AMD Athlon II X2 240e vs MediaTek Helio P10

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AMD Athlon II X2 240e CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek Helio P10
AMD Athlon II X2 240e MediaTek Helio P10

CPU comparison

AMD Athlon II X2 240e or MediaTek Helio P10 - 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 Athlon II X2 240e has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X2 240e was released in Q3/2009.

The MediaTek Helio P10 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 P10 was released in Q4/2015.
AMD Athlon II (52) Family Mediatek Helio (37)
AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus) (18) CPU group MediaTek Helio P10 (3)
1 Generation 1
Propus Architecture Cortex-A53
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Athlon II X2 240e is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.80 GHz. The MediaTek Helio P10 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz.

AMD Athlon II X2 240e Characteristic MediaTek Helio P10
2 Cores 8
2 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.80 GHz A-Core 2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
-- B-Core 1.20 GHz
4x Cortex-A53

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AMD Athlon II X2 240e Characteristic MediaTek Helio P10
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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.

no iGPU GPU ARM Mali-T860 MP2
GPU frequency 0.70 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.70 GHz
-- GPU Generation Midgard 4
Technology 28nm
Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 2
-- Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- 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.

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

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Athlon II X2 240e supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The MediaTek Helio P10 can connect up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels.

AMD Athlon II X2 240e Characteristic MediaTek Helio P10
DDR3-1333 Memory LPDDR3-933
16 GB Max. Memory 4 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 7.4 GB/s
No ECC No
2.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
2.0 PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Athlon II X2 240e has a TDP of 45 W, that of the MediaTek Helio P10 is --.

AMD Athlon II X2 240e Characteristic MediaTek Helio P10
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Athlon II X2 240e has a 2.00 MB cache, while the MediaTek Helio P10 cache has a total of 0.00 MB.

AMD Athlon II X2 240e Characteristic MediaTek Helio P10
45 nm Technology 28 nm
Unknown Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a ISA extensions --
AM3 Socket --
AMD-V Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q3/2009 Release date Q4/2015
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
AMD Athlon II X2 240e (0%)
MediaTek Helio P10 (0%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD Athlon II X2 240e (78%)
MediaTek Helio P10 (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.
AMD Athlon II X2 240e AMD Athlon II X2 240e
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
994 (78%)
MediaTek Helio P10 MediaTek Helio P10
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1282 (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.
AMD Athlon II X2 240e AMD Athlon II X2 240e
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
369 (100%)
MediaTek Helio P10 MediaTek Helio P10
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
AMD Athlon II X2 240e AMD Athlon II X2 240e
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
715 (100%)
MediaTek Helio P10 MediaTek Helio P10
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Athlon II X2 240e AMD Athlon II X2 240e
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Helio P10 MediaTek Helio P10
ARM Mali-T860 MP2 @ 0.70 GHz
48 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD Athlon II X2 240e MediaTek Helio P10
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