MediaTek Helio P25 (MT6757CD) vs Intel Atom x5-Z8550

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Detailed data of speed tests and benchmarks MediaTek Helio P25 (MT6757CD) vs Intel Atom x5-Z8550, compare of GPUs Intel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) and Mali-T880 MP2.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Helio P25 (MT6757CD) is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Atom x5-Z8550 is quad-core (SoFIA). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful review of all the technical characteristics of the CPUs, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in software tests like Octane V2, Quadrant, Vellamo, Mozilla Kraken, PCMark, AnTuTu, Geekbench, PassMark, 3DMark, GFXBench, WebXPRT 3, Neocore, and how good the chips are in games Fortnite, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, PUBG, Minecraft Bedrock, Mortal Kombat, Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile, Sniper 3D etc.
   After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy Helio P25 (MT6757CD) or Atom x5-Z8550 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, 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

Helio P25 (MT6757CD)

Atom x5-Z8550

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

Helio P25 (MT6757CD)

49%

Atom x5-Z8550

56%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Helio P25 (MT6757CD)

Atom x5-Z8550

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Helio P25 (MT6757CD)	Atom x5-Z8550
Total score	64246	73756
CPU	17996	20655
GPU	24413	28035
MEM	10287	11795
UX	11557	13276

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Helio P25 (MT6757CD)	Atom x5-Z8550
Single-Core	166	190
Multi-Core	748	859

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Helio P25 (MT6757CD)	Atom x5-Z8550
Frequency	2600 MHz	1440 MHz
Cores	8	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x1.44-2.4 GHz SoFIA
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3, LPDDR4x	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	LPDDR4(X) до 6GB, LPDDR3 до 4GB	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	2x LPDDR4(X) 1600MHz, 1x LPDDR3 933MHz	1600
Memory bandwidth	14	24
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	32 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	1 MB	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 P25 (MT6757CD) is 44% better than Atom x5-Z8550 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Helio P25 (MT6757CD) has -4 more core than Atom x5-Z8550. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T880 MP2	Intel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell)
GPU Frequency	1000 MHz	600 MHz
GFloPS	68	134
# of Cores	2	16
# of Shader Units
Display	1920 x 1080 pixels	2560 x 1600 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)	13.9	16.3
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	23.4	27.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	15.1	18.8
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	11.5	13.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	14.4	17.8
Real Racing 3	29.3	55.4
Sniper 3D	30.4	44.3
Need for Speed No Limits	37.4	49.9
Mortal Kombat X	30.4	44.3
CSR Racing 2	32.8	36

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	24 MP	16 MP
Dual Camera resolution	13 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	4K, 2K, FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

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

Result:
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Helio P25 (MT6757CD) is better: 12
The number of parameters for which Intel Atom x5-Z8550 is better: 25
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint comparison and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Helio P25 (MT6757CD) SoC - all data

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

• Helio P25 (MT6757CD) specs and review.

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.