MediaTek MT8312 vs Intel Atom x3-C3230RK

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive comparison data of benchmarks MediaTek MT8312 vs Intel Atom x3-C3230RK, speed examination of GPUs Mali-400 and Mali-450 MP4.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: MT8312 is dual-core (ARM Cortex-A7) and Atom x3-C3230RK is quad-core (). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in software tests like Vellamo, PCMark, Mozilla Kraken, GeekBench 6, 5, WebXPRT 3, AnTuTu, PassMark, GFXBench, Quadrant, Neocore, Octane V2, 3DMark, and how good the chipsets are in games Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile, PUBG, Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D, Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Fortnite etc.
   After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which chip is better to buy MT8312 or Atom x3-C3230RK and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9.

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

MT8312

Atom x3-C3230RK

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

MT8312

24%

Atom x3-C3230RK

26%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

MT8312

Atom x3-C3230RK

Antutu v10, 9

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

	MT8312	Atom x3-C3230RK
Total score	12334	19471
CPU	3453	5444
GPU	4682	7398
MEM	1969	3106
UX	2228	3505

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	MT8312	Atom x3-C3230RK
Single-Core	32	51
Multi-Core	150	238

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	MT8312	Atom x3-C3230RK
Frequency	1300 MHz	1100 MHz
Cores	2	4
Bit	32	64
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	2x1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A7	4x1.1 GHz
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR2	LPDDR2/3
Max. Memory	2 Gb	2 Gb
Memory Frequency	433	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 MT8312 is 15% better than Atom x3-C3230RK in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that MT8312 has 2 more core than Atom x3-C3230RK. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-400	Mali-450 MP4
GPU Frequency	400 MHz	600 MHz
GFloPS	3.6	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	2.1	6.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	9.7	16.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	5.8	10.2
Call of Duty: Mobile	4.2	9.7
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	6.9	13.1
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	11.5	20.3
Real Racing 3	7.3	20.4
Sniper 3D	11	16.3
Need for Speed No Limits	9.3	18.4
Mortal Kombat X	8.4	13.3
CSR Racing 2	7	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	5 MP	13 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	HD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem		A-GOLD 620
Upload speed		6 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which MediaTek MT8312 is better: 3
The number of parameters for which Intel Atom x3-C3230RK is better: 32
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs MT8312 and Atom x3-C3230RK, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

MT8312 SoC - all data

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

• MT8312 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.