Meizu MX5 joins the growing list of phones powered by the MediaTek's MT6795 chipset, also known as Helio X10. Unlike the name suggests, the processor is an octa-core 2GHz Cortex-A53, accompanied by a PowerVR G6200 (Rogue) GPU and 3GB of RAM.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 and HTC One E9+ are the other devices we've met so far that utilize the same chipset. The upcoming Sony Xperia M5 and Gionee Elife E8 are also coming out with the Helio X10 later this year, so it seems the chip is gradually becoming a popular choice these days.
GeekBench 3 gauges the multi-core performance of the processor and the Meizu MX5 is doing flawless.
GeekBench 3
Higher is better
Meizu MX5 5110
HTC One E9+ 4796
Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 4589
OnePlus 2 4429
Meizu m1 note 3988
Samsung Galaxy A8 3375
Xiaomi Mi 4 3175
Xiaomi Mi Note 3094
Oppo R5 2806
Meizu m2 note 2649
Oppo R1x 2507
Xiaomi Redmi Note 2435
Sony Xperia M4 Aqua 2375
Xiaomi Mi 4i 2336
Xiaomi Redmi 2 1460
The compound AnTuTu 5 test puts the Meizu MX5 ahead of the competition, very close to One E9+ and it beats the Redmi Note 2.
AnTuTu 5
Higher is better
HTC One E9+ 50753
Samsung Galaxy A8 49554
Meizu MX5 48915
OnePlus 2 47207
Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 46307
Xiaomi Mi Note 45632
Meizu m1 note 39224
Xiaomi Mi 4i 34491
Xiaomi Redmi Note 32487
Sony Xperia M4 Aqua 32217
Meizu m2 note 32054
Oppo R5 31417
Oppo R1x 30187
Xiaomi Redmi 2 20616
The other compound benchmark - BaseMark OS II 2.0 estimates the CPU, GPU, memory, OS and web performance and puts it all into a single score. The Meizu MX5 does great once again better than its Helio X10 siblings - the MX5 and One E9+.
Basemark OS 2.0
Higher is better
OnePlus 2 1622
Xiaomi Mi Note 1353
Meizu MX5 1252
HTC One E9+ 1227
Samsung Galaxy A8 1089
Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 1063
Meizu m1 note 880
Sony Xperia M4 Aqua 858
Oppo R1x 753
Oppo R5 710
Meizu m2 note 673
Xiaomi Redmi 2 511
Xiaomi Redmi Note 479
Xiaomi Mi 4i 296
Quite expectedly, a single Cortex-A53 processor core running at 2GHz is a decent performer, while eight of those are indeed a jaw-dropping configuration.
Basemark OS 2.0 (single-core)
Higher is better
Xiaomi Mi Note 6068
OnePlus 2 5301
Samsung Galaxy A8 4338
HTC One E9+ 3444
Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 3434
Meizu MX5 3262
Xiaomi Mi 4i 3008
Sony Xperia M4 Aqua 2628
Meizu m1 note 2617
Oppo R5 2437
Xiaomi Redmi Note 2388
Oppo R1x 2177
Xiaomi Redmi 2 1806
Meizu m2 note 1709
Basemark OS 2.0 (multi-core)
Higher is better
HTC One E9+ 28201
Meizu MX5 22976
Samsung Galaxy A8 21753
Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 21516
Xiaomi Redmi Note 18490
Xiaomi Mi Note 17882
OnePlus 2 16798
Meizu m1 note 14565
Xiaomi Mi 4i 13521
Sony Xperia M4 Aqua 13167
Oppo R5 12044
Oppo R1x 8683
Meizu m2 note 8105
Xiaomi Redmi 2 6362
PowerVR G6200 GPU is perfectly capable of handling 1080p displays. Its raw offscreen performance is better than the widespread Adreno 405 within the Snapdragon 615, so we guess the Helio X10 would be the smarter choice for the 1080p upper mid-rangers.
GFX 2.7 T-Rex (1080p offscreen)
Higher is better
OnePlus 2 48
Samsung Galaxy A8 31
Xiaomi Mi Note 28
Xiaomi Mi 4 27.6
Meizu MX5 27
Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 23
Oppo R5 15.1
HTC One E9+ 15
Meizu m1 note 15
Sony Xperia M4 Aqua 14.9
Xiaomi Mi 4i 14
Oppo R1x 12
Meizu m2 note 12
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9.8
Xiaomi Redmi 2 5.2
GFX 3.0 Manhattan (1080p offscreen)
Higher is better
OnePlus 2 22
Samsung Galaxy A8 13
Xiaomi Mi 4 11.6
Xiaomi Mi Note 11
Meizu MX5 10
Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 8.5
HTC One E9+ 6.6
Xiaomi Mi 4i 6.2
Sony Xperia M4 Aqua 5.84
Oppo R5 5.8
Meizu m1 note 5.8
Oppo R1x 4.9
Meizu m2 note 2.3
Xiaomi Redmi 2 1.8
When it comes to 1080p onscreen performance, it does as good as Adreno 405 running on a 720p display, which says a lot. The Redmi Note 2, which has the same GPU, does slight worse. Of course, the PowerVR G6200 is no match for the best Adreno available on the market - the 430 model inside the OnePlus 2's Snapdragon 810 chip.
GFX 2.7 T-Rex (onscreen)
Higher is better
OnePlus 2 46.7
Samsung Galaxy A8 30
Xiaomi Mi 4 28.2
Xiaomi Mi Note 28
Meizu MX5 27
Sony Xperia M4 Aqua 25.8
Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 23
Oppo R1x 20
Meizu m1 note 16
Oppo R5 14.8
Xiaomi Mi 4i 14
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13.3
Meizu m2 note 12
HTC One E9+ 10
Xiaomi Redmi 2 9.6
GFX 3.0 Manhattan (onscreen)
Higher is better
OnePlus 2 22
Samsung Galaxy A8 14
Sony Xperia M4 Aqua 12.2
Xiaomi Mi 4 11.3
Xiaomi Mi Note 11
Oppo R1x 9.6
Meizu MX5 9.5
Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 7.9
Xiaomi Mi 4i 6.2
Oppo R5 5.8
Meizu m1 note 5.7
HTC One E9+ 5.4
Xiaomi Redmi 2 3.9
Meizu m2 note 2.3
The BaseMark X is another GPU stress test, which puts the Meizu MX5 in the third place, bested only by the flagship-grade's Adreno GPU's inside the Mi Note (330) and OnePlus 2 (430).
Basemark X
Higher is better
OnePlus 2 21937
Xiaomi Mi Note 13075
Meizu MX5 10403
HTC One E9+ 9639
Samsung Galaxy A8 8838
Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 8518
Sony Xperia M4 Aqua 5105
Xiaomi Mi 4i 4875
Oppo R5 4855
Meizu m1 note 4617
Oppo R1x 4018
Meizu m2 note 3946
Xiaomi Redmi Note 2974
The MX web browser performs ok when it comes to JavaScript performance, but shows some really good numbers on the compound BrowserMark benchmark.
Kraken 1.1
Lower is better
Samsung Galaxy A8 5094
Xiaomi Mi 4 6137
Xiaomi Mi Note 6382
OnePlus 2 6808
Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 9504
Meizu MX5 11414
Xiaomi Mi 4i 11439
Oppo R5 11656
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12416
Oppo R1x 12826
Sony Xperia M4 Aqua 13609
Xiaomi Redmi 2 13694
Meizu m2 note 14462
Meizu m1 note 15055
HTC One E9+ 17430
BrowserMark 2.1
Higher is better
OnePlus 2 2055
Samsung Galaxy A8 1992
Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 1505
Meizu MX5 1471
Xiaomi Mi 4i 1396
Oppo R5 1319
HTC One E9+ 1279
Sony Xperia M4 Aqua 1171
Xiaomi Mi Note 748
Xiaomi Mi 4 744
Meizu m2 note 656
Oppo R1x 627
Xiaomi Redmi Note 588
Xiaomi Redmi 2 549
Meizu m1 note 536
The Helio X10 inside the Meizu MX5 is an absolute powerhouse and probably the best SoC for the class. The MX5 isn't of the flagship kind - there is no Quad HD screen or blazing-fast mind-blowing GPU - but it sure feels like a premium device with such buttery-smooth performance backed up by a superb design.
There is nothing the Helio X10 can't handle on the MX5's 1080p display and we are sure the Meizu fans will appreciate the choice of platform and all the software optimizations the company has done on the Flyme launcher.
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