AMD Ryzen 7 5825U vs MediaTek Helio A20

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AMD Ryzen 7 5825U CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek Helio A20
AMD Ryzen 7 5825U MediaTek Helio A20

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Ryzen 7 5825U and the MediaTek Helio A20 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD Ryzen 7 5825U 8 core processor released in Q1/2022 with the MediaTek Helio A20 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2020.
AMD Ryzen 7 (67) Family Mediatek Helio (37)
AMD Ryzen 5025U/7030U (9) CPU group MediaTek Helio A20/A25 (2)
4 Generation 2
Barcelo (Zen 3) Architecture Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 7 5825U is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz (4.50 GHz). The processor can compute 16 threads at the same time. The MediaTek Helio A20 clocks with 1.80 GHz, has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

AMD Ryzen 7 5825U Characteristic MediaTek Helio A20
8 Cores 4
16 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz Frequency 1.80 GHz
4.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 7 5825U Characteristic MediaTek Helio A20
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Renoir) GPU PowerVR GE8300
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.55 GHz
2.00 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9 GPU Generation --
7 nm Technology 20 nm
3 Max. displays 1
8 Compute units 1
512 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
8 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 DirectX Version 10

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 (Renoir) GPU PowerVR GE8300
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
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 No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 32 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD Ryzen 7 5825U, while the MediaTek Helio A20 supports a maximum of 3 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 12.8 GB/s enabled.

AMD Ryzen 7 5825U Characteristic MediaTek Helio A20
LPDDR4X-4266, DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR4X-1600, LPDDR3-933
32 GB Max. Memory 3 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 12.8 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
16.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
12 PCIe lanes --
11.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The AMD Ryzen 7 5825U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP of the MediaTek Helio A20 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD Ryzen 7 5825U Characteristic MediaTek Helio A20
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
25 W TDP up --
10 W TDP down --
105 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 7 5825U has 16.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 7 nm. The cache of MediaTek Helio A20 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 12 nm.

AMD Ryzen 7 5825U Characteristic MediaTek Helio A20
7 nm Technology 12 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 ISA extensions --
FP6 Socket --
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Android
Q1/2022 Release date Q2/2020
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 5825U (100%)
MediaTek Helio A20 (10%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 5825U (100%)
MediaTek Helio A20 (6%)

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 7 5825U AMD Ryzen 7 5825U
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
1457 (100%)
MediaTek Helio A20 MediaTek Helio A20
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
148 (10%)

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 7 5825U AMD Ryzen 7 5825U
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
7145 (100%)
MediaTek Helio A20 MediaTek Helio A20
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
522 (7%)

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 7 5825U AMD Ryzen 7 5825U
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
1857 (100%)
MediaTek Helio A20 MediaTek Helio A20
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
173 (9%)

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 7 5825U AMD Ryzen 7 5825U
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
6765 (100%)
MediaTek Helio A20 MediaTek Helio A20
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
476 (7%)

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 7 5825U AMD Ryzen 7 5825U
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Renoir) @ 2.00 GHz
2048 (100%)
MediaTek Helio A20 MediaTek Helio A20
PowerVR GE8300 @ 0.55 GHz
35 (2%)

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 7 5825U AMD Ryzen 7 5825U
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
18602 (100%)
MediaTek Helio A20 MediaTek Helio A20
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
714 (4%)

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 7 5825U AMD Ryzen 7 5825U
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
1459 (100%)
MediaTek Helio A20 MediaTek Helio A20
4C 4T @ 1.80 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 7 5825U AMD Ryzen 7 5825U
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
10751 (100%)
MediaTek Helio A20 MediaTek Helio A20
4C 4T @ 1.80 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 7 5825U AMD Ryzen 7 5825U
8C 16T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Helio A20 MediaTek Helio A20
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
90326 (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 7 5825U AMD Ryzen 7 5825U
8C 16T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Helio A20 MediaTek Helio A20
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
79352 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD Ryzen 7 5825U MediaTek Helio A20
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