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MediaTek Helio X30 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 665. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2017
MediaTek Helio X30
MediaTek Helio X30
Released
Q2/2019
Overall score
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
Qualcomm Snapdragon 665

What's the best choice MediaTek Helio X30 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 665? Which processor is faster?

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

MediaTek Helio X30 has a maximum frequency of 1.90 GHz. 10 / 10 Cores. Released in Q2/2017.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 has a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. 8 Cores. Released in Q2/2019.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1788 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 5% better clock speed

    1.90 GHz left arrow 1.80 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 times more cores

    10 left arrow 8

Positions in all rankings

Common positions MediaTek Helio X30 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1354 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1190 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1280 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1317 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1351 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1181 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1197 place
  • AnTuTu 8 benchmark
    85 place
  • AnTuTu 9 Benchmark
    30 place

Specifications

Technical data
MediaTek Helio X30 MediaTek Helio X30
Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
CPU family and group

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

  • Family
    Mediatek Helio left arrow Qualcomm Snapdragon
  • CPU group
    MediaTek Helio X30 left arrow Qualcomm Snapdragon 662/665
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 7
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.

  • Core architecture
    hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
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
    PowerVR 7XTP-MT4 (GT7400 Plus) left arrow Qualcomm Adreno 610
  • GPU frequency
    0.85 GHz left arrow
  • GPU (Turbo)
    0.85 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    8 left arrow 0
  • Shader
    32 left arrow 128
  • Max. GPU Memory
    -- left arrow 4 GB
  • Max. displays
    1 left arrow 0
  • Generation
    left arrow 6
  • Technology
    10 left arrow 11 nm
  • Release date
    Q1/2016 left arrow Q2/2019
Hardware codec support

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

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

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 and MediaTek Helio X30. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    LPDDR4X-1866 left arrow LPDDR3-1866LPDDR4X-1866
  • Max. Memory
    8 GB left arrow
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP MediaTek Helio X30 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 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 X30 and MediaTek Helio X30, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) left arrow ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
  • Architecture
    Cortex-A73 / -A53 / -A35 left arrow Kryo 260
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 11 nm
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow None
  • Socket
    N/A left arrow N/A
  • Release date
    Q2/2017 left arrow Q2/2019
  • Part Number
    MT6799 left arrow SM6125

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between MediaTek Helio X30 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 665.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
304
MediaTek Helio X30
321
Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1295
MediaTek Helio X30
1326
Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
218
MediaTek Helio X30
273
Qualcomm Snapdragon 665

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