MediaTek MT8167D vs Intel Atom x3-C3230RK

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Detailed data of speed tests and benchmarks MediaTek MT8167D vs Intel Atom x3-C3230RK, comparison of GPUs PowerVR GE8300 and Mali-450 MP4.

This performance comparison involves two processors: MT8167D is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A35) and Atom x3-C3230RK is quad-core (). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough 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 synthetic type tests such as PCMark, Quadrant, Neocore, AnTuTu, WebXPRT 3, Octane V2, 3DMark, Vellamo, PassMark, Geekbench, Mozilla Kraken, GFXBench, even the gaming performance of SoCs in Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Fortnite, PUBG, Call of Duty: Mobile, Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D, Mortal Kombat, Real Racing 3 etc.

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy MT8167D or Atom x3-C3230RK 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

MT8167D

Atom x3-C3230RK

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

MT8167D

28%

Atom x3-C3230RK

26%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

MT8167D

Atom x3-C3230RK

Antutu v10, 9

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

	MT8167D	Atom x3-C3230RK
Total score	24936	19471
CPU	6992	5444
GPU	9483	7398
MEM	3995	3106
UX	4495	3505

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	MT8167D	Atom x3-C3230RK
Single-Core	66	51
Multi-Core	304	238

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	MT8167D	Atom x3-C3230RK
Frequency	1300 MHz	1100 MHz
Cores	4	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A35	4x1.1 GHz
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	7 W
Memory type	DDR3, LPDDR3, DDR4	LPDDR2/3
Max. Memory	2 Gb	2 Gb
Memory Frequency	667	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 MT8167D 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	PowerVR GE8300	Mali-450 MP4
GPU Frequency	660 MHz	600 MHz
GFloPS	128.75	35.77
# of Cores	2	4
# of Shader Units
Display	1280 x 800 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	5.7	6.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	18.5	16.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	10.9	10.2
Call of Duty: Mobile	10.1	9.7
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	14.6	13.1
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	23.6	20.3
Real Racing 3	13.6	20.4
Sniper 3D	14.2	16.3
Need for Speed No Limits	13.1	18.4
Mortal Kombat X	15.8	13.3
CSR Racing 2	14.2	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	8 MP	13 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

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

Result:
The number of parameters for which MediaTek MT8167D is better: 19
The number of parameters for which Intel Atom x3-C3230RK is better: 14
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel testing and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

MT8167D SoC - all data

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

• MT8167D 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.