MediaTek Helio G90 vs Intel Atom x5-Z8350. Specifications, performance, tests

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

• CPU group
  MediaTek Helio G90 Intel Atom x3/x5/x7
• Family
  Mediatek Helio Intel Atom
• Generation
  1 1
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

• A-Core
  2x Cortex-A76 -
• B-Core
  6x Cortex-A55 -
• Base Frequency
  2 GHz 1.44 GHz
• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) normal
• CPU Cores
  8 4
• CPU Threads
  8 4
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  2.05 GHz 1.92 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
  2 GHz -
• Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
  - 1.92 GHz

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

• DirectX Version
  12 12
• Execution units
  4 12
• Generation
  Bifrost 3 8
• GPU Frequency
  720 MHz 200 MHz
• GPU name
  ARM Mali-G76 MP4 Intel HD Graphics 400
• GPU Turbo
  No turbo 500 MHz
• Max. displays
  2 3
• Max. GPU Memory
  4 GB 8 GB
• Release date
  Q3/2018 Q1/2015
• Shader
  64 96
• Technology
  7 nm 14 nm

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

• AV1
  No No
• H.264 / AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode No
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode
• VC-1
  Decode / Encode Decode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode No

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Atom x5-Z8350 and MediaTek Helio G90. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• ECC
  No No
• Max. Memory
  10 GB 2 GB
• Memory channels
  2 1
• Memory type
  LPDDR4X-2133 DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM
• PCIe lanes
  - 1
• PCIe version
  - 2.0

• AES-NI
  No Yes

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP MediaTek Helio G90 and Intel Atom x5-Z8350 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

• TDP (PL1, legacy label)
  - 2 W

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by MediaTek Helio G90 and Intel Atom x5-Z8350, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55 Cherry Trail
• Instruction set (ISA)
  ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  - SSE4.1, SSE4.2
• L3-Cache
  - 2 MB
• Part Number
  MT6785V/CD -
• Release date
  Q3/2019 Q1/2016
• Socket
  - BGA 592
• Technology
  12 nm 14 nm
• Virtualization
  None VT-x, VT-x EPT