AMD Opteron X3421 vs MediaTek Helio P10

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AMD Opteron X3421 CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek Helio P10
AMD Opteron X3421 MediaTek Helio P10

CPU comparison

AMD Opteron X3421 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 Opteron X3421 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Opteron X3421 was released in Q2/2015.

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 Opteron (4) Family Mediatek Helio (37)
AMD Opteron X3000 (3) CPU group MediaTek Helio P10 (3)
0 Generation 1
Toronto (Excavator) Architecture Cortex-A53
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Opteron X3421 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz (3.40 GHz). The MediaTek Helio P10 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz.

AMD Opteron X3421 Characteristic MediaTek Helio P10
4 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.10 GHz (3.40 GHz) A-Core 2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
-- B-Core 1.20 GHz
4x Cortex-A53

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 Opteron X3421 Characteristic MediaTek Helio P10
-- 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 R7 - 512 (Toronto) GPU ARM Mali-T860 MP2
0.80 GHz GPU frequency 0.70 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.70 GHz
0 GPU Generation Midgard 4
Technology 28nm
3 Max. displays 2
8 Compute units 2
512 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 R7 - 512 (Toronto) GPU ARM Mali-T860 MP2
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode 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
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Opteron X3421 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The MediaTek Helio P10 can connect up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels.

AMD Opteron X3421 Characteristic MediaTek Helio P10
DDR4-2400 Memory LPDDR3-933
Max. Memory 4 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 7.4 GB/s
Yes ECC No
2.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
8 PCIe lanes --
7.9 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Opteron X3421 has a TDP of 15 W, that of the MediaTek Helio P10 is --.

AMD Opteron X3421 Characteristic MediaTek Helio P10
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
35 W TDP up --
12 W TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Opteron X3421 has a 2.00 MB cache, while the MediaTek Helio P10 cache has a total of 0.00 MB.

AMD Opteron X3421 Characteristic MediaTek Helio P10
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, AVX2 ISA extensions --
FP4 Socket --
AMD-V, AMD-Vt Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q2/2015 Release date Q4/2015
-- 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 Opteron X3421 AMD Opteron X3421
AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Toronto) @ 0.80 GHz
820 (100%)
MediaTek Helio P10 MediaTek Helio P10
ARM Mali-T860 MP2 @ 0.70 GHz
48 (6%)

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 Opteron X3421 AMD Opteron X3421
4C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Helio P10 MediaTek Helio P10
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1282 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD Opteron X3421 MediaTek Helio P10
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