MediaTek Helio X27 vs Intel Atom N470

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MediaTek Helio X27 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Atom N470
MediaTek Helio X27 Intel Atom N470

CPU comparison

MediaTek Helio X27 or Intel Atom N470 - 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 X27 has 10 cores with 10 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. Up to 4 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The MediaTek Helio X27 was released in Q1/2017.

The Intel Atom N470 has 1 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.83 GHz. The CPU supports up to 2 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Intel Atom N470 was released in Q1/2010.
Mediatek Helio (37) Family Intel Atom (108)
MediaTek Helio X20 (4) CPU group Intel Atom N400/N500 (3)
2 Generation 2
Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53 Architecture Pineview
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek Helio X27 has 10 CPU cores and can calculate 10 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the MediaTek Helio X27 is 2.60 GHz while the Intel Atom N470 has 1 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Atom N470 is at 1.83 GHz.

MediaTek Helio X27 Characteristic Intel Atom N470
10 Cores 1
10 Threads 2
hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.60 GHz
2x Cortex-A72
A-Core 1.83 GHz
1.55 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 X27 Characteristic Intel Atom N470
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The MediaTek Helio X27 or Intel Atom N470 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 GMA 3150
0.88 GHz GPU frequency 0.20 GHz
0.88 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
Midgard 4 GPU Generation --
16 nm Technology 45
2 Max. displays 0
4 Compute units 2
64 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 1 GB
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 Intel GMA 3150
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 X27 can use up to 4 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 6.4 GB/s. The Intel Atom N470 supports up to 2 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 5.3 GB/s.

MediaTek Helio X27 Characteristic Intel Atom N470
LPDDR3-800 Memory DDR2-667
4 GB Max. Memory 2 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
6.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 5.3 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 0.50 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek Helio X27 is --, while the Intel Atom N470 has a TDP of 6.5 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

MediaTek Helio X27 Characteristic Intel Atom N470
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 6.5 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The MediaTek Helio X27 is manufactured in 20 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Intel Atom N470 is manufactured in 45 nm and has a 0.50 MB cache.

MediaTek Helio X27 Characteristic Intel Atom N470
20 nm Technology 45 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions MMX, SSE3, SSSE3
-- Socket BGA 559
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2017 Release date Q1/2010
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek Helio X27 (100%)
Intel Atom N470 (41%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek Helio X27 (100%)
Intel Atom N470 (12%)

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 X27 MediaTek Helio X27
10C 10T @ 2.60 GHz
256 (100%)
Intel Atom N470 Intel Atom N470
1C 2T @ 1.83 GHz
105 (41%)

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 X27 MediaTek Helio X27
10C 10T @ 2.60 GHz
1165 (100%)
Intel Atom N470 Intel Atom N470
1C 2T @ 1.83 GHz
157 (13%)

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 X27 MediaTek Helio X27
10C 10T @ 2.60 GHz
2139 (100%)
Intel Atom N470 Intel Atom N470
1C 2T @ 1.83 GHz
224 (10%)

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 X27 MediaTek Helio X27
10C 10T @ 2.60 GHz
276 (100%)
Intel Atom N470 Intel Atom N470
1C 2T @ 1.83 GHz
0 (0%)

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 X27 MediaTek Helio X27
10C 10T @ 2.60 GHz
942 (100%)
Intel Atom N470 Intel Atom N470
1C 2T @ 1.83 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 X27 MediaTek Helio X27
ARM Mali-T880 MP4 @ 0.88 GHz
119 (100%)
Intel Atom N470 Intel Atom N470
Intel GMA 3150 @ 0.20 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 X27 MediaTek Helio X27
10C 10T @ 2.60 GHz
102768 (100%)
Intel Atom N470 Intel Atom N470
1C 2T @ 1.83 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek Helio X27 Intel Atom N470
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