Intel Atom x5-Z8550 vs MediaTek Helio P20 (MT6757)

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which chip or processor is better? Full compare data of benchmarks Intel Atom x5-Z8550 vs MediaTek Helio P20 (MT6757), speed examination of GPUs Mali-T880 MP2 and Intel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell).

This performance comparison involves two processors: Atom x5-Z8550 is quad-core (SoFIA) and Helio P20 (MT6757) is octa-core (Cortex-A53). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics of the processors, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests like Mozilla Kraken, 3DMark, Vellamo, Quadrant, AnTuTu, GeekBench 6, 5, WebXPRT 3, Octane V2, GFXBench, PCMark, PassMark, Neocore, and how good the CPUs are in games Call of Duty: Mobile, Sniper 3D, Fortnite, Mortal Kombat, Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Real Racing 3 etc.

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which chipset is better to buy Atom x5-Z8550 or Helio P20 (MT6757) and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, 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

Atom x5-Z8550

Helio P20 (MT6757)

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

Atom x5-Z8550

56%

Helio P20 (MT6757)

50%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Atom x5-Z8550

Helio P20 (MT6757)

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Atom x5-Z8550	Helio P20 (MT6757)
Total score	73756	62314
CPU	20655	17440
GPU	28035	23679
MEM	11795	9968
UX	13276	11215

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Atom x5-Z8550	Helio P20 (MT6757)
Single-Core	190	161
Multi-Core	859	725

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Atom x5-Z8550	Helio P20 (MT6757)
Frequency	1440 MHz	2300 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	16 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.44-2.4 GHz SoFIA	8x2.3 GHz Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3, LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	8 Gb	LPDDR4(X) до 6GB, LPDDR3 до 4GB
Memory Frequency	1600	2x LPDDR4(X) 1600MHz, 1x LPDDR3 933MHz
Memory bandwidth	24	14
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	256 KB	32 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	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 Helio P20 (MT6757) is 37% better than Atom x5-Z8550 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Atom x5-Z8550 has 4 more core than Helio P20 (MT6757). Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Intel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell)	Mali-T880 MP2
GPU Frequency	600 MHz	900 MHz
GFloPS	134	68
# of Cores	16	2
# of Shader Units
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	1920 x 1080 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
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	16.3	13.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	27.7	22.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	18.8	14.7
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	13.6	10.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	17.8	14.7
Real Racing 3	55.4	28.1
Sniper 3D	44.3	29.3
Need for Speed No Limits	49.9	27
Mortal Kombat X	44.3	25.9
CSR Racing 2	36	31.5

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	16 MP	24 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	4K, 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem
Download speed	21 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	6 MBit/s.	50 MBit/s.
Navigation		GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Atom x5-Z8550 is better: 26
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Helio P20 (MT6757) is better: 10
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the software comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel testing and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Atom x5-Z8550 SoC - all data

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

• Atom x5-Z8550 specs and review.

Helio P20 (MT6757) SoC - all data

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

• Helio P20 (MT6757) specs and review.