MediaTek Helio X20 vs AMD EPYC 7601

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MediaTek Helio X20 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 7601
MediaTek Helio X20 AMD EPYC 7601

CPU comparison

MediaTek Helio X20 or AMD EPYC 7601 - 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 X20 has 10 cores with 10 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.10 GHz. Up to 4 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The MediaTek Helio X20 was released in Q4/2015.

The AMD EPYC 7601 has 32 cores with 64 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7601 was released in Q3/2017.
Mediatek Helio (37) Family AMD EPYC (129)
MediaTek Helio X20 (4) CPU group AMD EPYC 7001 (12)
2 Generation 1
Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53 Architecture Naples (Zen)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek Helio X20 has 10 CPU cores and can calculate 10 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the MediaTek Helio X20 is 2.10 GHz while the AMD EPYC 7601 has 32 CPU cores and 64 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 7601 is at 2.20 GHz (3.20 GHz).

MediaTek Helio X20 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7601
10 Cores 32
10 Threads 64
hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.10 GHz
2x Cortex-A72
A-Core 2.20 GHz (3.20 GHz)
1.40 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
B-Core --
--
4x Cortex-A53
C-Core --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

MediaTek Helio X20 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7601
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The MediaTek Helio X20 or AMD EPYC 7601 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 MP4 GPU no iGPU
0.78 GHz GPU frequency --
0.78 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
Midgard 4 GPU Generation --
16 nm Technology
2 Max. displays
4 Compute units --
64 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 MP4 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 X20 can use up to 4 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 6.4 GB/s. The AMD EPYC 7601 supports up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 170.6 GB/s.

MediaTek Helio X20 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7601
LPDDR3-800 Memory DDR4-2666
4 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
6.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 170.6 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 64.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 128
-- PCIe Bandwidth 126.1 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek Helio X20 is --, while the AMD EPYC 7601 has a TDP of 180 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

MediaTek Helio X20 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7601
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 180 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek Helio X20 is manufactured in 20 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The AMD EPYC 7601 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 64.00 MB cache.

MediaTek Helio X20 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7601
20 nm Technology 14 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
Q4/2015 Release date Q3/2017
-- Release price 4000 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek Helio X20 (24%)
AMD EPYC 7601 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek Helio X20 (11%)
AMD EPYC 7601 (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 X20 MediaTek Helio X20
10C 10T @ 2.10 GHz
203 (22%)
AMD EPYC 7601 AMD EPYC 7601
32C 64T @ 3.20 GHz
903 (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 X20 MediaTek Helio X20
10C 10T @ 2.10 GHz
1153 (17%)
AMD EPYC 7601 AMD EPYC 7601
32C 64T @ 2.70 GHz
6904 (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 X20 MediaTek Helio X20
10C 10T @ 2.10 GHz
240 (26%)
AMD EPYC 7601 AMD EPYC 7601
32C 64T @ 3.20 GHz
921 (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 X20 MediaTek Helio X20
10C 10T @ 2.10 GHz
958 (12%)
AMD EPYC 7601 AMD EPYC 7601
32C 64T @ 2.70 GHz
7914 (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 X20 MediaTek Helio X20
10C 10T @ 2.10 GHz
1729 (4%)
AMD EPYC 7601 AMD EPYC 7601
32C 64T @ 2.70 GHz
42247 (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 X20 MediaTek Helio X20
10C 10T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7601 AMD EPYC 7601
32C 64T @ 3.20 GHz
307 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-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 multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
MediaTek Helio X20 MediaTek Helio X20
10C 10T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7601 AMD EPYC 7601
32C 64T @ 2.70 GHz
7445 (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 X20 MediaTek Helio X20
ARM Mali-T880 MP4 @ 0.78 GHz
106 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7601 AMD EPYC 7601
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 X20 MediaTek Helio X20
10C 10T @ 2.10 GHz
84536 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7601 AMD EPYC 7601
32C 64T @ 2.20 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 X20 MediaTek Helio X20
10C 10T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7601 AMD EPYC 7601
32C 64T @ 3.20 GHz
141 (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 X20 MediaTek Helio X20
10C 10T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7601 AMD EPYC 7601
32C 64T @ 2.70 GHz
4068 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek Helio X20 AMD EPYC 7601
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