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Mediatek Helio X20 MT6797

Mediatek Helio X20 MT6797

The Mediatek Helio X20 MT6797 is an upper mainstream ARM SoC for smartphones (mainly Android based) that was introduced in 2016. It is manufactured in a 20 nm process and is equipped with 10 CPU cores. Two fast Cortex-A72 cores are running at up to 2.3 GHz, four Cortex-A53 cores at up to 1.83 GHz and four Cortex-A53 cores at up to 1.4 GHz. All cores support 64-bit and the utilization of three clusters is supposed to improve efficiency according to Mediatek. The two A72 cores are only designed for short "Burst-Performance scenarios" according to Mediatek and are probably not used for sustained workloads. 

The integrated ARM Mali T880 MP4 (according to Wikipedia) GPU is clocked at up to 780 MHz and has four cluster (from 16) from the Midgard (4th Gen) architecture.

The chip also includes an LTE modem (Cat. 6 300/50 Mbps, DC-HSPA+, TD-SCDMA, EDGE, CDMA2000, ...) as well as a WLAN 802.11ac (280 Mbps) modem. GPS/Glonass/BeiDou is supported for location. The integrated video encoder can handle up to 4Kx2K H.265 at 30 fps and HDR. The SoC can also decode H.265, H.264 and VP9 in 4K30. 

Power Consumption

The processor is manufactured in a 20 nm process at TSMC and should have an average power consumption under load.

SeriesMediatek Mediatek Helio 20
CodenameCortex-A72 / A53

Series: Mediatek Helio 20 Cortex-A72 / A53

Mediatek Helio X25 MTK6797T compare2.5 GHz10 / 10 cores Cortex-A72 / A53
Mediatek Helio X20 MT6797 « 2.3 GHz10 / 10 cores Cortex-A72 / A53
Clock Rate2300 MHz
Number of Cores / Threads10 / 10
Manufacturing Technology20 nm
FeaturesUMTS/HSPA+, LTE Cat. 6, TD-SCDMA, 802.11ac WiFi, Dual-Channel LPDDR3-1866 Memory Controller, eMMC 5.1, 4K@30 H.265 Video Encoder, H.265 4K@30 Decode, ARM Mali 780 MHz
GPUARM Mali-T880 MP4 ( - 780 MHz)
64 Bit64 Bit support
ArchitectureARM
Announcement Date03/01/2016
Product Link (external)mediatek-helio.com

Benchmarks

Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 3218     avg: 4325     median: 4161 (5%)     max: 5760 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 3780     avg: 7446     median: 7999.5 (7%)     max: 10006 Points
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

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Reviews for the Mediatek Helio X20 MT6797 processor

EeWrite E-Pad E-Ink Tablet Review

EeWrite E-Pad E-Ink Tablet Review

It's got the features of a regular Android tablet, but it doesn't have the speed for a smooth experience. The EeWrite E-Pad is best as an e-reader with only the...
Mediatek Helio X20 MT6797 | 10.30" | 392 g
Kodak Ektra Smartphone Review

Kodak Ektra Smartphone Review

The camera-smartphone? The Kodak Ektra carries a big name and accordingly wants to pocket the prize for the best smartphone camera. Read on to find out if it do...
Mediatek Helio X20 MT6797 | ARM Mali-T880 MP4 | 5.00" | 163 g
ElePhone S7 Smartphone Review

ElePhone S7 Smartphone Review

Samsung Galaxy S7 replica. The current premium model of the Chinese manufacturer ElePhone S7 has been put through our test course. Its outer resemblance to Sam...
Mediatek Helio X20 MT6797 | ARM Mali-T880 MP4 | 5.50" | 148 g

Teclast M20: ARM Mali-T880 MP4, 10.10", 0.6 kg
  External Review » Teclast M20

Chuwi Hi9 Pro: ARM Mali-T880 MP4, 8.40", 0.6 kg
  External Review » Chuwi Hi9 Pro

Chuwi Hi9 Air: ARM Mali-T880 MP4, 10.10", 0.6 kg
  External Review » Chuwi Hi9 Air

Lenovo K8 Note: ARM Mali-T880 MP4, 5.50", 0.2 kg
  External Review » Lenovo K8 Note

Kodak Ektra: ARM Mali-T880 MP4, 5.00", 0.2 kg
  External Review » Kodak Ektra

Alcatel Flash 2017: ARM Mali-T880 MP4, 5.50", 0.2 kg
  External Review » Alcatel Flash 2017

Elephone S7: ARM Mali-T880 MP4, 5.50", 0.1 kg
  External Review » Elephone S7

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Other CPUs of the series Mediatek Helio 20

» MediaTek Helio X27 MT6797X
   10x 2.6 GHz
» Mediatek Helio X25 MTK6797T
   10x 2.5 GHz
» Mediatek Helio X20 MT6797
   10x 2.3 GHz
» Mediatek Helio P25
   8x 2.6 GHz
» Mediatek Helio A25
   8x 1.8 GHz
» Mediatek Helio P23 MT6763T
   8x 2.3 GHz - 2.5 GHz
» Mediatek Helio P23 MT6763V
   8x 2 GHz
» Mediatek Helio P22 MT6762
   8x 2 GHz
» Mediatek Helio A22 MT6762M
   4x 2 GHz
» Mediatek Helio A22 MT6761
   4x 2 GHz
» Mediatek Helio A20 MT6761D
   4x 1.8 GHz

Surrounding CPUs

+ Intel Atom Z3770
   4x 1.46 GHz - 2.4 GHz
+ Intel Atom Z3770D
   4x 1.5 GHz - 2.41 GHz
+ Intel Atom x5-Z8500
   4x 1.44 GHz - 2.24 GHz
+ Apple A8X
   3x 1.5 GHz
+ Nvidia Tegra K1 (Denver)
   2x 2.3 GHz
» Mediatek Helio X20 MT6797
   10x 2.3 GHz
- Mediatek MT8176
   6x 2.1 GHz
- Mediatek Helio P25
   8x 2.6 GHz
- Mediatek MT8173
   4x 2.4 GHz
- MediaTek MT8169A
   6x 2 GHz
- Mediatek Helio G37
   8x 1.8 GHz - 2.3 GHz
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Klaus Hinum (Update: 2017-03- 5)