MediaTek Helio X30 vs MediaTek MT6592

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


MediaTek Helio X30 CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT6592
MediaTek Helio X30 MediaTek MT6592

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the MediaTek Helio X30 and the MediaTek MT6592 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the MediaTek Helio X30 10 core processor released in Q2/2017 with the MediaTek MT6592 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2013.
Mediatek Helio (37) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
MediaTek Helio X30 (1) CPU group MediaTek MT65xx A7 (14)
3 Generation 1
Cortex-A73 / -A53 / -A35 Architecture Cortex-A9
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 MediaTek MT6592 clocks with 2.00 GHz, has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

MediaTek Helio X30 Characteristic MediaTek MT6592
10 Cores 8
10 Threads 8
hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.60 GHz
2x Cortex-A73
A-Core 2.00 GHz
8x Cortex-A7
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 MediaTek MT6592
-- 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 ARM Mali-450 MP4
0.85 GHz GPU frequency 0.70 GHz
0.85 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.70 GHz
-- GPU Generation Utgard
10 Technology 28nm
1 Max. displays 1
8 Compute units 4
32 Shader 64
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version 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 ARM Mali-450 MP4
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 8 GB of memory in a maximum of 4 memory channels is supported by the MediaTek Helio X30, while the MediaTek MT6592 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 5.3 GB/s enabled.

MediaTek Helio X30 Characteristic MediaTek MT6592
LPDDR4X-1866 Memory LPDDR3-667, LPDDR2-533
8 GB Max. Memory
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
14.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 5.3 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 1.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The MediaTek Helio X30 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the MediaTek MT6592 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

MediaTek Helio X30 Characteristic MediaTek MT6592
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- 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 MediaTek MT6592 is at 1.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 28 nm.

MediaTek Helio X30 Characteristic MediaTek MT6592
10 nm Technology 28 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Android
Q2/2017 Release date Q4/2013
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek Helio X30 (100%)
MediaTek MT6592 (34%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek Helio X30 (100%)
MediaTek MT6592 (26%)

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%)
MediaTek MT6592 MediaTek MT6592
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
103 (34%)

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%)
MediaTek MT6592 MediaTek MT6592
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
334 (26%)

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%)
MediaTek MT6592 MediaTek MT6592
ARM Mali-450 MP4 @ 0.70 GHz
42 (19%)

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%)
MediaTek MT6592 MediaTek MT6592
8C 8T @ 2.00 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%)
MediaTek MT6592 MediaTek MT6592
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek Helio X30 MediaTek MT6592
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