Intel Core i7-940 vs MediaTek Helio X30

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-940 CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek Helio X30
Intel Core i7-940 MediaTek Helio X30

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-940 or MediaTek Helio X30 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i7-940 has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. Up to 24 GB of memory is supported in 3 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-940 was released in Q4/2008.

The MediaTek Helio X30 has 10 cores with 10 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The MediaTek Helio X30 was released in Q2/2017.
Intel Core i7 (293) Family Mediatek Helio (37)
Intel Core i7 900 (7) CPU group MediaTek Helio X30 (1)
1 Generation 3
Bloomfield Architecture Cortex-A73 / -A53 / -A35
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-940 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-940 is 2.93 GHz (3.20 GHz) while the MediaTek Helio X30 has 10 CPU cores and 10 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the MediaTek Helio X30 is at 2.60 GHz.

Intel Core i7-940 Characteristic MediaTek Helio X30
4 Cores 10
8 Threads 10
normal Core architecture hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.93 GHz (3.20 GHz) A-Core 2.60 GHz
2x Cortex-A73
-- 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 i7-940 Characteristic MediaTek Helio X30
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i7-940 or MediaTek Helio X30 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

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

The Intel Core i7-940 can use up to 24 GB of memory in 3 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The MediaTek Helio X30 supports up to 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 14.9 GB/s.

Intel Core i7-940 Characteristic MediaTek Helio X30
DDR3-1066 Memory LPDDR4X-1866
24 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
3 Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 14.9 GB/s
No ECC No
1.00 MB L2 Cache --
8.00 MB L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i7-940 is 130 W, while the MediaTek Helio X30 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i7-940 Characteristic MediaTek Helio X30
130 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-940 is manufactured in 45 nm and has 9.00 MB cache. The MediaTek Helio X30 is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i7-940 Characteristic MediaTek Helio X30
45 nm Technology 10 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions --
LGA 1366 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q4/2008 Release date Q2/2017
305 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

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 i7-940 Intel Core i7-940
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
537 (100%)
MediaTek Helio X30 MediaTek Helio X30
10C 10T @ 2.60 GHz
304 (57%)

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 i7-940 Intel Core i7-940
4C 8T @ 2.93 GHz
2253 (100%)
MediaTek Helio X30 MediaTek Helio X30
10C 10T @ 2.60 GHz
1295 (57%)

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 i7-940 Intel Core i7-940
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
568 (100%)
MediaTek Helio X30 MediaTek Helio X30
10C 10T @ 2.60 GHz
359 (63%)

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 i7-940 Intel Core i7-940
4C 8T @ 2.93 GHz
1890 (100%)
MediaTek Helio X30 MediaTek Helio X30
10C 10T @ 2.60 GHz
1143 (60%)

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 i7-940 Intel Core i7-940
@ 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 i7-940 Intel Core i7-940
4C 8T @ 2.93 GHz
2989 (100%)
MediaTek Helio X30 MediaTek Helio X30
10C 10T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-940 MediaTek Helio X30
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