AMD Athlon II X4 600e vs MediaTek Helio P15

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AMD Athlon II X4 600e CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek Helio P15
AMD Athlon II X4 600e MediaTek Helio P15

CPU comparison

AMD Athlon II X4 600e or MediaTek Helio P15 - 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 X4 600e has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X4 600e was released in Q3/2009.

The MediaTek Helio P15 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The MediaTek Helio P15 was released in Q3/2016.
AMD Athlon II (52) Family Mediatek Helio (37)
AMD Athlon II X4 (Propus) (10) 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 X4 600e has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon II X4 600e is 2.20 GHz while the MediaTek Helio P15 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the MediaTek Helio P15 is at 2.20 GHz.

AMD Athlon II X4 600e Characteristic MediaTek Helio P15
4 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz A-Core 2.20 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 X4 600e Characteristic MediaTek Helio P15
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The AMD Athlon II X4 600e or MediaTek Helio P15 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

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 X4 600e can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The MediaTek Helio P15 supports up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 7.4 GB/s.

AMD Athlon II X4 600e Characteristic MediaTek Helio P15
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 thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Athlon II X4 600e is 45 W, while the MediaTek Helio P15 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD Athlon II X4 600e Characteristic MediaTek Helio P15
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Athlon II X4 600e is manufactured in 45 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The MediaTek Helio P15 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

AMD Athlon II X4 600e Characteristic MediaTek Helio P15
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 Q3/2016
-- Release price --
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Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Athlon II X4 600e AMD Athlon II X4 600e
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
288 (100%)
MediaTek Helio P15 MediaTek Helio P15
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Athlon II X4 600e AMD Athlon II X4 600e
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
1090 (100%)
MediaTek Helio P15 MediaTek Helio P15
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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 X4 600e AMD Athlon II X4 600e
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
291 (100%)
MediaTek Helio P15 MediaTek Helio P15
8C 8T @ 2.20 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 X4 600e AMD Athlon II X4 600e
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
1022 (100%)
MediaTek Helio P15 MediaTek Helio P15
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Athlon II X4 600e AMD Athlon II X4 600e
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
115 (100%)
MediaTek Helio P15 MediaTek Helio P15
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Athlon II X4 600e AMD Athlon II X4 600e
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
438 (100%)
MediaTek Helio P15 MediaTek Helio P15
8C 8T @ 2.20 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 X4 600e AMD Athlon II X4 600e
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Helio P15 MediaTek Helio P15
ARM Mali-T860 MP2 @ 0.70 GHz
48 (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 X4 600e AMD Athlon II X4 600e
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
1716 (100%)
MediaTek Helio P15 MediaTek Helio P15
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Athlon II X4 600e AMD Athlon II X4 600e
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
52 (100%)
MediaTek Helio P15 MediaTek Helio P15
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Athlon II X4 600e AMD Athlon II X4 600e
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
203 (100%)
MediaTek Helio P15 MediaTek Helio P15
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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