MediaTek Helio X30 vs AMD A8-4555M

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


MediaTek Helio X30 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A8-4555M
MediaTek Helio X30 AMD A8-4555M

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the MediaTek Helio X30 and the AMD A8-4555M and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the MediaTek Helio X30 10 core processor released in Q2/2017 with the AMD A8-4555M which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2012.
Mediatek Helio (37) Family AMD A (112)
MediaTek Helio X30 (1) CPU group AMD A8-4000M (2)
3 Generation 2
Cortex-A73 / -A53 / -A35 Architecture Trinity (Piledriver)
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek Helio X30 is a 10 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz. The processor can compute 10 threads at the same time. The AMD A8-4555M clocks with 1.60 GHz (2.40 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

MediaTek Helio X30 Characteristic AMD A8-4555M
10 Cores 4
10 Threads 4
hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.60 GHz
2x Cortex-A73
A-Core 1.60 GHz (2.40 GHz)
1.90 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
B-Core --
--
4x Cortex-A35
C-Core --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

MediaTek Helio X30 Characteristic AMD A8-4555M
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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.

PowerVR 7XTP-MT4 (GT7400 Plus) GPU AMD Radeon HD 7600G
0.85 GHz GPU frequency 0.32 GHz
0.85 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.43 GHz
-- GPU Generation 4
10 Technology 32 nm
1 Max. displays 2
8 Compute units 6
32 Shader 384
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 1 GB
12 DirectX Version 11

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.

PowerVR 7XTP-MT4 (GT7400 Plus) GPU AMD Radeon HD 7600G
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 8 GB of memory in a maximum of 4 memory channels is supported by the MediaTek Helio X30, while the AMD A8-4555M supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s enabled.

MediaTek Helio X30 Characteristic AMD A8-4555M
LPDDR4X-1866 Memory DDR3-1333
8 GB Max. Memory
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
14.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 4.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The MediaTek Helio X30 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the AMD A8-4555M is 19 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

MediaTek Helio X30 Characteristic AMD A8-4555M
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 19 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek Helio X30 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of AMD A8-4555M is at 4.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 32 nm.

MediaTek Helio X30 Characteristic AMD A8-4555M
10 nm Technology 32 nm
Chiplet Chip design Unknown
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
-- Socket FP2
None Virtualization AMD-V
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems
Q2/2017 Release date Q3/2012
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek Helio X30 (100%)
AMD A8-4555M (83%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek Helio X30 (100%)
AMD A8-4555M (51%)

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.
MediaTek Helio X30 MediaTek Helio X30
10C 10T @ 2.60 GHz
304 (100%)
AMD A8-4555M AMD A8-4555M
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
252 (83%)

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.
MediaTek Helio X30 MediaTek Helio X30
10C 10T @ 2.60 GHz
1295 (100%)
AMD A8-4555M AMD A8-4555M
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
657 (51%)

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.
MediaTek Helio X30 MediaTek Helio X30
PowerVR 7XTP-MT4 (GT7400 Plus) @ 0.85 GHz
218 (67%)
AMD A8-4555M AMD A8-4555M
AMD Radeon HD 7600G @ 0.43 GHz
326 (100%)

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.
MediaTek Helio X30 MediaTek Helio X30
10C 10T @ 2.60 GHz
359 (100%)
AMD A8-4555M AMD A8-4555M
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
MediaTek Helio X30 MediaTek Helio X30
10C 10T @ 2.60 GHz
1143 (100%)
AMD A8-4555M AMD A8-4555M
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
MediaTek Helio X30 MediaTek Helio X30
10C 10T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A8-4555M AMD A8-4555M
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
2198 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek Helio X30 AMD A8-4555M
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