MediaTek Helio P20 vs AMD EPYC 7302

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MediaTek Helio P20 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 7302
MediaTek Helio P20 AMD EPYC 7302

CPU comparison

MediaTek Helio P20 or AMD EPYC 7302 - 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 EPYC 7302 has 16 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7302 was released in Q3/2019.
Mediatek Helio (37) Family AMD EPYC (129)
MediaTek Helio P20/P30 (4) CPU group AMD EPYC 7002 (24)
2 Generation 2
Cortex-A53 Architecture Rome (Zen 2)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- 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 EPYC 7302 has 16 CPU cores and 32 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 7302 is at 3.00 GHz (3.30 GHz).

MediaTek Helio P20 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7302
8 Cores 16
8 Threads 32
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.30 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
A-Core 3.00 GHz (3.30 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 EPYC 7302
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The MediaTek Helio P20 or AMD EPYC 7302 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 no iGPU
0.90 GHz GPU frequency --
0.90 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
Midgard 4 GPU Generation --
16 nm Technology
2 Max. displays
2 Compute units --
32 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
11 DirectX Version --

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

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 EPYC 7302 supports up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 51.2 GB/s.

MediaTek Helio P20 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7302
LPDDR4X-1600, LPDDR4-1600, LPDDR3-933 Memory DDR4-3200
6 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
12.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 128.00 MB
-- PCIe version 4.0
-- PCIe lanes 128
-- PCIe Bandwidth 252.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek Helio P20 is --, while the AMD EPYC 7302 has a TDP of 155 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

MediaTek Helio P20 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7302
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 155 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 EPYC 7302 is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 128.00 MB cache.

MediaTek Helio P20 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7302
16 nm Technology 7 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
-- Socket SP3
None Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2016 Release date Q3/2019
-- Release price 2850 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek Helio P20 (14%)
AMD EPYC 7302 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek Helio P20 (3%)
AMD EPYC 7302 (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 MediaTek Helio P20
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
151 (14%)
AMD EPYC 7302 AMD EPYC 7302
16C 32T @ 3.30 GHz
1057 (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 MediaTek Helio P20
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
457 (3%)
AMD EPYC 7302 AMD EPYC 7302
16C 32T @ 3.20 GHz
16149 (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.
MediaTek Helio P20 MediaTek Helio P20
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7302 AMD EPYC 7302
16C 32T @ 3.30 GHz
1274 (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 P20 MediaTek Helio P20
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7302 AMD EPYC 7302
16C 32T @ 3.20 GHz
10254 (100%)

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.
MediaTek Helio P20 MediaTek Helio P20
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7302 AMD EPYC 7302
16C 32T @ 3.30 GHz
384 (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 MediaTek Helio P20
ARM Mali-T880 MP2 @ 0.90 GHz
61 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7302 AMD EPYC 7302
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 MediaTek Helio P20
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7302 AMD EPYC 7302
16C 32T @ 3.20 GHz
32694 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek Helio P20 AMD EPYC 7302
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