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Intel Atom N435 vs MediaTek Helio X27 MT6797X vs MediaTek MT8161

Intel Atom N435

► remove from comparison Intel N435

The Intel Atom N435 is a small and cheap entry level CPU for Netbooks and small laptops. In the package is an integrated memory controller for DDR2/DDR3 main memory and the GMA 3150 graphics card

The performance of the whole system (Atom N435 and integrated GMA 3150) is only sufficient for basic tasks like surfing the web, or office working. HD video, video cutting, advanced photo editing, multitasking and of course gaming may overstrain the GPU and CPU. Compared to the previous Atom generation, the performance of the CPU is on a level with the slow Atom Z520.

An advantage of the interation, is the small overall power consumption of the CPU, GPU and memory controller (only 5 Watt TDP). Therefore, the chip is ideally used in small Netbooks and thin laptops.

MediaTek Helio X27 MT6797X

► remove from comparison Mediatek MT6797X

The Mediatek Helio X27 MT6797X is an upper mainstream ARM SoC for smartphones (mainly Android based). It is manufactured in a 20 nm process and is equipped with 10 CPU cores. Two fast Cortex-A72 cores are running at up to 2.6 GHz (performance), four Cortex-A53 cores at up to 2 GHz (balanced) and four Cortex-A53 cores at up to 1.6 GHz (efficiency). All cores support 64-bit and the utilization of three clusters is supposed to improve efficiency according to Mediatek. The two A72 cores are only designed for short "Burst-Performance scenarios" according to Mediatek and are probably not used for sustained workloads. Compared to the similar named MT6797, the MT6797X was introduced later and offers higher clock speeds for CPU and GPU.

The integrated ARM Mali T880 MP4 (according to Wikipedia) GPU is clocked at up to 875 MHz and has four cluster (from 16) from the Midgard (4th Gen) architecture.

The chip also includes an LTE modem (Cat. 6 300/50 Mbps, DC-HSPA+, TD-SCDMA, EDGE, CDMA2000, ...) as well as a WLAN 802.11ac (280 Mbps) modem. GPS/Glonass/BeiDou is supported for location. The integrated video encoder can handle up to 4Kx2K H.265 at 30 fps and HDR. The SoC can also decode H.265, H.264 and VP9 in 4K30. 

Power Consumption

The processor is manufactured in a 20 nm process at TSMC and should have an average power consumption under load.

MediaTek MT8161

► remove from comparison

The MediaTek MT8161 is an ARM based entry-level to mid-range SoC for (Android based) tablets. It offers four ARM Cortex-A53 processor cores (quad-core) that are clocked with up to 1.3 GHz. Furthermore, an ARM Mali-720 graphics card, a LPDDR3 memory controller (e.g., accessing 1 GB in the Lenovo Tab 2 A8-50), Bluetooth 4.0 and dual-band 802.11 b/g/n are integrated in the SoC.

The performance is situated in the entry level of 2015 and often similar to the Kirin 910T (see benchmark below).

ModelIntel Atom N435MediaTek Helio X27 MT6797XMediaTek MT8161
SeriesIntel AtomMediatek Mediatek Helio 20Mediatek
CodenamePinetrailCortex-A53
Series: Cortex-A53
Intel Atom D5251.8 GHz2 / 4 cores
Intel Atom N4551.66 GHz1 / 2 cores
Intel Atom N4501.66 GHz1 / 2 cores
Intel Atom N435 « 1.33 GHz1 / 2 cores
JLQ JR5101.5 - 2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 9352.2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 6592.36 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 6582.35 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 6552.1 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 6502 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 9302 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 6201.2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
MediaTek MT8163 V/A 1.5 GHz1.5 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
MediaTek MT8163 V/B 1.3 GHz1.3 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
MediaTek MT8161 « 1.3 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Marvell Armada PXA19081.2 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Clock1333 MHz2600 MHz1300 MHz
FSB533
L2 Cache512 KB
Cores / Threads1 / 210 / 104 / 4
TDP5 Watt
Technology45 nm28 nm
SocketFCBGA559
Featuresintegrated DDR2/DDR3 memory controller, integrated GMA 3150 GPU, Hyperthreading2x Cortex-A72 2.6 GHz (Performance), 4x Cortex-A53 2 GHz (Balance), 4x Cortex-A53 1.6 GHz (Efficiency)LP-DDR3 memory controller, 1080p video encode, 1080p video decode, embedded GPS / GLONASS / BeiDou module, Bluetooth 4.0, FM radio support, ARM Jazelle, ARM TrustZone
Architecturex86ARMARM
Announced
iGPUARM Mali-T880 MP4 ( - 875 MHz)ARM Mali-T720 MP2
Manufacturerwww.mediatek.com

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
100%
1 MT6797X +
8427 Points (7%)
103%
1 MT8161 +
8693 Points (7%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
100%
1 MT6797X +
8496 Points (7%)
99%
1 MT8161 +
8398 Points (7%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
100%
1 MT6797X +
min: 9771     avg: 10915     median: 10713 (9%)     max: 12462 Points
90%
1 MT8161 +
9598 Points (8%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Physics
100%
1 MT6797X +
min: 1372     avg: 1626     median: 1702 (20%)     max: 1804 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Physics
100%
1 MT6797X +
min: 1547     avg: 1709     median: 1709 (20%)     max: 1871 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 MT6797X +
min: 1352     avg: 1632     median: 1690 (17%)     max: 1797 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 MT6797X +
min: 3590     avg: 4554     median: 4781.5 (5%)     max: 5064 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 MT8161 +
1838 Points (3%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 MT8161 +
616 Points (9%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
100%
1 MT6797X +
min: 4261     avg: 7150     median: 7244 (8%)     max: 9851 ms
78%
1 MT8161 +
24610 ms (29%)
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
100%
1 MT8161 +
1713 ms (19%)
Sunspider - Sunspider 0.9.1 Total Score *
100%
1 MT8161 +
1654 ms (16%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
100%
1 MT6797X +
min: 5909     avg: 6943     median: 6031.5 (5%)     max: 9798 Points
42%
1 MT8161 +
2510 Points (2%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
0 Points (0%)
Vellamo 3.x - Vellamo 3.x Metal
100%
1 MT8161 +
911 Points (24%)
Vellamo 3.x - Vellamo 3.x Multicore Beta
100%
1 MT8161 +
1398 Points (31%)
Vellamo 3.x - Vellamo 3.x Browser
100%
1 MT8161 +
1866 Points (25%)
Quadrant Standard Edition 2.0 - Quadrant Standard 2.0 Total Score
100%
1 MT8161 +
7512 points (17%)
AnTuTu v5 - AnTuTu v5 Total Score
100%
1 MT8161 +
26820 Points (27%)
AnTuTu v6 - AnTuTu v6 Total Score
100%
1 MT6797X +
75939 Points (26%)
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 MEM
100%
1 MT6797X +
min: 5405     avg: 6054     median: 6097.5 (19%)     max: 6616 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 UX
100%
1 MT6797X +
min: 23733     avg: 25991     median: 26498.5 (33%)     max: 27232 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 GPU
100%
1 MT6797X +
min: 26786     avg: 27756     median: 27779 (9%)     max: 28680 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 CPU
100%
1 MT6797X +
min: 44590     avg: 48162     median: 49155 (30%)     max: 49746 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 Total Score
100%
1 MT6797X +
min: 105872     avg: 107962     median: 107561 (19%)     max: 110854 Points
AndEBench - AndEBench Java
100%
1 MT8161 +
768 Iter./s (24%)
AndEBench - AndEBench Native
100%
1 MT8161 +
7742 Iter./s (25%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 CPU Tests
100%
1 MT6797X +
159874 Points (21%)
27%
1 MT8161 +
43768 Points (6%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Computer Vision
100%
1 MT6797X +
2807 Points (15%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage
100%
1 MT6797X +
2598 Points (6%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score 2.0
100%
1 MT6797X +
min: 4077     avg: 4427     median: 4467 (29%)     max: 4695 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score
100%
1 MT6797X +
min: 4922     avg: 5353     median: 5252 (26%)     max: 5984 Points
65%
1 MT8161 +
3396 Points (17%)

Average Benchmarks MediaTek Helio X27 MT6797X → 0% n=

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* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
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Redaktion, 2017-09- 8 (Update: 2023-07- 1)