Samsung Exynos 5250 vs MediaTek Helio X23

Let's find out which one of Samsung Exynos 5250 and MediaTek Helio X23 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Samsung Exynos 5250 MediaTek Helio X23
• Family
  Samsung Exynos Mediatek Helio
• CPU group
  Samsung Exynos 5250 MediaTek Helio X20
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Generation
  2 2

In this block we are going to compare Samsung Exynos 5250 vs MediaTek Helio X23 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• CPU Cores / Threads
  2 / 2 10 / 10
• Core architecture
  normal hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Samsung Exynos 5250 and MediaTek Helio X23 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  ARM Mali-T604 MP4 ARM Mali-T880 MP4
• GPU frequency
  0.53 GHz 0.78 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  0.53 GHz 0.78 GHz
• Execution units
  4 4
• Shader
  64 64
• Max. displays
  1 2
• Generation
  Midgard 1 Midgard 4
• Direct X
  11 11
• Technology
  32nm 16 nm
• Release date
  Q4/2012 Q2/2016

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Samsung Exynos 5250 and MediaTek Helio X23. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No Decode
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No No
• VC-1
  No No
• JPEG
  No Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between Samsung Exynos 5250 and MediaTek Helio X23 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  LPDDR3-800 LPDDR3-800
• Max. Memory
  4 GB
• Memory channels
  0 2 (Dual Channel)
• ECC
  No No
• AES-NI
  No No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Samsung Exynos 5250 or MediaTek Helio X23? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Samsung Exynos 5250 and MediaTek Helio X23 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  32 nm 20 nm
• Chip design
  Chiplet
• Socket
  N/A N/A
• L2-Cache
  1.00 MB --
• Architecture
  Cortex-A15 Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53
• Operating systems
  Android Android
• Virtualization
  None None
• Instruction set (ISA)
  ARMv7-A32 (32 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
• Release date
  Q4/2011 Q1/2017
• Part Number
  -- MT6797D