Intel Pentium Silver N5000 VS MediaTek Helio G80

Comparison of video cards Intel Pentium Silver N5000 vs MediaTek Helio G80 in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences Specifications Benchmarks

Differences

Top features of Intel Pentium Silver N5000

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Higher turbo clock speed

2.70 GHz 2.00 GHz

Around 26% better overclocked clock speed

Top features of MediaTek Helio G80

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Higher clock speed

1.80 GHz 1.10 GHz

Around 39% better clock speed
More number of cores

8 4

2 times more cores

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

Intel Pentium Silver N5000 MediaTek Helio G80

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of Intel Pentium Silver N5000 and MediaTek Helio G80 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	Intel Pentium Silver N5000 MediaTek Helio G80
Segment	Mobile Mobile
Family	Intel Pentium Mediatek Dimensity
Generation	9 1
CPU group	Intel Pentium J5000/N5000 MediaTek Helio G70/G80

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare Intel Pentium Silver N5000 vs MediaTek Helio G80 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification	Value
Frequency	1.10 GHz 1.80 GHz
CPU Cores	4 8
Turbo (1 Core)	2.70 GHz 2.00 GHz
CPU Threads	4 8
Hyperthreading	No No
Overclocking	No No
Core architecture	normal hybrid (big.LITTLE)
A core	-- 2x Cortex-A75
B core	-- 6x Cortex-A55

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Pentium Silver N5000 and MediaTek Helio G80 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	Intel UHD Graphics 605 ARM Mali-G52 MP2
GPU frequency	0.20 GHz 0.95 GHz
GPU (Turbo)	0.75 GHz No turbo
Execution units	18 2
Shader	144 32
Max. GPU Memory	8 GB --
Max. displays	3 2
Generation	9.5 Bifrost 2
DirectX Version	12 12
Technology	14 nm 16 nm
Release date	Q4/2017 Q3/2020

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Pentium Silver N5000 and MediaTek Helio G80. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between Intel Pentium Silver N5000 and MediaTek Helio G80 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification	Value
Memory type	DDR4-2400 LPDDR4X-1800
Max. Memory	8 GB 8 GB
ECC	No No
Memory channels	2 2
PCIe version	2.0
PCIe lanes	6

Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Intel Pentium Silver N5000 and MediaTek Helio G80.

Specification	Value
AES-NI	Yes No

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Pentium Silver N5000 or MediaTek Helio G80? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification	Value
TDP (PL1)	6 W

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Pentium Silver N5000 and MediaTek Helio G80 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d None
ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2
L3-Cache	4.00 MB --
Architecture	Gemini Lake Cortex-A75 / Cortex-A55
Technology	14 nm 12 nm
Socket	BGA 1090 N/A
Release date	Q4/2017 Q2/2020
Part Number	-- MT6769T