Intel Core i9-10900 vs MediaTek Helio G80

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i9-10900 CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek Helio G80
Intel Core i9-10900 MediaTek Helio G80

CPU comparison

Intel Core i9-10900 or MediaTek Helio G80 - 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 Core i9-10900 has 10 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.20 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-10900 was released in Q2/2020.

The MediaTek Helio G80 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The MediaTek Helio G80 was released in Q2/2020.
Intel Core i9 (78) Family Mediatek Helio (37)
Intel Core i 10000 (43) CPU group MediaTek Helio G70/G80 (4)
10 Generation 1
Comet Lake S Architecture Cortex-A75 / Cortex-A55
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
Intel Core i9-9900 Predecessor --
Intel Core i9-11900 Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i9-10900 has 10 CPU cores and can calculate 20 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i9-10900 is 2.80 GHz (5.20 GHz) while the MediaTek Helio G80 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the MediaTek Helio G80 is at 2.00 GHz.

Intel Core i9-10900 Characteristic MediaTek Helio G80
10 Cores 8
20 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.80 GHz (5.20 GHz) A-Core 2.00 GHz
2x Cortex-A75
-- B-Core 1.80 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.

Intel Core i9-10900 Characteristic MediaTek Helio G80
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i9-10900 or MediaTek Helio G80 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.

Intel UHD Graphics 630 GPU ARM Mali-G52 MP2
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.95 GHz
1.20 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9.5 GPU Generation Bifrost 2
14 nm Technology 16 nm
3 Max. displays 2
24 Compute units 2
192 Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 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.

Intel UHD Graphics 630 GPU ARM Mali-G52 MP2
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i9-10900 can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 46.9 GB/s. The MediaTek Helio G80 supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 14.4 GB/s.

Intel Core i9-10900 Characteristic MediaTek Helio G80
DDR4-2933 Memory
128 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
46.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 14.4 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
20.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i9-10900 is 65 W, while the MediaTek Helio G80 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i9-10900 Characteristic MediaTek Helio G80
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i9-10900 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 20.00 MB cache. The MediaTek Helio G80 is manufactured in 12 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i9-10900 Characteristic MediaTek Helio G80
14 nm Technology 12 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions --
LGA 1200 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Android
Q2/2020 Release date Q2/2020
439 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10900 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G80 (23%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10900 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G80 (11%)

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 Core i9-10900 Intel Core i9-10900
10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz
1379 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G80 MediaTek Helio G80
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
306 (22%)

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 Core i9-10900 Intel Core i9-10900
10C 20T @ 4.60 GHz
10744 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G80 MediaTek Helio G80
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
786 (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.
Intel Core i9-10900 Intel Core i9-10900
10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz
1662 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G80 MediaTek Helio G80
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
406 (24%)

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 Core i9-10900 Intel Core i9-10900
10C 20T @ 4.60 GHz
8972 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G80 MediaTek Helio G80
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1350 (15%)

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 Core i9-10900 Intel Core i9-10900
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.20 GHz
461 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G80 MediaTek Helio G80
ARM Mali-G52 MP2 @ 0.95 GHz
61 (13%)

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 Core i9-10900 Intel Core i9-10900
10C 20T @ 4.60 GHz
20233 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G80 MediaTek Helio G80
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
2476 (12%)

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.
Intel Core i9-10900 Intel Core i9-10900
10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz
1354 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G80 MediaTek Helio G80
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Core i9-10900 Intel Core i9-10900
10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz
529 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G80 MediaTek Helio G80
8C 8T @ 2.00 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.
Intel Core i9-10900 Intel Core i9-10900
10C 20T @ 4.60 GHz
6378 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G80 MediaTek Helio G80
8C 8T @ 2.00 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.
Intel Core i9-10900 Intel Core i9-10900
10C 20T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Helio G80 MediaTek Helio G80
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
231640 (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.
Intel Core i9-10900 Intel Core i9-10900
10C 20T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Helio G80 MediaTek Helio G80
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
202364 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-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.
Intel Core i9-10900 Intel Core i9-10900
10C 20T @ 4.60 GHz
562 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G80 MediaTek Helio G80
8C 8T @ 2.00 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.
Intel Core i9-10900 Intel Core i9-10900
10C 20T @ 2.80 GHz
6781 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G80 MediaTek Helio G80
8C 8T @ 2.00 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.
Intel Core i9-10900 Intel Core i9-10900
10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz
231 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G80 MediaTek Helio G80
8C 8T @ 2.00 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.
Intel Core i9-10900 Intel Core i9-10900
10C 20T @ 4.60 GHz
2541 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G80 MediaTek Helio G80
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i9-10900 MediaTek Helio G80
Unknown Unknown

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