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

At a glance

Name: MediaTek Helio X20
Family: Mediatek Helio (37)
CPU group: MediaTek Helio X20 (4)
Architecture: Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53
Technology: 20 nm
Segment: Smartphone / Tablet
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: --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 Qualcomm Snapdragon 653
8C 8T @ 1.95 GHz
279
MediaTek Helio X27 MediaTek Helio X27
10C 10T @ 2.60 GHz
276
Samsung Exynos 7884 Samsung Exynos 7884
8C 8T @ 1.60 GHz
254
MediaTek Helio X20 MediaTek Helio X20
10C 10T @ 2.10 GHz
240
MediaTek MT8169A MediaTek MT8169A
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz
229
Samsung Exynos 850 Samsung Exynos 850
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
219
Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 Qualcomm Snapdragon 626
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
208

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.
Samsung Exynos 8890 Samsung Exynos 8890
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
1034
Samsung Exynos 7885 Samsung Exynos 7885
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
970
Apple A8X Apple A8X
3C 3T @ 1.50 GHz
959
MediaTek Helio X20 MediaTek Helio X20
10C 10T @ 2.10 GHz
958
MediaTek Helio X27 MediaTek Helio X27
10C 10T @ 2.60 GHz
942
Samsung Exynos 850 Samsung Exynos 850
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
942
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
941

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.
Samsung Exynos 7420 Samsung Exynos 7420
8C 8T @ 2.10 GHz
244
Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 Qualcomm Snapdragon 808
6C 6T @ 1.82 GHz
237
Samsung Exynos 7884 Samsung Exynos 7884
8C 8T @ 1.60 GHz
232
MediaTek Helio X20 MediaTek Helio X20
10C 10T @ 2.10 GHz
203
HiSilicon Kirin 659 HiSilicon Kirin 659
8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz
193
HiSilicon Kirin 658 HiSilicon Kirin 658
8C 8T @ 2.35 GHz
183
MediaTek MT8169A MediaTek MT8169A
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz
180

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
Samsung Exynos 9610 Samsung Exynos 9610
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
1164
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1163
MediaTek Helio X20 MediaTek Helio X20
10C 10T @ 2.10 GHz
1153
MediaTek MT8183 MediaTek MT8183
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1145
Samsung Exynos 9609 Samsung Exynos 9609
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1139
Samsung Exynos 8890 Samsung Exynos 8890
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
1136

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.
Apple A7 Apple A7
PowerVR G6430 @ 0.45 GHz
115
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
Qualcomm Adreno 506 @ 0.60 GHz
115
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
Samsung Exynos 5420 Samsung Exynos 5420
ARM Mali-T628 MP6 @ 0.53 GHz
102
Samsung Exynos 5422 Samsung Exynos 5422
ARM Mali-T628 MP6 @ 0.53 GHz
102
MediaTek Helio P70 MediaTek Helio P70
ARM Mali-G72 MP3 @ 0.90 GHz
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 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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1775
MediaTek Helio P22 MediaTek Helio P22
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1736
MediaTek MT6752 MediaTek MT6752
8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz
1731
MediaTek Helio X20 MediaTek Helio X20
10C 10T @ 2.10 GHz
1729
MediaTek Helio P25 MediaTek Helio P25
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
1659
Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 Qualcomm Snapdragon 652
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
1633
Samsung Exynos 7420 Samsung Exynos 7420
8C 8T @ 2.10 GHz
1618

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