MediaTek MT6737H vs Intel Atom x3-C3230RK

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive data of speed tests and benchmarks MediaTek MT6737H vs Intel Atom x3-C3230RK, comparison of GPUs Mali-T720 and Mali-450 MP4.

This performance comparison includes two processors: MT6737H is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Atom x3-C3230RK is quad-core (). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful review of all the specifications, 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 special test applications like Mozilla Kraken, Geekbench, 3DMark, PassMark, Neocore, Quadrant, WebXPRT 3, GFXBench, PCMark, AnTuTu 8, Octane V2, Vellamo, and how good the chips are in games Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Call of Duty: Mobile, Sniper 3D, Real Racing 3, Mortal Kombat, Fortnite etc.

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which SoCs is better to buy MT6737H or Atom x3-C3230RK and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, 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

MT6737H

Atom x3-C3230RK

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

MT6737H

30%

Atom x3-C3230RK

26%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

MT6737H

Atom x3-C3230RK

Antutu v10, 9

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

	MT6737H	Atom x3-C3230RK
Total score	23870	19471
CPU	6687	5444
GPU	9070	7398
MEM	3827	3106
UX	4301	3505

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	MT6737H	Atom x3-C3230RK
Single-Core	63	51
Multi-Core	291	238

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	MT6737H	Atom x3-C3230RK
Frequency	1250 MHz	1100 MHz
Cores	4	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x1.1 GHz
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR2, LPDDR3	LPDDR2/3
Max. Memory	3 Gb	2 Gb
Memory Frequency	640	1333
Memory bandwidth	4	4
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	32 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB
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 MT6737H is 12% 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-T720	Mali-450 MP4
GPU Frequency	450 MHz	600 MHz
GFloPS	7.65	35.77
# of Cores	1	4
# of Shader Units
Display	1280 x 720 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	6.4	6.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	18.1	16.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	12.9	10.2
Call of Duty: Mobile	11.5	9.7
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	15.1	13.1
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	23.1	20.3
Real Racing 3	16.1	20.4
Sniper 3D	20.6	16.3
Need for Speed No Limits	23.2	18.4
Mortal Kombat X	14.8	13.3
CSR Racing 2	18.1	11.2

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	HD	FullHD
Codec support	MPEG-4	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem		A-GOLD 620
Download speed	150 MBit/s.	21 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	6 MBit/s.
Navigation
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which MediaTek MT6737H is better: 23
The number of parameters for which Intel Atom x3-C3230RK is better: 10
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

MT6737H SoC - all data

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

• MT6737H specs and review.

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.