently has the 2nd most powerful MediaTek SOCs after Dimensity.

Processor Name	GPU	Fabrication Process	CPU	Memory	Devices
Helio G95	ARM Mali-G76 3EEMC4 at 900 MHz	12nm FinFET	2x Cortex-A76 at 2.05GHz + 6x Cortex-A55 at 2.05 GHz	LPDDR4X	Realme 7
Helio G90T	ARM Mali-G76 3EEMC4 at 800 MHz	12nm FinFET	2x Cortex-A76 at 2.05GHz + 6x Cortex-A55 at 2.0 GHz	LPDDR4X	Redmi Note 8 Pro
Helio G90	Arm Mali-G76 3EEMC4 at 720 MHz	12nm FinFET	2x Cortex-A76 at 2.05GHz + 6x Cortex-A55 at 2.0 GHz	LPDDR4X
Helio G85	Mali G52 MC2 @ 1 GHz	12nm FinFET	2x Cortex-A75 at 2.0 GHz + 6x Cortex-A55 at 1.8 GHz	LPDDR4X	Redmi Note 9
Helio G80	Mali G52 MC2 at 950 MHz	12nm FinFET	2x Cortex-A75 at 2.0 GHz + 6x Cortex-A55 at 1.8 GHz	LPDDR4X	Redmi 9
Helio G70	Mali G52 MC2 at 820 MHz	12nm FinFET	2x Cortex-A75 at 2.0 GHz + 6x Cortex-A55 at 1.7 GHz	LPDDR4X	Realme C3
Helio G35	PowerVR GE8320 at 680 MHz	12nm FinFET	8x Cortex-A53 at 2.3 GHz	LPDDR4X	Realme C11
Helio G25	PowerVR GE8320 at 650 MHz	12nm FinFET	8x Cortex-A53 at 2.0 GHz	LPDDR4X	Redmi 9A

Helio X Series

The MediaTek Helio X Series was the flagship series for high-end smartphones. This series is equivalent to the Snapdragon 800 series.

Unfortunately, MediaTek hasn’t released any new SOC after the launch of X30 in early 2017. Hence, we cannot compare the Helio X series with the latest generation processors of Qualcomm, Samsung or HiSilicon Kirin.

Processor Name	Codename	GPU	Fabrication Process	CPU	Memory	Devices
Helio X30	MT6799	IMG PowerVR 7XTP-MT4	10nm FinFET	2x Cortex-A73 @ 2.5 GHz + 4x Cortex-A53 @ 2.2 GHz + 4x Cortex-A35 @ 1.9 GHz	Quad-Channel LPDDR4X	Meizu Pro 7, Meizu Pro 7 Plus, Elephone X8, Vernee Apollo 2
Helio X27	MT6797X	ARM Mali-T880 MP4	20nm	2x Cortex-A72 @ 2.6 GHz + 4x Cortex-A53 @ 2.0 GHz + 4x Cortex-A53 @ 1.6 GHz	Dual-Channel LPDDR4X	LeEco Le Pro 3 AI Edition (Eco), UMI Z, Umidigi Z Pro, Ulefone Gemini Pro
Helio X25	MT6797T	ARM Mali-T880 MP4	20nm	2x Cortex-A72 @ 2.5 GHz + 4x Cortex-A53 @ 2.0 GHz + 4x Cortex-A53 @ 1.55 GHz	Dual-Channel LPDDR3	Meizu Pro 6, LeEco Le 2 X625, Xiaomi Redmi Pro, Elephone S8
Helio X23	MT6797D	ARM Mali-T880 MP4	20nm	2x Cortex-A72 @ 2.3 GHz + 4x Cortex-A53 @ 1.85 GHz + 4x Cortex-A53 @ 1.4 GHz	Dual-Channel LPDDR3	Lenovo K8 Note, LeEco Le Pro 3 AI Edition (Standard), LeEco Le 3 Pro
Helio X20	MT6797	ARM Mali-T880 MP4	20nm	2x Cortex-A72 @ 2.1 GHz + 4x Cortex-A53 @ 1.85 GHz + 4x Cortex-A53 @ 1.4 GHz	Dual-Channel LPDDR3	Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 (China), Infinix Zero 4, Doogee F7, LeEco Le 2 X620
Helio X10	MT6795	IMG PowerVR G6200	28nm	8x Cortex-A53 @ 2.0 GHz	Dual-Channel LPDDR3	Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (China), Sony Xperia M5, Gionee Elife E8, Infinix Zero 3, Meizu MX5, HTC One M9+, Micromax Canvas 6

One highlight of this series is that the processors have 10 cores (except X10) and their cores are divided into three clusters. Processors from other brands generally have 2 clusters at max but MediaTek has pushed the limits to achieve even higher power efficiency.

Though the raw performance of the Helio X series is impressive, the GPU performance is not that impressive. The most common GPU on this series (Mali-T880 MP4) is slightly better than the mid-range Adreno 506 GPU by Qualcomm.

Helio P Series 

The Helio P Series is one of the most exciting series of MediaTek which delivers great performance for the mid-range segment. The Helio P60 and P70 are two really powerful chipsets that provide a lot more value for money than any of their competitors.

However, once again, the GPU is the downside of this series. Mali-G72 MP3 falls short when compared with the Adreno 512 and Adreno 509 of Snapdragon 660 and 636 respectively.

Processor Name	Codename	GPU	Fabrication	CPU	RAM	Devices
Helio P95	IMG PowerVR GM 9446	12nm FinFET	4x Cortex-A75 @ 2.2 GHz + 4x Cortex-A55 at 2.0	Dual-Channel LPDDR4X
Helio P90	MT6779	IMG PowerVR GM 9446	12nm FinFET	4x Cortex-A75 @ 2.2 GHz + 4x Cortex-A55 at 2.0	Dual-Channel LPDDR4X
Helio P70	MT6771T	ARM Mali-G72 MP3	12nm FinFET	4x Cortex-A73 @ 2.1 GHz + 4x Cortex-A53 @ 2.1 GHz	Dual-Channel LPDDR4X	Realme U1
Helio P60	MT6771	ARM Mali-G72 MP3	12nm FinFET	4x Cortex-A73 @ 2.0 GHz + 4x Cortex-A53 @ 2.0 GHz	Dual-Channel LPDDR4X	Realme 1, Vivo Z3i, Oppo F9, Vivo Y97, Nokia X5, Oppo R15, Panasonic Eluga X1, Oppo A7x, Vivo X21i
Helio P35	MT6765	IMG PowerVR GE8320	12nm FinFET	8x Cortex-A53 @ 2.3 GHz	Dual-Channel LPDDR4X
Helio P30	MT6758	ARM Mali-G71 MP2	16nm FinFET	8x Cortex-A53 @ 2.3 GHz	Dual-Channel LPDDR4X	Gionee M7
Helio P25	MT6757DT	ARM Mali-T880 MP2	16nm FinFET	8x Cortex-A53 @ 2.6 GHz	Dual-Channel LPDDR4X	Gionee A1 Plus, Doogee Mix, Doogee Mix 2, Infinix Zero 5, Ulefone T1, Meizu Pro 7
Helio P23	MT6763T	ARM Mali-G71 MP2	16nm FinFET	8x Cortex-A53 @ 2.3 GHz	Dual-Channel LPDDR4X	Oppo F5, Umidigi Z2, Infinix Note 5, Doogee S80, Oppo A1, Oppo A83, Ulefone Armor 3T
Helio P22	MT6762	IMG PowerVR GE8320	12nm FinFET	8x Cortex-A53 @ 2.3 GHz	Dual-Channel LPDDR4X	Xiaomi Redmi 6, Nokia 3.1 Plus, Vivo Y81, Lenovo K9, Meizu M8, Alcatel 5V
Helio P20	MT6757	ARM Mali-T880 MP2	16nm FinFET	8x Cortex-A53 @ 2.3 GHz	Dual-Channel LPDDR4X	Samsung Galaxy J7 Max, Samsung Galaxy C7 (2017), Umidigi Z1 Pro E, Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, Elephone P20, Meizu E2, Elephone Z1
Helio P18	MT6755S	ARM Mali-T860 MP2	28nm	8x Cortex-A53 @ 2.0 GHz	Single-Channel LPDDR3	Nokia 5.1
Helio P10	MT6755	ARM Mali-T860 MP2	28nm	4x Cortex-A53 @ 2.0 GHz + 4x Cortex-A53 @ 1.2 GHz	Single-Channel LPDDR3	ZTE Nubia N1, Elephone M3, Lenovo K5 Note, Meizu M3 Note, Gionee M6, Motorola Moto M, Sony Xperia XA, YU Yunicorn

Helio A Series

The Helio A is the latest series that aims at great performance and efficiency at the lower budget segment. The Helio A22 is the first processor of this series and it comes with impressive features such as Bluetooth 5.0 and LPDDR4X Memory.

Processor Name	Codename	GPU	Fabrication	CPU	Memory	Devices
Helio A25	PowerVR GE8320 at 600 MHz	12nm FinFET	4x Cortex-A53 @ 1.5 GHz + 4x Cortex-A53 @ 1.8 GHz	Dual-Channel LPDDR4X
Helio A22	MT6762M	IMG PowerVR GE8300 at 660 MHz	12nm FinFET	4x Cortex-A53 @ 2.0 GHz	Dual-Channel LPDDR4X	Xiaomi Redmi 6A, Vivo Y81i
Helio A20	IMG PowerVR GE8300 at 550 MHz	12nm FinFET	4x Cortex-A53 @ 1.8 GHz	Dual-Channel LPDDR4X

Helio A22 is very power efficient due to the 12nm FinFET Process Node.

Low to Mid-range Chipsets

These midrange chipsets are some old MediaTek Processors that support 4G connectivity. Among all the four processors we tested, the performance was disappointing. These chips suffer from throttling and may lag in heavy usage. We will not recommend you to buy a phone running on any of these chips.

Name	GPU	Fabrication	CPU	Memory		Devices
MT6753	ARM Mali-T720 MP2	28nm	4x Cortex-A53 @ 1.5 GHz + 4x Cortex-A53 @ 1.3 GHz	Single-Channel LPDDR3		Ulefone Power, Meizu m2 note, Huawei Enjoy 5s, HTC Desire 628, Gionee S6s, Coolpad Note 3, Doogee T5, Umi Iron Pro, Symphony P9
MT6752	ARM Mali-T760 MP2	28nm	4x Cortex-A53 @ 1.7 GHz + 4x Cortex-A53 @ 1.7 GHz	Single-Channel LPDDR3		Lenovo K3 Note, Lenovo A7000, Meizu M1 Note, Sony Xperia C4, HTC One E9s, Vivo X6
MT6750T	ARM Mali-T860 MP2	28nm	4x Cortex-A53 @ 1.5 GHz + 4x Cortex-A53 @ 1.0 GHz	Single-Channel LPDDR3		Asus Zenfone Max Plus, Doogee S55, Sharp B10, Oppo F3, Oppo A77, Ulefone Power 2, ZTE Blade A2 Plus
MT6750	ARM Mali-T860 MP2	28nm	4x Cortex-A53 @ 1.5 GHz + 4x Cortex-A53 @ 1.0 GHz	Single-Channel LPDDR3		Huawei Honor V9 Play, Oppo F1s, Doogee Y6, Vernee M5, Meizu m3, Oppo A59, Oppo A39

Entry-level Chipsets

Just like the processors from the previous section, the performance of these SOCs is below-par. We will not recommend a phone that is equipped with one of these chips unless the price is below $100.

Name	GPU	Fabrication	CPU	Memory	Devices
MT6739	IMG PowerVR GE8100	28nm	4x Cortex-A53 @ 1.5 GHz	Single-Channel LPDDR3	Lava Z61, Infinix Smart 2, Lenovo A5, Huawei Honor Play 7, Huawei Honor 7S, Ulefone S9 Pro, HTC Desire 12
MT6738	ARM Mali-T860 MP2	28nm	4x Cortex-A53 @ 1.5 GHz	Single-Channel LPDDR3	Alcatel A30 Plus, Doro 8040, Alcatel A30 Fierce
MT6737T	ARM Mali-T720 MP2	28nm	4x Cortex-A53 @ 1.3 GHz	Single-Channel LPDDR3	Samsung Galaxy J2 Prime, Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime+, Gionee X1s, Sony Xperia L2, Huawei Honor 6 Play, ZTE Blade A3 (2017)
MT6737	ARM Mali-T720 MP2	28nm	4x Cortex-A53 @ 1.3 GHz	Single-Channel LPDDR3	Motorola Moto C Plus, Panasonic P90, Moto E4 Plus, Gionee X1, Micromax Canvas Infinity Life, ZTE Nubia N1 Lite, Yu Yunique 2, Xolo Era 3, Meizu A5,  LG K8, Asus Zenfone 3 Max, Asus Zenfone Pegasus 3
MT6735	ARM Mali-T720 MP2	28nm	4x Cortex-A53 @ 1.3 GHz	Single-Channel LPDDR3	Coolpad Note 3 Lite, Sony Xperia E5, ZTE Blade D6, Lenovo Vibe P1m, Huawei Honor Holly 2 Plus, Panasonic P66 Mega, Lava X81, Philips X586, Huawei Enjoy 5
MT6732	ARM Mali-T760	28nm	4x Cortex-A53 @ 1.5 GHz	Single-Channel LPDDR3	Lenovo A858T, Elephone P6000, Acer Liquid Jade Z, Lenovo A6600, Sony Xperia E4G, Meizu M1

References

• MediaTek
• WikiChip