MediaTek Helio G88 vs Intel Pentium B960

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MediaTek Helio G88 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium B960
MediaTek Helio G88 Intel Pentium B960

CPU comparison

MediaTek Helio G88 or Intel Pentium B960 - 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 MediaTek Helio G88 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The MediaTek Helio G88 was released in Q2/2020.

The Intel Pentium B960 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium B960 was released in Q4/2011.
Mediatek Helio (37) Family Intel Pentium (150)
MediaTek Helio G70/G80 (4) CPU group Intel Pentium 900 (10)
1 Generation 3
Cortex-A75 / Cortex-A55 Architecture Sandy Bridge U
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek Helio G88 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the MediaTek Helio G88 is 2.00 GHz while the Intel Pentium B960 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium B960 is at 2.20 GHz.

MediaTek Helio G88 Characteristic Intel Pentium B960
8 Cores 2
8 Threads 2
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz
2x Cortex-A75
A-Core 2.20 GHz
1.80 GHz
6x Cortex-A55
B-Core --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

MediaTek Helio G88 Characteristic Intel Pentium B960
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The MediaTek Helio G88 or Intel Pentium B960 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.

ARM Mali-G52 MP2 GPU Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1)
1.00 GHz GPU frequency 0.65 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
Bifrost 2 GPU Generation 6
16 nm Technology 32 nm
2 Max. displays 2
2 Compute units 6
32 Shader 48
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 DirectX Version 10.1

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.

ARM Mali-G52 MP2 GPU Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
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 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The MediaTek Helio G88 can use up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 14.4 GB/s. The Intel Pentium B960 supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s.

MediaTek Helio G88 Characteristic Intel Pentium B960
Memory DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333
8 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
14.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 2.00 MB
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek Helio G88 is --, while the Intel Pentium B960 has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

MediaTek Helio G88 Characteristic Intel Pentium B960
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 85 °C

Technical details

The MediaTek Helio G88 is manufactured in 12 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Intel Pentium B960 is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

MediaTek Helio G88 Characteristic Intel Pentium B960
12 nm Technology 32 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
-- Socket PGA 988
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2020 Release date Q4/2011
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek Helio G88 (87%)
Intel Pentium B960 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek Helio G88 (100%)
Intel Pentium B960 (51%)

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.
MediaTek Helio G88 MediaTek Helio G88
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
359 (87%)
Intel Pentium B960 Intel Pentium B960
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
413 (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.
MediaTek Helio G88 MediaTek Helio G88
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1289 (100%)
Intel Pentium B960 Intel Pentium B960
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
825 (64%)

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.
MediaTek Helio G88 MediaTek Helio G88
ARM Mali-G52 MP2 @ 1.00 GHz
64 (61%)
Intel Pentium B960 Intel Pentium B960
Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) @ 1.10 GHz
106 (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.
MediaTek Helio G88 MediaTek Helio G88
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
2683 (100%)
Intel Pentium B960 Intel Pentium B960
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
1029 (38%)

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.
MediaTek Helio G88 MediaTek Helio G88
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium B960 Intel Pentium B960
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
383 (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.
MediaTek Helio G88 MediaTek Helio G88
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium B960 Intel Pentium B960
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
679 (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.
MediaTek Helio G88 MediaTek Helio G88
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
207365 (100%)
Intel Pentium B960 Intel Pentium B960
2C 2T @ 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.
MediaTek Helio G88 MediaTek Helio G88
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium B960 Intel Pentium B960
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
338 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek Helio G88 Intel Pentium B960
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