Intel Atom x3-C3130 vs MediaTek MT6572A

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Detailed data of speed tests and benchmarks Intel Atom x3-C3130 vs MediaTek MT6572A, comparison of GPUs PowerVR SGX531 and Mali-400 MP2.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Atom x3-C3130 is dual-core (SoFIA) and MT6572A is dual-core (ARM Cortex-A7). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful review of all the technical characteristics of the chipsets, so that it can be easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special test applications such as GFXBench, WebXPRT 3, PassMark, 3DMark, Mozilla Kraken, Octane V2, PCMark, Neocore, AnTuTu, Vellamo, Quadrant, Geekbench, even the gaming performance of CPUs in Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Minecraft Bedrock, Fortnite, Real Racing 3, PUBG, Mortal Kombat, Sniper 3D etc.
   After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processors is better to buy Atom x3-C3130 or MT6572A and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2.

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

Atom x3-C3130

MT6572A

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

Atom x3-C3130

26%

MT6572A

22%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Atom x3-C3130

MT6572A

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Atom x3-C3130	MT6572A
Total score	15909	12412
CPU	4444	3473
GPU	6045	4726
MEM	2544	1991
UX	2873	2238

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Atom x3-C3130	MT6572A
Single-Core	42	32
Multi-Core	194	151

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Atom x3-C3130	MT6572A
Frequency	1000 MHz	1200 MHz
Cores	2	2
Bit	64	32
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	2x1.0 GHz SoFIA	2x1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A7
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR2	LPDDR2
Max. Memory	1 Gb	1 Gb
Memory Frequency	800	266
Memory bandwidth	4	4
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB	32 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	1 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv8-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here MT6572A is 16% better than Atom x3-C3130 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-400 MP2	PowerVR SGX531
GPU Frequency	600 MHz	216 MHz
GFloPS	10.8	2.24
# of Cores	2	1
# of Shader Units
Display	1280 x 800 pixels	960 x 540 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	5.6	2.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	13.2	8.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	8.1	4.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	7.4	3.6
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	10.6	6.7
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	16.3	11.2
Real Racing 3	12.2	5.6
Sniper 3D	17.8	9.9
Need for Speed No Limits	13	6.3
Mortal Kombat X	9.3	7.2
CSR Racing 2	8.9	6.3

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.
Due to the low performance of the processors, the results of the gaming tests are calculated by analogy with other more powerful CPUs from the site database. We recommend that you better study the results of the Antutu v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	8 MP	5 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	HD
Codec support	H.264	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem	A-GOLD 620
Upload speed	6 MBit/s.
Navigation		GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Atom x3-C3130 is better: 31
The number of parameters for which MediaTek MT6572A is better: 2
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the software comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs Atom x3-C3130 and MT6572A, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Atom x3-C3130 SoC - all data

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

• Atom x3-C3130 specs and review.

MT6572A SoC - all data

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

• MT6572A specs and review.