MediaTek Helio G90 vs Intel Celeron 3855U

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


MediaTek Helio G90 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Celeron 3855U
MediaTek Helio G90 Intel Celeron 3855U

CPU comparison

MediaTek Helio G90 or Intel Celeron 3855U - 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 G90 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.05 GHz. Up to 10 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The MediaTek Helio G90 was released in Q3/2019.

The Intel Celeron 3855U has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron 3855U was released in Q4/2015.
Mediatek Helio (37) Family Intel Celeron (165)
MediaTek Helio G90 (4) CPU group Intel Celeron 3000 (10)
1 Generation 7
Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55 Architecture Kaby Lake U
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek Helio G90 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the MediaTek Helio G90 is 2.05 GHz while the Intel Celeron 3855U has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron 3855U is at 1.60 GHz.

MediaTek Helio G90 Characteristic Intel Celeron 3855U
8 Cores 2
8 Threads 2
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.05 GHz
2x Cortex-A76
A-Core 1.60 GHz
2.00 GHz
6x Cortex-A55
B-Core --

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.

MediaTek Helio G90 Characteristic Intel Celeron 3855U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The MediaTek Helio G90 or Intel Celeron 3855U 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-G76 MP4 GPU Intel HD Graphics 510
0.72 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.90 GHz
Bifrost 3 GPU Generation 9
7 nm Technology 14 nm
2 Max. displays 3
4 Compute units 12
64 Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
4 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
12 DirectX Version 12.0

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-G76 MP4 GPU Intel HD Graphics 510
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 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The MediaTek Helio G90 can use up to 10 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 17.1 GB/s. The Intel Celeron 3855U supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 34.1 GB/s.

MediaTek Helio G90 Characteristic Intel Celeron 3855U
LPDDR4X-2133 Memory LPDDR3-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
10 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
17.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 2.00 MB
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 10
-- PCIe Bandwidth 5.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek Helio G90 is --, while the Intel Celeron 3855U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

MediaTek Helio G90 Characteristic Intel Celeron 3855U
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 10 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The MediaTek Helio G90 is manufactured in 12 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Intel Celeron 3855U is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

MediaTek Helio G90 Characteristic Intel Celeron 3855U
12 nm Technology 14 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
-- Socket --
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2019 Release date Q4/2015
-- Release price 107 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek Helio G90 (100%)
Intel Celeron 3855U (83%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek Helio G90 (100%)
Intel Celeron 3855U (44%)

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 G90 MediaTek Helio G90
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
517 (100%)
Intel Celeron 3855U Intel Celeron 3855U
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
430 (83%)

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 G90 MediaTek Helio G90
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
1639 (100%)
Intel Celeron 3855U Intel Celeron 3855U
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
848 (52%)

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 G90 MediaTek Helio G90
ARM Mali-G76 MP4 @ 0.72 GHz
208 (100%)
Intel Celeron 3855U Intel Celeron 3855U
Intel HD Graphics 510 @ 0.90 GHz
173 (83%)

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 G90 MediaTek Helio G90
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
3548 (100%)
Intel Celeron 3855U Intel Celeron 3855U
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
1265 (36%)

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 G90 MediaTek Helio G90
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron 3855U Intel Celeron 3855U
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
361 (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 G90 MediaTek Helio G90
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron 3855U Intel Celeron 3855U
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
632 (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 G90 MediaTek Helio G90
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
224637 (100%)
Intel Celeron 3855U Intel Celeron 3855U
2C 2T @ 1.60 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.
MediaTek Helio G90 MediaTek Helio G90
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron 3855U Intel Celeron 3855U
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
68 (100%)

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.
MediaTek Helio G90 MediaTek Helio G90
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron 3855U Intel Celeron 3855U
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
127 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek Helio G90 Intel Celeron 3855U
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