AMD Phenom II X2 B59 vs MediaTek Helio P15
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| AMD Phenom II X2 B59 | MediaTek Helio P15 | |
CPU comparisonAMD Phenom II X2 B59 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 Phenom II X2 B59 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Phenom II X2 B59 was released in Q4/2011. 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. |
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| AMD Phenom II (52) | Family | Mediatek Helio (37) |
| AMD Phenom II - 545 (9) | CPU group | MediaTek Helio P10 (3) |
| 2 | Generation | 1 |
| Callisto (K10) | Architecture | Cortex-A53 |
| Desktop / Server | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe AMD Phenom II X2 B59 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Phenom II X2 B59 is 3.40 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. |
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| AMD Phenom II X2 B59 | Characteristic | MediaTek Helio P15 |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 2 | Threads | 8 |
| normal | Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| No | Hyperthreading | No |
| Yes | Overclocking ? | No |
| 3.40 GHz | A-Core | 2.20 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
| -- | B-Core | 1.20 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The AMD Phenom II X2 B59 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. |
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| 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 supportA 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. |
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| 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 & PCIeThe AMD Phenom II X2 B59 can use up to 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. |
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| AMD Phenom II X2 B59 | Characteristic | MediaTek Helio P15 |
| DDR3-1333, DDR2-1066 | Memory | LPDDR3-933 |
| 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 |
| -- | L2 Cache | -- |
| 6.00 MB | L3 Cache | -- |
| -- | PCIe version | -- |
| -- | PCIe lanes | -- |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Phenom II X2 B59 is 80 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. |
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| AMD Phenom II X2 B59 | Characteristic | MediaTek Helio P15 |
| 80 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | -- |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe AMD Phenom II X2 B59 is manufactured in 45 nm and has 6.00 MB cache. The MediaTek Helio P15 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache. |
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| AMD Phenom II X2 B59 | Characteristic | MediaTek Helio P15 |
| 45 nm | Technology | 28 nm |
| Unknown | Chip design | Chiplet |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
| SSE3, SSE4a | ISA extensions | -- |
| AM3 | Socket | -- |
| AMD-V | Virtualization | None |
| No | AES-NI | No |
| Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | Android |
| Q4/2011 | Release date | Q3/2016 |
| -- | 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.
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AMD Phenom II X2 B59
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MediaTek Helio P15
ARM Mali-T860 MP2 @ 0.70 GHz |
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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
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AMD Phenom II X2 B59
2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz |
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MediaTek Helio P15
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Phenom II X2 B59
2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz |
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MediaTek Helio P15
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Phenom II X2 B59
2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz |
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MediaTek Helio P15
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz |
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| AMD Phenom II X2 B59 | MediaTek Helio P15 |
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