MediaTek Helio G99 vs Intel Atom N470

Let's find out which one of MediaTek Helio G99 and Intel Atom N470 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  MediaTek Helio G99 Intel Atom N470
• Family
  Mediatek Helio Intel Atom
• CPU group
  MediaTek Helio G99 Intel Atom N400/N500
• Segment
  Mobile Desktop / Server
• Generation
  1 2

In this block we are going to compare MediaTek Helio G99 vs Intel Atom N470 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.

• CPU Cores / Threads
  8 / 8 1 / 2
• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) normal
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  No Yes
• Overclocking
  No No

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in MediaTek Helio G99 and Intel Atom N470 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  ARM Mali-G57 MP2 Intel GMA 3150
• GPU frequency
  0.25 GHz 0.20 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  1.07 GHz No turbo
• Execution units
  2 2
• Shader
  32 0
• Max. GPU Memory
  4 GB 1 GB
• Max. displays
  2 0
• Generation
  Vallhall 1
• Direct X
  12 --
• Technology
  7 nm 45
• Release date
  Q2/2020 Q1/2010

Let's compare the support of video codecs between MediaTek Helio G99 and Intel Atom N470. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

To choose the best model between MediaTek Helio G99 and Intel Atom N470 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.

• Memory type
  LPDDR4X-4266 DDR2-667
• Max. Memory
  12 GB 2 GB
• Memory channels
  2 (Dual Channel) 1 (Single Channel)
• ECC
  No No
• AES-NI
  No No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for MediaTek Helio G99 or Intel Atom N470? 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.

• Tjunction max.
  -- 100 \xc2\xb0C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for MediaTek Helio G99 and Intel Atom N470 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  6 nm 45 nm
• Chip design
  Chiplet Monolithic
• Socket
  N/A BGA 559
• L2-Cache
  -- 0.50 MB
• Architecture
  Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55 Pineview
• Operating systems
  Android Windows 10, Linux
• Virtualization
  None None
• Instruction set (ISA)
  ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  MMX, SSE3, SSSE3
• Release date
  Q3/2022 Q1/2010
• Documents
  Technical data sheet --