Intel Atom S1220 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8020

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Intel Atom S1220 CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek Dimensity 8020
Intel Atom S1220 MediaTek Dimensity 8020

CPU comparison

Intel Atom S1220 or MediaTek Dimensity 8020 - 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 Intel Atom S1220 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.60 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The Intel Atom S1220 was released in Q4/2012.

The MediaTek Dimensity 8020 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The MediaTek Dimensity 8020 was released in Q2/2023.
Intel Atom (108) Family Mediatek Dimensity (36)
Intel Atom S1000 (3) CPU group MediaTek Dimensity 8000 (4)
2 Generation 3
Centerton Architecture Cortex-A78 / Cortex-A55
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Atom S1220 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz. The MediaTek Dimensity 8020 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz.

Intel Atom S1220 Characteristic MediaTek Dimensity 8020
2 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.60 GHz A-Core 2.60 GHz
4x Cortex-A78
-- B-Core 2.00 GHz
4x 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.

Intel Atom S1220 Characteristic MediaTek Dimensity 8020
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

no iGPU GPU ARM Mali-G77 MP9
GPU frequency 0.85 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation Vallhall 1
Technology 7 nm
Max. displays 1
-- Compute units 9
-- Shader 144
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 4 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

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.

no iGPU GPU ARM Mali-G77 MP9
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 Decode
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode / Encode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Atom S1220 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The MediaTek Dimensity 8020 can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 4 memory channels.

Intel Atom S1220 Characteristic MediaTek Dimensity 8020
DDR3-1333 Memory LPDDR4X-4266
8 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
10.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
1.00 MB L3 Cache --
2.0 PCIe version --
8 PCIe lanes --
4.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Atom S1220 has a TDP of 8.1 W, that of the MediaTek Dimensity 8020 is --.

Intel Atom S1220 Characteristic MediaTek Dimensity 8020
8.1 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Atom S1220 has a 1.00 MB cache, while the MediaTek Dimensity 8020 cache has a total of 0.00 MB.

Intel Atom S1220 Characteristic MediaTek Dimensity 8020
32 nm Technology 5 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE3 ISA extensions --
BGA 1283 Socket --
VT-x Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q4/2012 Release date Q2/2023
39 $ Release price --
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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.
Intel Atom S1220 Intel Atom S1220
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Dimensity 8020 MediaTek Dimensity 8020
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
839 (100%)

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.
Intel Atom S1220 Intel Atom S1220
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Dimensity 8020 MediaTek Dimensity 8020
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
3328 (100%)

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.
Intel Atom S1220 Intel Atom S1220
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Dimensity 8020 MediaTek Dimensity 8020
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
1125 (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.
Intel Atom S1220 Intel Atom S1220
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Dimensity 8020 MediaTek Dimensity 8020
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
3631 (100%)

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.
Intel Atom S1220 Intel Atom S1220
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Dimensity 8020 MediaTek Dimensity 8020
ARM Mali-G77 MP9 @ 0.85 GHz
979 (100%)

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.
Intel Atom S1220 Intel Atom S1220
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
432 (100%)
MediaTek Dimensity 8020 MediaTek Dimensity 8020
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Atom S1220 MediaTek Dimensity 8020
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