MediaTek Helio P20 vs MediaTek MT6570

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MediaTek Helio P20 CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT6570
MediaTek Helio P20 MediaTek MT6570

CPU comparison

MediaTek Helio P20 or MediaTek MT6570 - 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 MediaTek MT6570 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The MediaTek MT6570 was released in 2015.
Mediatek Helio (37) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
MediaTek Helio P20/P30 (4) CPU group MediaTek MT65xx A7 (14)
2 Generation 1
Cortex-A53 Architecture Cortex-A9
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 MediaTek MT6570 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT6570 is at 1.30 GHz.

MediaTek Helio P20 Characteristic MediaTek MT6570
8 Cores 2
8 Threads 2
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.30 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
A-Core 1.30 GHz
2x Cortex-A7
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 MediaTek MT6570
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The MediaTek Helio P20 or MediaTek MT6570 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 ARM Mali-400
0.90 GHz GPU frequency 0.01 GHz
0.90 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.01 GHz
Midgard 4 GPU Generation Utgard
16 nm Technology 28nm
2 Max. displays 1
2 Compute units 1
32 Shader 16
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
11 DirectX Version 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-T880 MP2 GPU ARM Mali-400
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 MediaTek MT6570 supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

MediaTek Helio P20 Characteristic MediaTek MT6570
LPDDR4X-1600, LPDDR4-1600, LPDDR3-933 Memory LPDDR2
6 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 0
12.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek Helio P20 is --, while the MediaTek MT6570 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

MediaTek Helio P20 Characteristic MediaTek MT6570
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- 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 MediaTek MT6570 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

MediaTek Helio P20 Characteristic MediaTek MT6570
16 nm Technology 28 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Android
Q3/2016 Release date 2015
-- Release price --
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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 (100%)
MediaTek MT6570 MediaTek MT6570
2C 2T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)

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 (100%)
MediaTek MT6570 MediaTek MT6570
2C 2T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)

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%)
MediaTek MT6570 MediaTek MT6570
ARM Mali-400 @ 0.01 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek Helio P20 MediaTek MT6570
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