Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 vs MediaTek Helio X30 (MT6799) benchmark which processor is better

Exynos 7 Octa 7884 vs Helio X30 (MT6799)

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive data of benchmarks and speed tests Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 vs MediaTek Helio X30 (MT6799), compare of GPUs Mali-G71 MP18 and PowerVR 7XTP-MT4.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Exynos 7 Octa 7884 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A73) and Helio X30 (MT6799) is deca-core (ARM Cortex-A72). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special test applications such as PassMark, Mozilla Kraken, WebXPRT 3, 3DMark, AnTuTu 8, Quadrant, Neocore, PCMark, GeekBench 6, 5, Octane V2, Vellamo, GFXBench, and how good the CPUs are in games Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Fortnite, Call of Duty: Mobile, Sniper 3D, PUBG, Real Racing 3 etc.
   After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which chip is better to buy Exynos 7 Octa 7884 or Helio X30 (MT6799) and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, Madout2.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
CPU Benchmark
Based on Antutu and Geekbench score

Exynos 7 Octa 7884

Helio X30 (MT6799)

10%

Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)

Exynos 7 Octa 7884

57%

Helio X30 (MT6799)

63%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 7 Octa 7884

Helio X30 (MT6799)

Antutu v10, 9

Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed

	Exynos 7 Octa 7884	Helio X30 (MT6799)
Total score	116251	141713
CPU	32549	39673
GPU	44170	53858
MEM	18591	22684
UX	20926	25508

GeekBench 6, 5.2

This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Exynos 7 Octa 7884	Helio X30 (MT6799)
Single-Core	337	289
Multi-Core	1046	1275

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 7 Octa 7884	Helio X30 (MT6799)
Frequency	1600 MHz	2600 MHz
Cores	8	10
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	2x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 6x1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	2x2.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x1.9 GHz ARM Cortex-A35
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR4	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	8 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	1866
Memory bandwidth	24	14
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	384 KB	32 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	1 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8.2-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Helio X30 (MT6799) is 38% better than Exynos 7 Octa 7884 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Exynos 7 Octa 7884 has 2 more core than Helio X30 (MT6799). Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G71 MP18	PowerVR 7XTP-MT4
GPU Frequency	546 MHz	820 MHz
GFloPS	334	209.1
# of Cores	18	4
# of Shader Units
Display	2560 x 1440 pixels	3840 x 2160 pixels

The frequency of the GPU does not always directly indicate its performance. To fully evaluate all the capabilities of a graphics chip, you should take into account the number of Shader Units and Cores, as well as how many GFlops it has.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite Mobile	23.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	44.6	27.3
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	47.3	39.2
Call of Duty: Mobile	25.3	36.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	40.7	26.8
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	58.9	39.2
Real Racing 3	82.8	58.8
Sniper 3D	61.5	51
Need for Speed No Limits	66.2	47
Mortal Kombat X	75.7	45.1
CSR Racing 2	66.2	43.1

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the gadget and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Antutu v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	28 MP	32 MP
Dual Camera resolution	28 MP	16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	4K, 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP9	H.264, H.265

Networks and Navigation

Modem	LTE Cat.13 3CA
Download speed	600 MBit/s.	450 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 is better: 20
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Helio X30 (MT6799) is better: 15
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the software comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs Exynos 7 Octa 7884 and Helio X30 (MT6799), as well as read the test results at the links below.

Exynos 7 Octa 7884 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile
• 3DMark
• Antutu v10

• Exynos 7 Octa 7884 specs and review.

Helio X30 (MT6799) SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile
• 3DMark
• Antutu v10

• Helio X30 (MT6799) specs and review.