MediaTek Helio X30 vs Intel Core i7-12700E

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MediaTek Helio X30 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-12700E
MediaTek Helio X30 Intel Core i7-12700E

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the MediaTek Helio X30 and the Intel Core i7-12700E 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 Core i7-12700E which has 12 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2022.
Mediatek Helio (37) Family Intel Core i7 (293)
MediaTek Helio X30 (1) CPU group Intel Core i 12000 (34)
3 Generation 12
Cortex-A73 / -A53 / -A35 Architecture Alder Lake S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Intel Core i7-13700E

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 Core i7-12700E clocks with 2.10 GHz (4.80 GHz), has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 20 threads in parallel.

MediaTek Helio X30 Characteristic Intel Core i7-12700E
10 Cores 12
10 Threads 20
hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.60 GHz
2x Cortex-A73
A-Core 2.10 GHz (4.80 GHz)
8x Golden Cove
1.90 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
B-Core 1.60 GHz (3.60 GHz)
4x Gracemont
--
4x Cortex-A35
C-Core --

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.

MediaTek Helio X30 Characteristic Intel Core i7-12700E
-- 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.

PowerVR 7XTP-MT4 (GT7400 Plus) GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770
0.85 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
0.85 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.50 GHz
-- GPU Generation 11
10 Technology 10 nm
1 Max. displays 3
8 Compute units 32
32 Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 64 GB
12 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.

PowerVR 7XTP-MT4 (GT7400 Plus) GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 Decode
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
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 Intel Core i7-12700E supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 76.8 GB/s enabled.

MediaTek Helio X30 Characteristic Intel Core i7-12700E
LPDDR4X-1866 Memory DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
8 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
14.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 12.00 MB
-- L3 Cache 25.00 MB
-- PCIe version 5.0
-- PCIe lanes 20
-- PCIe Bandwidth 78.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The MediaTek Helio X30 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Core i7-12700E is 65 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

MediaTek Helio X30 Characteristic Intel Core i7-12700E
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) 180 W
-- 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 Core i7-12700E is at 37.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm.

MediaTek Helio X30 Characteristic Intel Core i7-12700E
10 nm Technology 10 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
-- Socket LGA 1700
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2017 Release date Q1/2022
-- Release price 344 $
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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.
MediaTek Helio X30 MediaTek Helio X30
10C 10T @ 2.60 GHz
304 (18%)
Intel Core i7-12700E Intel Core i7-12700E
12C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
1665 (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 (13%)
Intel Core i7-12700E Intel Core i7-12700E
12C 20T @ 4.00 GHz
10170 (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 (15%)
Intel Core i7-12700E Intel Core i7-12700E
12C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
2459 (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 (10%)
Intel Core i7-12700E Intel Core i7-12700E
12C 20T @ 4.00 GHz
11321 (100%)

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 (28%)
Intel Core i7-12700E Intel Core i7-12700E
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.50 GHz
768 (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.
MediaTek Helio X30 MediaTek Helio X30
10C 10T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-12700E Intel Core i7-12700E
12C 20T @ 4.00 GHz
28279 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek Helio X30 Intel Core i7-12700E
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