Intel Atom x7-Z8700 vs MediaTek Helio P23 (MT6763T)

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Full comparison data of benchmarks Intel Atom x7-Z8700 vs MediaTek Helio P23 (MT6763T), speed examination of GPUs Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail) and Mali-G71 MP2.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Atom x7-Z8700 is quad-core (SoFIA) and Helio P23 (MT6763T) is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as PassMark, Quadrant, WebXPRT 3, Neocore, PCMark, Vellamo, 3DMark, GFXBench, Geekbench, Mozilla Kraken, AnTuTu 8, Octane V2, and how good the SoCs are in games Call of Duty: Mobile, Mortal Kombat, PUBG, Minecraft Bedrock, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Sniper 3D, Real Racing 3, Fortnite etc.

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which chip is better to buy Atom x7-Z8700 or Helio P23 (MT6763T) and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Madout2, CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits.

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 x7-Z8700

Helio P23 (MT6763T)

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

Atom x7-Z8700

53%

Helio P23 (MT6763T)

52%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Atom x7-Z8700

Helio P23 (MT6763T)

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Atom x7-Z8700	Helio P23 (MT6763T)
Total score	69107	61429
CPU	19342	17200
GPU	26260	23350
MEM	11060	9819
UX	12432	11057

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Atom x7-Z8700	Helio P23 (MT6763T)
Single-Core	178	159
Multi-Core	804	715

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Atom x7-Z8700	Helio P23 (MT6763T)
Frequency	1600 MHz	2300 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	16 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.6-2.4 GHz SoFIA	4x2.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x1.65 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3, LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	8 Gb	6 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	2x LPDDR4(X) 1500MHz, 1x LPDDR3 933MHz
Memory bandwidth	24	14.93
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB
L3 cache	8 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 P23 (MT6763T) is 30% better than Atom x7-Z8700 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Atom x7-Z8700 has 4 more core than Helio P23 (MT6763T). Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail)	Mali-G71 MP2
GPU Frequency	700 MHz	770 MHz
GFloPS	179	52.3
# of Cores	16	2
# of Shader Units
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	2160 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)	15.4	12.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	25.3	21.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	17.2	13.8
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	12.3	9.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	16.2	13.1
Real Racing 3	31.6	26.6
Sniper 3D	48.1	34.1
Need for Speed No Limits	45.5	29.8
Mortal Kombat X	32.9	34.1
CSR Racing 2	30.4	27.7

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
Dual Camera resolution		13 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		4G LTE WorldMode modem
Download speed	21 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	6 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Navigation		GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Atom x7-Z8700 is better: 27
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Helio P23 (MT6763T) is better: 10
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the software comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Atom x7-Z8700 SoC - all data

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

• Atom x7-Z8700 specs and review.

Helio P23 (MT6763T) SoC - all data

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

• Helio P23 (MT6763T) specs and review.