MediaTek Helio X30 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G. Specifications, performance, tests

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

• CPU group
  MediaTek Helio X30 Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
• Family
  Mediatek Helio Qualcomm Snapdragon
• Generation
  3 2
• 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-A73 2x Kryo 470 Gold
• A-Core Frequency
  1.90 GHz (2.60 GHz) -
• B-Core
  4x Cortex-A53 6x Kryo 470 Silver
• C-Core
  4x Cortex-A35 -
• Core architecture
  hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• CPU Cores
  10 8
• CPU Threads
  10 8
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Base Frequency
  - 1.8 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  - 2.2 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
  - 2.2 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 12.1
• Execution units
  8 0
• Generation
  - 6
• GPU Frequency
  850 MHz 830 MHz
• GPU name
  PowerVR 7XTP-MT4 (GT7400 Plus) Qualcomm Adreno 618
• GPU Turbo
  850 MHz No turbo
• Max. displays
  1 2
• Max. GPU Memory
  - 4 GB
• Release date
  Q1/2016 Q2/2019
• Shader
  32 128
• Technology
  10 14 nm

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

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

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G and MediaTek Helio X30. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• ECC
  No No
• Max. Memory
  8 GB 8 GB
• Memory channels
  2 2
• Memory type
  LPDDR4X-1866 LPDDR4X-1866

• AES-NI
  No No

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP MediaTek Helio X30 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by MediaTek Helio X30 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  Cortex-A73 / -A53 / -A35 Kryo 470 Gold/475 Silver
• Instruction set (ISA)
  ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
• Operating systems
  Android -
• Part Number
  MT6799 SM7150-AB
• Release date
  Q2/2017 Q2/2019
• Technology
  10 nm 8 nm
• Virtualization
  None None