AMD A6-7050B vs MediaTek Helio P18

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AMD A6-7050B CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek Helio P18
AMD A6-7050B MediaTek Helio P18

CPU comparison

AMD A6-7050B or MediaTek Helio P18 - 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 AMD A6-7050B has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A6-7050B was released in Q2/2014.

The MediaTek Helio P18 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The MediaTek Helio P18 was released in Q1/2018.
AMD A (112) Family Mediatek Helio (37)
AMD A6-7000 (2) CPU group MediaTek Helio P10 (3)
5 Generation 1
Kaveri (Steamroller) Architecture Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A6-7050B is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz (3.00 GHz). The MediaTek Helio P18 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz.

AMD A6-7050B Characteristic MediaTek Helio P18
2 Cores 8
2 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz (3.00 GHz) A-Core 2.00 GHz
8x Cortex-A53
-- B-Core --

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.

AMD A6-7050B Characteristic MediaTek Helio P18
-- 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.

AMD Radeon R4 (Kaveri) GPU ARM Mali-T860 MP2
0.49 GHz GPU frequency 0.80 GHz
0.53 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.80 GHz
6 GPU Generation Midgard 4
28 nm Technology 28nm
2 Max. displays 2
3 Compute units 2
192 Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version 11

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.

AMD Radeon R4 (Kaveri) GPU ARM Mali-T860 MP2
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD A6-7050B supports a maximum of GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The MediaTek Helio P18 can connect up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels.

AMD A6-7050B Characteristic MediaTek Helio P18
DDR3-1600 Memory LPDDR3-933
Max. Memory 4 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 7.4 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
1.00 MB L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD A6-7050B has a TDP of 17 W, that of the MediaTek Helio P18 is --.

AMD A6-7050B Characteristic MediaTek Helio P18
17 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD A6-7050B has a 1.00 MB cache, while the MediaTek Helio P18 cache has a total of 0.00 MB.

AMD A6-7050B Characteristic MediaTek Helio P18
28 nm Technology 28 nm
Unknown Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 ISA extensions --
FM2+ Socket --
AMD-V Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Operating systems Android
Q2/2014 Release date Q1/2018
-- Release price --
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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.
AMD A6-7050B AMD A6-7050B
AMD Radeon R4 (Kaveri) @ 0.53 GHz
205 (100%)
MediaTek Helio P18 MediaTek Helio P18
ARM Mali-T860 MP2 @ 0.80 GHz
54 (27%)

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.
AMD A6-7050B AMD A6-7050B
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
1727 (100%)
MediaTek Helio P18 MediaTek Helio P18
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD A6-7050B MediaTek Helio P18
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