AMD Athlon II X4 641 vs MediaTek Helio P20
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| AMD Athlon II X4 641 | MediaTek Helio P20 | |
CPU comparisonAMD Athlon II X4 641 or MediaTek Helio P20 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.
The AMD Athlon II X4 641 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X4 641 was released in Q1/2012. The MediaTek Helio P20 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 6 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The MediaTek Helio P20 was released in Q3/2016. |
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| AMD Athlon II (52) | Family | Mediatek Helio (37) |
| AMD Athlon II X4 (Llano) (5) | CPU group | MediaTek Helio P20/P30 (4) |
| 2 | Generation | 2 |
| Llano | Architecture | Cortex-A53 |
| Desktop / Server | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe AMD Athlon II X4 641 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon II X4 641 is 2.80 GHz while the MediaTek Helio P20 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the MediaTek Helio P20 is at 2.30 GHz. |
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| AMD Athlon II X4 641 | Characteristic | MediaTek Helio P20 |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| normal | Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| No | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 2.80 GHz | A-Core | 2.30 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
| -- | B-Core | 1.30 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
Internal GraphicsThe AMD Athlon II X4 641 or MediaTek Helio P20 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die. |
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| no iGPU | GPU | ARM Mali-T880 MP2 |
| GPU frequency | 0.90 GHz | |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | 0.90 GHz |
| -- | GPU Generation | Midgard 4 |
| Technology | 16 nm | |
| Max. displays | 2 | |
| -- | Compute units | 2 |
| -- | Shader | 32 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| -- | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
| -- | DirectX Version | 11 |
Hardware codec supportA photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos. |
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| no iGPU | GPU | ARM Mali-T880 MP2 |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode |
| No | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VP9 | No |
| No | Codec VP8 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| No | Codec AVC | No |
| No | Codec VC-1 | No |
| No | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe AMD Athlon II X4 641 can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The MediaTek Helio P20 supports up to 6 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 12.8 GB/s. |
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| AMD Athlon II X4 641 | Characteristic | MediaTek Helio P20 |
| DDR3-1333 | Memory | LPDDR4X-1600, LPDDR4-1600, LPDDR3-933 |
| 16 GB | Max. Memory | 6 GB |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 21.3 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 12.8 GB/s |
| No | ECC | No |
| 4.00 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
| -- | L3 Cache | -- |
| 2.0 | PCIe version | -- |
| -- | PCIe lanes | -- |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Athlon II X4 641 is 100 W, while the MediaTek Helio P20 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| AMD Athlon II X4 641 | Characteristic | MediaTek Helio P20 |
| 100 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | -- |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe AMD Athlon II X4 641 is manufactured in 32 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The MediaTek Helio P20 is manufactured in 16 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache. |
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| AMD Athlon II X4 641 | Characteristic | MediaTek Helio P20 |
| 32 nm | Technology | 16 nm |
| Unknown | Chip design | Chiplet |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
| MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a | ISA extensions | -- |
| FM1 | Socket | -- |
| AMD-V | Virtualization | None |
| No | AES-NI | No |
| Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | Android |
| Q1/2012 | Release date | Q3/2016 |
| -- | Release price | -- |
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Average performance in benchmarks
⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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AMD Athlon II X4 641
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz |
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MediaTek Helio P20
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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AMD Athlon II X4 641
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz |
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MediaTek Helio P20
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz |
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
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AMD Athlon II X4 641
@ 0.00 GHz |
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MediaTek Helio P20
ARM Mali-T880 MP2 @ 0.90 GHz |
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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
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AMD Athlon II X4 641
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz |
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MediaTek Helio P20
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz |
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| AMD Athlon II X4 641 | MediaTek Helio P20 |
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