Intel Atom C2316 vs MediaTek Helio P18

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Intel Atom C2316 CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek Helio P18
Intel Atom C2316 MediaTek Helio P18

CPU comparison

Intel Atom C2316 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 Intel Atom C2316 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The Intel Atom C2316 was released in Q3/2017.

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.
Intel Atom (108) Family Mediatek Helio (37)
Intel Atom C2000 (7) CPU group MediaTek Helio P10 (3)
3 Generation 1
Avoton Architecture Cortex-A53
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Atom C2316 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Atom C2316 is 1.50 GHz while the MediaTek Helio P18 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the MediaTek Helio P18 is at 2.00 GHz.

Intel Atom C2316 Characteristic MediaTek Helio P18
2 Cores 8
2 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.50 GHz A-Core 2.00 GHz
8x Cortex-A53
-- B-Core --

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.

Intel Atom C2316 Characteristic MediaTek Helio P18
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Atom C2316 or MediaTek Helio P18 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 0.80 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.80 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 Intel Atom C2316 can use up to 16 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The MediaTek Helio P18 supports up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 7.4 GB/s.

Intel Atom C2316 Characteristic MediaTek Helio P18
DDR3-1333 Memory LPDDR3-933
16 GB Max. Memory 4 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 7.4 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
1.00 MB L3 Cache --
2.0 PCIe version --
8 PCIe lanes --
4.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Atom C2316 is 7 W, while the MediaTek Helio P18 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Atom C2316 Characteristic MediaTek Helio P18
7 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Atom C2316 is manufactured in 22 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The MediaTek Helio P18 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Intel Atom C2316 Characteristic MediaTek Helio P18
22 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions --
BGA 1283 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q3/2017 Release date Q1/2018
39 $ 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.
Intel Atom C2316 Intel Atom C2316
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Helio P18 MediaTek Helio P18
ARM Mali-T860 MP2 @ 0.80 GHz
54 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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