Intel Atom x3-C3230RK vs MediaTek MT6580M

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests Intel Atom x3-C3230RK vs MediaTek MT6580M, compare of GPUs Mali-400 MP2 and Mali-450 MP4.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Atom x3-C3230RK is quad-core () and MT6580M is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A7). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful review of all the specifications of the CPUs, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special testing software like AnTuTu, Vellamo, PCMark, 3DMark, Quadrant, PassMark, Mozilla Kraken, Neocore, GFXBench, WebXPRT 3, Geekbench, Octane V2, even the gaming performance of chips in Mortal Kombat, Sniper 3D, PUBG, Real Racing 3, Minecraft Bedrock, Fortnite, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy Atom x3-C3230RK or MT6580M and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, 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-C3230RK

MT6580M

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

Atom x3-C3230RK

26%

MT6580M

28%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Atom x3-C3230RK

MT6580M

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Atom x3-C3230RK	MT6580M
Total score	19471	20414
CPU	5444	5715
GPU	7398	7765
MEM	3106	3276
UX	3505	3675

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Atom x3-C3230RK	MT6580M
Single-Core	51	54
Multi-Core	238	249

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Atom x3-C3230RK	MT6580M
Frequency	1100 MHz	1300 MHz
Cores	4	4
Bit	64	32
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.1 GHz	4x1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A7
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR2/3	LPDDR2
Max. Memory	2 Gb	1 Gb
Memory Frequency	1333	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 MT6580M is 15% better than Atom x3-C3230RK in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-450 MP4	Mali-400 MP2
GPU Frequency	600 MHz	400 MHz
GFloPS	35.77	8.4
# of Cores	4	2
# of Shader Units
Display	1920 x 1080 pixels	1280 x 720 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	6.1	5.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	16.5	16.1
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	10.2	10.8
Call of Duty: Mobile	9.7	8.6
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	13.1	12.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	20.3	20.2
Real Racing 3	20.4	21.6
Sniper 3D	16.3	23.8
Need for Speed No Limits	18.4	19.4
Mortal Kombat X	13.3	15.7
CSR Racing 2	11.2	14

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	13 MP	13 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC	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-C3230RK is better: 19
The number of parameters for which MediaTek MT6580M is better: 15
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the software comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint comparison and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors Atom x3-C3230RK and MT6580M, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Atom x3-C3230RK SoC - all data

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

• Atom x3-C3230RK specs and review.

MT6580M SoC - all data

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

• MT6580M specs and review.