MediaTek Helio P20 vs Intel Celeron 420
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| MediaTek Helio P20 | Intel Celeron 420 | |
CPU comparisonMediaTek Helio P20 or Intel Celeron 420 - 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 Intel Celeron 420 has 1 cores with 1 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron 420 was released in Q2/2007. |
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| Mediatek Helio (37) | Family | Intel Celeron (165) |
| MediaTek Helio P20/P30 (4) | CPU group | Intel Celeron 400 (4) |
| 2 | Generation | 1 |
| Cortex-A53 | Architecture | Conroe (Core) |
| Mobile | Segment | Desktop / Server |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe 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 Intel Celeron 420 has 1 CPU cores and 1 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron 420 is at 1.60 GHz. |
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| MediaTek Helio P20 | Characteristic | Intel Celeron 420 |
| 8 | Cores | 1 |
| 8 | Threads | 1 |
| hybrid (big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 2.30 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
A-Core | 1.60 GHz 1x Core |
| 1.30 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
B-Core | -- |
Internal GraphicsThe MediaTek Helio P20 or Intel Celeron 420 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. |
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| 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 supportA 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. |
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| 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 & PCIeThe 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 Intel Celeron 420 supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 17.1 GB/s. |
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| MediaTek Helio P20 | Characteristic | Intel Celeron 420 |
| LPDDR4X-1600, LPDDR4-1600, LPDDR3-933 | Memory | DDR3-1066, DDR2-800 |
| 6 GB | Max. Memory | 16 GB |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 12.8 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 17.1 GB/s |
| No | ECC | No |
| -- | L2 Cache | 0.50 MB |
| -- | L3 Cache | -- |
| -- | PCIe version | -- |
| -- | PCIe lanes | -- |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek Helio P20 is --, while the Intel Celeron 420 has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| MediaTek Helio P20 | Characteristic | Intel Celeron 420 |
| -- | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 35 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe MediaTek Helio P20 is manufactured in 16 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Intel Celeron 420 is manufactured in 65 nm and has a 0.50 MB cache. |
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| MediaTek Helio P20 | Characteristic | Intel Celeron 420 |
| 16 nm | Technology | 65 nm |
| Chiplet | Chip design | Monolithic |
| Armv8-A (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| -- | ISA extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3 |
| -- | Socket | LGA 775 |
| None | Virtualization | None |
| No | AES-NI | No |
| Android | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
| Q3/2016 | Release date | Q2/2007 |
| -- | Release price | -- |
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Average performance in benchmarks
⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
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.
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MediaTek Helio P20
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Intel Celeron 420
1C 1T @ 1.60 GHz |
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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.
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MediaTek Helio P20
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Intel Celeron 420
1C 1T @ 1.60 GHz |
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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.
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MediaTek Helio P20
ARM Mali-T880 MP2 @ 0.90 GHz |
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Intel Celeron 420
@ 0.00 GHz |
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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.
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MediaTek Helio P20
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Intel Celeron 420
1C 1T @ 1.60 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| MediaTek Helio P20 | Intel Celeron 420 |
| Unknown | Unknown |
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