AMD Ryzen 5 3450U vs MediaTek Helio P90

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Ryzen 5 3450U CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek Helio P90
AMD Ryzen 5 3450U MediaTek Helio P90

CPU comparison

AMD Ryzen 5 3450U or MediaTek Helio P90 - 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 Ryzen 5 3450U has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 3450U was released in Q2/2020.

The MediaTek Helio P90 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The MediaTek Helio P90 was released in Q4/2019.
AMD Ryzen 5 (84) Family Mediatek Helio (37)
AMD Ryzen 3000U (10) CPU group MediaTek Helio P65/P90/P95 (3)
2 Generation 3
Picasso (Zen+) Architecture Cortex-A75 / Cortex-A55
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor MediaTek Helio P95

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 5 3450U has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 5 3450U is 2.10 GHz (3.50 GHz) while the MediaTek Helio P90 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the MediaTek Helio P90 is at 2.20 GHz.

AMD Ryzen 5 3450U Characteristic MediaTek Helio P90
4 Cores 8
8 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.10 GHz (3.50 GHz) A-Core 2.20 GHz
2x Cortex-A75
-- B-Core 2.00 GHz
6x Cortex-A55

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD Ryzen 5 3450U Characteristic MediaTek Helio P90
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD Ryzen 5 3450U or MediaTek Helio P90 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.

AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Raven Ridge) GPU PowerVR GM 9446
1.20 GHz GPU frequency 0.95 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
8 GPU Generation 1
14 nm Technology 12
3 Max. displays 0
8 Compute units 3
512 Shader 12
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A 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.

AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Raven Ridge) GPU PowerVR GM 9446
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Ryzen 5 3450U can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 38.4 GB/s. The MediaTek Helio P90 supports up to 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 14.9 GB/s.

AMD Ryzen 5 3450U Characteristic MediaTek Helio P90
DDR4-2400 Memory LPDDR4X-1866
32 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 14.9 GB/s
Yes ECC No
2.00 MB L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
12 PCIe lanes --
11.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Ryzen 5 3450U is 15 W, while the MediaTek Helio P90 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD Ryzen 5 3450U Characteristic MediaTek Helio P90
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
35 W TDP up --
12 W TDP down --
105 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 5 3450U is manufactured in 12 nm and has 6.00 MB cache. The MediaTek Helio P90 is manufactured in 12 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

AMD Ryzen 5 3450U Characteristic MediaTek Helio P90
12 nm Technology 12 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 ISA extensions --
FP5 Socket --
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Android
Q2/2020 Release date Q4/2019
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3450U (100%)
MediaTek Helio P90 (50%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3450U (100%)
MediaTek Helio P90 (49%)

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.
AMD Ryzen 5 3450U AMD Ryzen 5 3450U
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
822 (100%)
MediaTek Helio P90 MediaTek Helio P90
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
412 (50%)

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.
AMD Ryzen 5 3450U AMD Ryzen 5 3450U
4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
2745 (100%)
MediaTek Helio P90 MediaTek Helio P90
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1512 (55%)

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.
AMD Ryzen 5 3450U AMD Ryzen 5 3450U
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.20 GHz
1229 (100%)
MediaTek Helio P90 MediaTek Helio P90
PowerVR GM 9446 @ 0.95 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
AMD Ryzen 5 3450U AMD Ryzen 5 3450U
4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
6788 (100%)
MediaTek Helio P90 MediaTek Helio P90
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
2907 (43%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 5 3450U AMD Ryzen 5 3450U
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
891 (100%)
MediaTek Helio P90 MediaTek Helio P90
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 5 3450U AMD Ryzen 5 3450U
4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
3197 (100%)
MediaTek Helio P90 MediaTek Helio P90
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD Ryzen 5 3450U AMD Ryzen 5 3450U
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Helio P90 MediaTek Helio P90
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
470 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD Ryzen 5 3450U AMD Ryzen 5 3450U
4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Helio P90 MediaTek Helio P90
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1552 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 5 3450U AMD Ryzen 5 3450U
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
349 (100%)
MediaTek Helio P90 MediaTek Helio P90
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 5 3450U AMD Ryzen 5 3450U
4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
1246 (100%)
MediaTek Helio P90 MediaTek Helio P90
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

AnTuTu 9 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 9 benchmark is very well suited to measuring the performance of a smartphone. AnTuTu 9 is quite heavy on 3D graphics and can now also use the "Metal" graphics interface. In AnTuTu, memory and UX (user experience) are also tested by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu version 9 can compare any ARM CPU running on Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly comparable when benchmarked on different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 9 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The rating is made up of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the working memory, and the performance of the internal graphics.
AMD Ryzen 5 3450U AMD Ryzen 5 3450U
4C 8T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Helio P90 MediaTek Helio P90
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
239467 (100%)

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
AMD Ryzen 5 3450U AMD Ryzen 5 3450U
4C 8T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Helio P90 MediaTek Helio P90
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
216494 (100%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
AMD Ryzen 5 3450U AMD Ryzen 5 3450U
4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
829 (100%)
MediaTek Helio P90 MediaTek Helio P90
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD Ryzen 5 3450U AMD Ryzen 5 3450U
4C 8T @ 2.10 GHz
1443 (100%)
MediaTek Helio P90 MediaTek Helio P90
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 5 3450U AMD Ryzen 5 3450U
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
134 (100%)
MediaTek Helio P90 MediaTek Helio P90
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 5 3450U AMD Ryzen 5 3450U
4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
527 (100%)
MediaTek Helio P90 MediaTek Helio P90
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD Ryzen 5 3450U MediaTek Helio P90
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