Intel Core i7-14700F vs MediaTek Helio X30

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-14700F CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek Helio X30
Intel Core i7-14700F MediaTek Helio X30

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i7-14700F and the MediaTek Helio X30 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i7-14700F 20 core processor released in Q1/2024 with the MediaTek Helio X30 which has 10 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2017.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family Mediatek Helio (37)
Intel Core i 14000 (23) CPU group MediaTek Helio X30 (1)
14 Generation 3
Raptor Lake S Refresh Architecture Cortex-A73 / -A53 / -A35
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
Intel Core i7-13700F Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-14700F is a 20 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz (5.40 GHz). The processor can compute 28 threads at the same time. The MediaTek Helio X30 clocks with 2.60 GHz, has 10 CPU cores and can calculate 10 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i7-14700F Characteristic MediaTek Helio X30
20 Cores 10
28 Threads 10
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.10 GHz (5.40 GHz)
8x Raptor Cove
A-Core 2.60 GHz
2x Cortex-A73
1.50 GHz (4.20 GHz)
12x Gracemont
B-Core 1.90 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
-- C-Core --
4x Cortex-A35

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i7-14700F Characteristic MediaTek Helio X30
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

no iGPU GPU PowerVR 7XTP-MT4 (GT7400 Plus)
GPU frequency 0.85 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.85 GHz
-- GPU Generation --
Technology 10
Max. displays 1
-- Compute units 8
-- Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU PowerVR 7XTP-MT4 (GT7400 Plus)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 192 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i7-14700F, while the MediaTek Helio X30 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 14.9 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i7-14700F Characteristic MediaTek Helio X30
DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR4X-1866
192 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
89.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 14.9 GB/s
Yes ECC No
28.00 MB L2 Cache --
33.00 MB L3 Cache --
5.0 PCIe version --
20 PCIe lanes --
78.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i7-14700F has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP of the MediaTek Helio X30 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i7-14700F Characteristic MediaTek Helio X30
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
219 W TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-14700F has 61.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of MediaTek Helio X30 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm.

Intel Core i7-14700F Characteristic MediaTek Helio X30
10 nm Technology 10 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ ISA extensions --
LGA 1700 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Android
Q1/2024 Release date Q2/2017
359 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-14700F (100%)
MediaTek Helio X30 (14%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-14700F (100%)
MediaTek Helio X30 (7%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i7-14700F Intel Core i7-14700F
20C 28T @ 5.40 GHz
2113 (100%)
MediaTek Helio X30 MediaTek Helio X30
10C 10T @ 2.60 GHz
304 (14%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i7-14700F Intel Core i7-14700F
20C 28T @ 5.30 GHz
19394 (100%)
MediaTek Helio X30 MediaTek Helio X30
10C 10T @ 2.60 GHz
1295 (7%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i7-14700F Intel Core i7-14700F
20C 28T @ 5.40 GHz
2829 (100%)
MediaTek Helio X30 MediaTek Helio X30
10C 10T @ 2.60 GHz
359 (13%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i7-14700F Intel Core i7-14700F
20C 28T @ 5.30 GHz
18873 (100%)
MediaTek Helio X30 MediaTek Helio X30
10C 10T @ 2.60 GHz
1143 (6%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i7-14700F Intel Core i7-14700F
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Helio X30 MediaTek Helio X30
PowerVR 7XTP-MT4 (GT7400 Plus) @ 0.85 GHz
218 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i7-14700F Intel Core i7-14700F
20C 28T @ 5.30 GHz
48720 (100%)
MediaTek Helio X30 MediaTek Helio X30
10C 10T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-14700F MediaTek Helio X30
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