MediaTek Helio A20 vs Intel Core i7-12700

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MediaTek Helio A20 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-12700
MediaTek Helio A20 Intel Core i7-12700

CPU comparison

MediaTek Helio A20 or Intel Core i7-12700 - 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 A20 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. Up to 3 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The MediaTek Helio A20 was released in Q2/2020.

The Intel Core i7-12700 has 12 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-12700 was released in Q1/2022.
Mediatek Helio (37) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
MediaTek Helio A20/A25 (2) CPU group Intel Core i 12000 (34)
2 Generation 12
Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53 Architecture Alder Lake S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Core i7-11700
-- Successor Intel Core i7-13700

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek Helio A20 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.80 GHz. The Intel Core i7-12700 has 12 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz (4.90 GHz).

MediaTek Helio A20 Characteristic Intel Core i7-12700
4 Cores 12
4 Threads 20
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.80 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
A-Core 2.10 GHz (4.90 GHz)
8x Golden Cove
-- B-Core 1.60 GHz (3.60 GHz)
4x Gracemont

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 A20 Characteristic Intel Core i7-12700
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

PowerVR GE8300 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770
0.55 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.50 GHz
-- GPU Generation 11
20 nm Technology 10 nm
1 Max. displays 3
1 Compute units 32
-- Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 64 GB
10 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.

PowerVR GE8300 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 Decode
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The MediaTek Helio A20 supports a maximum of 3 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-12700 can connect up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

MediaTek Helio A20 Characteristic Intel Core i7-12700
LPDDR4X-1600, LPDDR3-933 Memory DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
3 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
12.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 12.00 MB
-- L3 Cache 25.00 MB
-- PCIe version 5.0
-- PCIe lanes 20
-- PCIe Bandwidth 78.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The MediaTek Helio A20 has a TDP of --, that of the Intel Core i7-12700 is 65 W.

MediaTek Helio A20 Characteristic Intel Core i7-12700
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) 180 W
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The MediaTek Helio A20 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i7-12700 cache has a total of 37.00 MB.

MediaTek Helio A20 Characteristic Intel Core i7-12700
12 nm Technology 10 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
-- Socket LGA 1700
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2020 Release date Q1/2022
-- Release price 339 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek Helio A20 (8%)
Intel Core i7-12700 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek Helio A20 (3%)
Intel Core i7-12700 (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 A20 MediaTek Helio A20
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
148 (9%)
Intel Core i7-12700 Intel Core i7-12700
12C 20T @ 4.90 GHz
1712 (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 A20 MediaTek Helio A20
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
522 (4%)
Intel Core i7-12700 Intel Core i7-12700
12C 20T @ 4.00 GHz
11650 (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 A20 MediaTek Helio A20
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
173 (7%)
Intel Core i7-12700 Intel Core i7-12700
12C 20T @ 4.90 GHz
2497 (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 A20 MediaTek Helio A20
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
476 (4%)
Intel Core i7-12700 Intel Core i7-12700
12C 20T @ 4.00 GHz
12448 (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 A20 MediaTek Helio A20
PowerVR GE8300 @ 0.55 GHz
35 (5%)
Intel Core i7-12700 Intel Core i7-12700
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.50 GHz
768 (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 A20 MediaTek Helio A20
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
714 (2%)
Intel Core i7-12700 Intel Core i7-12700
12C 20T @ 4.00 GHz
31146 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
MediaTek Helio A20 MediaTek Helio A20
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-12700 Intel Core i7-12700
12C 20T @ 4.90 GHz
107 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
MediaTek Helio A20 MediaTek Helio A20
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-12700 Intel Core i7-12700
12C 20T @ 4.90 GHz
1004 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 A20 MediaTek Helio A20
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-12700 Intel Core i7-12700
12C 20T @ 4.90 GHz
1862 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 A20 MediaTek Helio A20
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-12700 Intel Core i7-12700
12C 20T @ 4.00 GHz
21568 (100%)

AnTuTu 9 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 9 benchmark is very well suited to measuring the performance of a smartphone. AnTuTu 9 is quite heavy on 3D graphics and can now also use the "Metal" graphics interface. In AnTuTu, memory and UX (user experience) are also tested by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu version 9 can compare any ARM CPU running on Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly comparable when benchmarked on different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 9 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The rating is made up of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the working memory, and the performance of the internal graphics.
MediaTek Helio A20 MediaTek Helio A20
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
90326 (100%)
Intel Core i7-12700 Intel Core i7-12700
12C 20T @ 2.10 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 A20 MediaTek Helio A20
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
79352 (100%)
Intel Core i7-12700 Intel Core i7-12700
12C 20T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
MediaTek Helio A20 MediaTek Helio A20
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-12700 Intel Core i7-12700
12C 20T @ 4.00 GHz
284 (100%)

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 A20 MediaTek Helio A20
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-12700 Intel Core i7-12700
12C 20T @ 4.90 GHz
259 (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 A20 MediaTek Helio A20
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-12700 Intel Core i7-12700
12C 20T @ 4.00 GHz
3140 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek Helio A20 Intel Core i7-12700
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