MediaTek MT8735W vs Intel Atom x3-C3230RK

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Full data of speed tests and benchmarks MediaTek MT8735W vs Intel Atom x3-C3230RK, compare of GPUs Mali-450 MP4 and Mali-T720 MP2.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: MT8735W 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 step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in software tests such as Vellamo, 3DMark, Quadrant, WebXPRT 3, PCMark, GFXBench, Octane V2, Mozilla Kraken, AnTuTu, PassMark, Geekbench, Neocore, and how good the CPUs are in games Sniper 3D, Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Fortnite, Real Racing 3, Mortal Kombat etc.
   After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processors is better to buy MT8735W 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

MT8735W

Atom x3-C3230RK

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

MT8735W

26%

Atom x3-C3230RK

26%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

MT8735W

Atom x3-C3230RK

Antutu v10, 9

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

	MT8735W	Atom x3-C3230RK
Total score	23460	19471
CPU	6565	5444
GPU	8914	7398
MEM	3746	3106
UX	4222	3505

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	MT8735W	Atom x3-C3230RK
Single-Core	62	51
Multi-Core	286	238

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	MT8735W	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-A53	4x1.1 GHz
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR2/3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	2 Gb
Memory Frequency	800	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 MT8735W 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	Mali-T720 MP2	Mali-450 MP4
GPU Frequency	500 MHz	600 MHz
GFloPS	17	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)	17.9	16.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	11.7	10.2
Call of Duty: Mobile	10.5	9.7
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	14.1	13.1
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	22.1	20.3
Real Racing 3	14.6	20.4
Sniper 3D	25.7	16.3
Need for Speed No Limits	18.7	18.4
Mortal Kombat X	17	13.3
CSR Racing 2	15.2	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	13 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
Download speed	150 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 MT8735W is better: 23
The number of parameters for which Intel Atom x3-C3230RK is better: 10
You need to know 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 people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets MT8735W and Atom x3-C3230RK, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

MT8735W SoC - all data

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

• MT8735W 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.