MediaTek Helio P20 vs AMD A8-3500M

Last updated: 2023-11-09

CPU comparison with benchmarks


MediaTek Helio P20		AMD A8-3500M
CPU comparison MediaTek Helio P20 or AMD A8-3500M - 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 P20 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.30 GHz. Up to 6 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The MediaTek Helio P20 was released in Q3/2016. The AMD A8-3500M has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A8-3500M was released in Q2/2011.

Mediatek Helio (37)	Family	AMD A (112)
MediaTek Helio P20/P30 (4)	CPU group	AMD A6-3000M (9)
2	Generation	1
Cortex-A53	Architecture	Llano (K10)
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The MediaTek Helio P20 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the MediaTek Helio P20 is 2.30 GHz while the AMD A8-3500M has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD A8-3500M is at 1.50 GHz (2.40 GHz).
MediaTek Helio P20	Characteristic	AMD A8-3500M
8	Cores	4
8	Threads	4
hybrid (big.LITTLE)	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	Yes
2.30 GHz 4x Cortex-A53	A-Core	1.50 GHz (2.40 GHz)
1.30 GHz 4x Cortex-A53	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 P20	Characteristic	AMD A8-3500M
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The MediaTek Helio P20 or AMD A8-3500M 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-T880 MP2	GPU	AMD Radeon HD 6620G
0.90 GHz	GPU frequency	0.44 GHz
0.90 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
Midgard 4	GPU Generation	3
16 nm	Technology	32 nm
2	Max. displays	2
2	Compute units	5
32	Shader	400
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	1 GB
11	DirectX Version	11

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-T880 MP2	GPU	AMD Radeon HD 6620G
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
Decode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode
No	Codec VP9	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	Decode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The MediaTek Helio P20 can use up to 6 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 12.8 GB/s. The AMD A8-3500M supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s.
MediaTek Helio P20	Characteristic	AMD A8-3500M
LPDDR4X-1600, LPDDR4-1600, LPDDR3-933	Memory	DDR3-1333
6 GB	Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
12.8 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	21.3 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
--	L3 Cache	4.00 MB
--	PCIe version	--
--	PCIe lanes	--
--	PCIe Bandwidth	--
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek Helio P20 is --, while the AMD A8-3500M has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
MediaTek Helio P20	Characteristic	AMD A8-3500M
--	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	35 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The MediaTek Helio P20 is manufactured in 16 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The AMD A8-3500M is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache.
MediaTek Helio P20	Characteristic	AMD A8-3500M
16 nm	Technology	32 nm
Chiplet	Chip design	Unknown
Armv8-A (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
--	ISA extensions	SSE3, SSE4a
--	Socket	FS1
None	Virtualization	AMD-V
No	AES-NI	No
Android	Operating systems
Q3/2016	Release date	Q2/2011
--	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

MediaTek Helio P20 (62%)

AMD A8-3500M (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

MediaTek Helio P20 (61%)

AMD A8-3500M (100%)

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 P20 8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz	151 (62%)
	AMD A8-3500M 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	242 (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 P20 8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz	457 (61%)
	AMD A8-3500M 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	751 (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.


	MediaTek Helio P20 ARM Mali-T880 MP2 @ 0.90 GHz	61 (17%)
	AMD A8-3500M AMD Radeon HD 6620G @ 0.44 GHz	355 (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 P20 8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD A8-3500M 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	2052 (100%)

Devices using this processor
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