MediaTek Helio X20 Benchmark, Test and specs

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The MediaTek Helio X20 has 10 cores with 10 threads and is based on the 2. gen of the Mediatek Helio series. The processor was released in Q4/2015. The MediaTek Helio X20 scores 203 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 1,153 points.
MediaTek Helio X20

CPU lineage

The segment in which we have classified the MediaTek Helio X20. Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the MediaTek Helio X20.

Name: MediaTek Helio X20
Family: Mediatek Helio (37)
CPU group: MediaTek Helio X20 (4)
Architecture: Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 2
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. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads: 10 / 10
Core architecture: hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
A-Core: 2x Cortex-A72
B-Core: 4x Cortex-A53
C-Core: 4x Cortex-A53
Hyperthreading / SMT: No
Overclocking: No
A-Core Frequency: 2.10 GHz
B-Core Frequency: 1.40 GHz
C-Core Frequency: --

Internal Graphics

The MediaTek Helio X20 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the MediaTek Helio X20 uses the ARM Mali-T880 MP4, which has 64 texture shaders and 4 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name: ARM Mali-T880 MP4
GPU frequency: 0.78 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 0.78 GHz
Compute units: 4
Shader: 64
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q2/2016
Max. displays: 2
Generation: Midgard 4
Direct X: 11
Technology: 16 nm
Max. GPU Memory: --
Frame Generation: No

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.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode / Encode
VP9: No
AV1: No
AVC: No
VC-1: No
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The processor can use up to 4 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 6.4 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
LPDDR3-800
6.4 GB/s
Max. Memory: 4 GB
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe:
PCIe Bandwidth: --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is . The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: --

Technical details

The MediaTek Helio X20 is made in 20 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 0.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology: 20 nm
Chip design: Chiplet
Socket: --
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: --
AES-NI: No
Operating systems: Android
Virtualization: None
Instruction set (ISA): Armv8-A (64 bit)
ISA extensions: --
Release date: Q4/2015
Release price: --
Part Number: MT6797
Documents: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the MediaTek Helio X20 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.


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.
Intel Pentium D 915 Intel Pentium D 915
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
208
AMD Athlon 5150 AMD Athlon 5150
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
207
Intel Celeron 1019Y Intel Celeron 1019Y
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
205
MediaTek Helio X20 MediaTek Helio X20
10C 10T @ 2.10 GHz
203
Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
202
Intel Atom x5-Z8350 Intel Atom x5-Z8350
4C 4T @ 1.92 GHz
202
Intel Celeron J1850 Intel Celeron J1850
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
202

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.
AMD Athlon II X4 620 AMD Athlon II X4 620
4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
1155
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400
4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz
1155
Intel Atom x7-E3950 Intel Atom x7-E3950
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
1154
MediaTek Helio X20 MediaTek Helio X20
10C 10T @ 2.10 GHz
1153
Intel Core M-5Y10a Intel Core M-5Y10a
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
1151
Intel Celeron G1830 Intel Celeron G1830
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
1150
Intel Core i7-2677M Intel Core i7-2677M
2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
1147

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.
Samsung Exynos 7884 Samsung Exynos 7884
8C 8T @ 1.60 GHz
254
AMD GX-222GC AMD GX-222GC
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
250
Intel Atom x7-E3950 Intel Atom x7-E3950
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
246
MediaTek Helio X20 MediaTek Helio X20
10C 10T @ 2.10 GHz
240
Intel Core i3-2375M Intel Core i3-2375M
2C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
238
Intel Core i3-2377M Intel Core i3-2377M
2C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
238
Intel Celeron 900 Intel Celeron 900
1C 1T @ 0.80 GHz
237

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.
Intel Core i5-4300Y Intel Core i5-4300Y
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
967
Intel Pentium Silver N5000 Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
965
Apple A8X Apple A8X
3C 3T @ 1.50 GHz
959
MediaTek Helio X20 MediaTek Helio X20
10C 10T @ 2.10 GHz
958
Intel Pentium G3220 Intel Pentium G3220
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
957
Intel Core i3-540 Intel Core i3-540
2C 4T @ 3.06 GHz
952
MediaTek Helio X27 MediaTek Helio X27
10C 10T @ 2.60 GHz
942

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.
Intel Core i5-3570 Intel Core i5-3570
Intel HD Graphics 2500 @ 1.15 GHz
110
Intel Pentium B970 Intel Pentium B970
Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) @ 1.15 GHz
110
MediaTek Helio X23 MediaTek Helio X23
ARM Mali-T880 MP4 @ 0.78 GHz
106
MediaTek Helio X20 MediaTek Helio X20
ARM Mali-T880 MP4 @ 0.78 GHz
106
Intel Atom x6214RE Intel Atom x6214RE
Intel UHD Graphics 10th Gen (16 EU) @ 0.40 GHz
106
Intel Atom x6414RE Intel Atom x6414RE
Intel UHD Graphics 10th Gen (16 EU) @ 0.40 GHz
106
Intel Core i3-2115C Intel Core i3-2115C
Intel HD Graphics 2000 @ 1.10 GHz
106

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 X23 MediaTek Helio X23
10C 10T @ 2.30 GHz
92567
Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 Qualcomm Snapdragon 439
8C 8T @ 1.95 GHz
90384
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
87906
MediaTek Helio X20 MediaTek Helio X20
10C 10T @ 2.10 GHz
84536
MediaTek Helio A20 MediaTek Helio A20
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
79352
Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 Qualcomm Snapdragon 429
4C 4T @ 1.95 GHz
77389
MediaTek Helio A22 MediaTek Helio A22
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
72945

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 P22 MediaTek Helio P22
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1736
Intel Celeron 3965U Intel Celeron 3965U
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
1732
MediaTek MT6752 MediaTek MT6752
8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz
1731
MediaTek Helio X20 MediaTek Helio X20
10C 10T @ 2.10 GHz
1729
AMD A6-7050B AMD A6-7050B
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
1727
Intel Celeron J4025 Intel Celeron J4025
2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz
1725
Intel Core i3-4158U Intel Core i3-4158U
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
1724

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