MediaTek Helio X20 vs Intel Pentium G4500

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MediaTek Helio X20 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium G4500
MediaTek Helio X20 Intel Pentium G4500

CPU comparison

MediaTek Helio X20 or Intel Pentium G4500 - 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 Intel Pentium G4500 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium G4500 was released in Q3/2015.
Mediatek Helio (37) Family Intel Pentium (150)
MediaTek Helio X20 (4) CPU group Intel Pentium G4000 (5)
2 Generation 6
Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53 Architecture Skylake S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Intel Pentium Gold G5500

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 Intel Pentium G4500 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium G4500 is at 3.50 GHz.

MediaTek Helio X20 Characteristic Intel Pentium G4500
10 Cores 2
10 Threads 2
hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.10 GHz
2x Cortex-A72
A-Core 3.50 GHz
1.40 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
B-Core --
--
4x Cortex-A53
C-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 X20 Characteristic Intel Pentium G4500
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The MediaTek Helio X20 or Intel Pentium G4500 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 Intel HD Graphics 530
0.78 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
0.78 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.05 GHz
Midgard 4 GPU Generation 9
16 nm Technology 14 nm
2 Max. displays 3
4 Compute units 24
64 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
11 DirectX Version 12

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 Intel HD Graphics 530
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

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 Intel Pentium G4500 supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 34.1 GB/s.

MediaTek Helio X20 Characteristic Intel Pentium G4500
LPDDR3-800 Memory DDR4-2133
4 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
6.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 3.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek Helio X20 is --, while the Intel Pentium G4500 has a TDP of 51 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

MediaTek Helio X20 Characteristic Intel Pentium G4500
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 51 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 Intel Pentium G4500 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 3.00 MB cache.

MediaTek Helio X20 Characteristic Intel Pentium G4500
20 nm Technology 14 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
-- Socket LGA 1151
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2015 Release date Q3/2015
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek Helio X20 (27%)
Intel Pentium G4500 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek Helio X20 (68%)
Intel Pentium G4500 (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 (23%)
Intel Pentium G4500 Intel Pentium G4500
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz
887 (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 (68%)
Intel Pentium G4500 Intel Pentium G4500
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz
1684 (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 (31%)
Intel Pentium G4500 Intel Pentium G4500
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz
763 (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 (74%)
Intel Pentium G4500 Intel Pentium G4500
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz
1290 (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 (26%)
Intel Pentium G4500 Intel Pentium G4500
Intel HD Graphics 530 @ 1.05 GHz
403 (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 (63%)
Intel Pentium G4500 Intel Pentium G4500
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz
2766 (100%)

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%)
Intel Pentium G4500 Intel Pentium G4500
2C 2T @ 3.50 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%)
Intel Pentium G4500 Intel Pentium G4500
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz
149 (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%)
Intel Pentium G4500 Intel Pentium G4500
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz
266 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek Helio X20 Intel Pentium G4500
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