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MediaTek Helio A20 vs MediaTek Helio P23. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q2/2020
MediaTek Helio A20
MediaTek Helio A20
Released
Q3/2017
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MediaTek Helio P23
MediaTek Helio P23

What's the best choice MediaTek Helio A20 or MediaTek Helio P23? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

MediaTek Helio A20 has a base frequency of 1.50 GHz. 4 / 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Released in Q2/2020.

MediaTek Helio P23 has a base frequency of 1.65 GHz. 8 / 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Released in Q3/2017.

Differences


Positions in all rankings

Common positions MediaTek Helio A20 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1271 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1241 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1678 place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 10% better clock speed

    1.65 GHz left arrow 1.50 GHz
  • More number of cores

    4 more cores

    8 left arrow 4

Positions in all rankings

Common positions MediaTek Helio P23 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1261 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1107 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1604 place
  • AnTuTu 8 benchmark
    95 place

Specifications

Technical data
MediaTek Helio A20 MediaTek Helio A20
MediaTek Helio P23 MediaTek Helio P23
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    MediaTek Helio A20/A25 left arrow MediaTek Helio P20/P30
  • Family
    Mediatek Helio left arrow Mediatek Helio
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 2
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    1.5 GHz left arrow -
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • Core Configuration
    4x Cortex-A53 left arrow -
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 8
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    1.8 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    1.8 GHz left arrow -
  • A-Core
    - left arrow 4x Cortex-A53
  • A-Core Frequency
    - left arrow 1.65 GHz (2.50 GHz)
  • B-Core
    - left arrow 4x Cortex-A53
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    10 left arrow 11
  • Execution units
    1 left arrow 2
  • Generation
    - left arrow Bifrost 1
  • GPU Frequency
    550 MHz left arrow 770 MHz
  • GPU name
    PowerVR GE8300 left arrow ARM Mali-G71 MP2
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Max. displays
    1 left arrow 1
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 2 GB
  • Release date
    Q1/2017 left arrow Q2/2016
  • Shader
    0 left arrow 32
  • Technology
    20 nm left arrow 16 nm
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by MediaTek Helio P23 and MediaTek Helio A20. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    3 GB left arrow 6 GB
  • Memory Bandwidth
    - left arrow 12.8 GB/s
  • Memory channels
    1 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    LPDDR3-933LPDDR4X-1600 left arrow LPDDR3-933LPDDR4X-1600
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP MediaTek Helio A20 and MediaTek Helio P23 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by MediaTek Helio A20 and MediaTek Helio P23, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53 left arrow Cortex-A53
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) left arrow ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
  • Operating systems
    Android left arrow Android
  • Part Number
    - left arrow MT6763T
  • Release date
    Q2/2020 left arrow Q3/2017
  • Technology
    12 nm left arrow 16 nm
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow None

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between MediaTek Helio A20 and MediaTek Helio P23.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

142.000000
MediaTek Helio A20
152.000000
MediaTek Helio P23
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

479.000000
MediaTek Helio A20
859.000000
MediaTek Helio P23
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

35.000000
MediaTek Helio A20
53.000000
MediaTek Helio P23

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