MediaTek MT8389 vs Intel Atom x3-C3230RK

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive data of benchmarks and speed tests MediaTek MT8389 vs Intel Atom x3-C3230RK, comparison of GPUs PowerVR SGX544 and Mali-450 MP4.

This performance comparison involves two processors: MT8389 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A7) and Atom x3-C3230RK is quad-core (). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics of the chipsets, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processors is better to buy MT8389 or Atom x3-C3230RK and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, Asphalt 9, 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

MT8389

Atom x3-C3230RK

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

MT8389

-3%

Atom x3-C3230RK

26%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

MT8389

Atom x3-C3230RK

Antutu v10, 9

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

	MT8389	Atom x3-C3230RK
Total score	22270	19471
CPU	6234	5444
GPU	8457	7398
MEM	3558	3106
UX	4018	3505

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	MT8389	Atom x3-C3230RK
Single-Core	59	51
Multi-Core	272	238

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	MT8389	Atom x3-C3230RK
Frequency	1500 MHz	1100 MHz
Cores	4	4
Bit	32	64
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A7	4x1.1 GHz
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR2/3
Max. Memory	1 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 MT8389 is 26% 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 SGX544	Mali-450 MP4
GPU Frequency	300 MHz	600 MHz
GFloPS	9.6	35.77
# of Cores	1	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	4.7	6.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	16.1	16.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	10.4	10.2
Call of Duty: Mobile	9.1	9.7
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	13.6	13.1
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	21.7	20.3
Real Racing 3	20.8	20.4
Sniper 3D	22.9	16.3
Need for Speed No Limits	12.5	18.4
Mortal Kombat X	15.1	13.3
CSR Racing 2	12.5	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	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which MediaTek MT8389 is better: 18
The number of parameters for which Intel Atom x3-C3230RK is better: 17
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 testing and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors MT8389 and Atom x3-C3230RK, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

MT8389 SoC - all data

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

• MT8389 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.