MediaTek Helio X30 vs Intel Celeron G3900T

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MediaTek Helio X30 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Celeron G3900T
MediaTek Helio X30 Intel Celeron G3900T

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the MediaTek Helio X30 and the Intel Celeron G3900T and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the MediaTek Helio X30 10 core processor released in Q2/2017 with the Intel Celeron G3900T which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2016.
Mediatek Helio (37) Family Intel Celeron (165)
MediaTek Helio X30 (1) CPU group Intel Celeron G3000 6. Gen. (6)
3 Generation 6
Cortex-A73 / -A53 / -A35 Architecture Skylake S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Intel Celeron G4900T

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 Intel Celeron G3900T clocks with 2.60 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

MediaTek Helio X30 Characteristic Intel Celeron G3900T
10 Cores 2
10 Threads 2
hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.60 GHz
2x Cortex-A73
A-Core 2.60 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 Intel Celeron G3900T
-- 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 Intel HD Graphics 510
0.85 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
0.85 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.95 GHz
-- GPU Generation 9
10 Technology 14 nm
1 Max. displays 3
8 Compute units 12
32 Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
12 DirectX Version 12.0

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 Intel HD Graphics 510
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 8 GB of memory in a maximum of 4 memory channels is supported by the MediaTek Helio X30, while the Intel Celeron G3900T supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 34.1 GB/s enabled.

MediaTek Helio X30 Characteristic Intel Celeron G3900T
LPDDR4X-1866 Memory DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
8 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
14.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 2.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The MediaTek Helio X30 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Celeron G3900T is 35 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

MediaTek Helio X30 Characteristic Intel Celeron G3900T
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The MediaTek Helio X30 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of Intel Celeron G3900T is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

MediaTek Helio X30 Characteristic Intel Celeron G3900T
10 nm Technology 14 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
-- Socket LGA 1151
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2017 Release date Q1/2016
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek Helio X30 (55%)
Intel Celeron G3900T (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek Helio X30 (99%)
Intel Celeron G3900T (95%)

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 (45%)
Intel Celeron G3900T Intel Celeron G3900T
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
682 (100%)

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 (97%)
Intel Celeron G3900T Intel Celeron G3900T
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
1330 (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 (64%)
Intel Celeron G3900T Intel Celeron G3900T
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
565 (100%)

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%)
Intel Celeron G3900T Intel Celeron G3900T
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
1025 (90%)

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 (100%)
Intel Celeron G3900T Intel Celeron G3900T
Intel HD Graphics 510 @ 0.95 GHz
182 (84%)

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%)
Intel Celeron G3900T Intel Celeron G3900T
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
2075 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. 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
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron G3900T Intel Celeron G3900T
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
110 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. 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
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron G3900T Intel Celeron G3900T
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
198 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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