MediaTek Helio X25
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MediaTek Helio X25 vs MediaTek Helio X23. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2015
MediaTek Helio X25
MediaTek Helio X25
Released
Q1/2017
Overall score
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MediaTek Helio X23
MediaTek Helio X23

What's the best choice MediaTek Helio X25 or MediaTek Helio X23? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

MediaTek Helio X25 has a maximum frequency of 1.55 GHz . 10 / 10 Cores. Released in Q4/2015.

MediaTek Helio X23 has a maximum frequency of 1.40 GHz. 10 / 10 Cores. Released in Q1/2017.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1668 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 10% better clock speed

    1.55 GHz left arrow 1.40 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions MediaTek Helio X25 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1338 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1295 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1504 place
  • AnTuTu 8 benchmark
    104 place

Positions in all rankings

Common positions MediaTek Helio X23 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1542 place
  • AnTuTu 8 benchmark
    106 place

Specifications

Technical data
MediaTek Helio X25 MediaTek Helio X25
MediaTek Helio X23 MediaTek Helio X23
CPU family and group

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

  • Family
    Mediatek Helio left arrow Mediatek Helio
  • CPU group
    MediaTek Helio X20 left arrow MediaTek Helio X20
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 2
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • CPU Cores / Threads
    10 / 10 left arrow 10 / 10
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) left arrow hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
  • A-Core
    2x Cortex-A72 left arrow 2x Cortex-A72
  • B-Core
    4x Cortex-A53 left arrow 4x Cortex-A53
  • C-Core
    4x Cortex-A53 left arrow 4x Cortex-A53
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • A-Core Frequency
    1.55 GHz (2.50 GHz) left arrow 1.40 GHz (2.30 GHz)
IGPU

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

  • GPU name
    ARM Mali-T880 MP4 left arrow ARM Mali-T880 MP4
  • GPU frequency
    0.85 GHz left arrow 0.78 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    0.85 GHz left arrow 0.78 GHz
  • Execution units
    4 left arrow 4
  • Shader
    64 left arrow 64
  • Max. displays
    2 left arrow 2
  • Generation
    Midgard 4 left arrow Midgard 4
  • Direct X
    11 left arrow 11
  • Technology
    16 nm left arrow 16 nm
  • Release date
    Q2/2016 left arrow Q2/2016
Hardware codec support

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

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by MediaTek Helio X23 and MediaTek Helio X25. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    LPDDR3-800 left arrow LPDDR3-800
  • Max. Memory
    4 GB left arrow 4 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP MediaTek Helio X25 and MediaTek Helio X23 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by MediaTek Helio X25 and MediaTek Helio X25, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) left arrow ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
  • Architecture
    Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53 left arrow Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53
  • Technology
    20 nm left arrow 20 nm
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow None
  • Socket
    N/A left arrow N/A
  • Release date
    Q4/2015 left arrow Q1/2017
  • Part Number
    MT6797T left arrow MT6797D
  • Operating systems
    Android left arrow Android

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between MediaTek Helio X25 and MediaTek Helio X23.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
116
MediaTek Helio X25
106
MediaTek Helio X23
AnTuTu 8 benchmark
The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark tests ARM processors by simulating browser and application performance for Android, iOS, AI, SoC
95768
MediaTek Helio X25
92567
MediaTek Helio X23

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