Intel Atom C3950 vs MediaTek Helio P18
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| Intel Atom C3950 | MediaTek Helio P18 | |
CPU comparisonIntel Atom C3950 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 C3950 has 16 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. Up to 256 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Atom C3950 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. |
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| Intel Atom (108) | Family | Mediatek Helio (37) |
| Intel Atom C3000 (20) | CPU group | MediaTek Helio P10 (3) |
| 5 | Generation | 1 |
| Denverton | Architecture | Cortex-A53 |
| Desktop / Server | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Atom C3950 has 16 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Atom C3950 is 1.70 GHz (2.20 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. |
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| Intel Atom C3950 | Characteristic | MediaTek Helio P18 |
| 16 | Cores | 8 |
| 16 | Threads | 8 |
| normal | Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| No | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 1.70 GHz (2.20 GHz) | A-Core | 2.00 GHz 8x Cortex-A53 |
| -- | B-Core | -- |
Internal GraphicsThe Intel Atom C3950 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. |
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| 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 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 Intel Atom C3950 can use up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 38.4 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. |
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| Intel Atom C3950 | Characteristic | MediaTek Helio P18 |
| DDR4-2400 | Memory | LPDDR3-933 |
| 256 GB | 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 |
| 16.00 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
| -- | L3 Cache | -- |
| 3.0 | PCIe version | -- |
| 16 | PCIe lanes | -- |
| 15.8 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Atom C3950 is 24 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. |
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| Intel Atom C3950 | Characteristic | MediaTek Helio P18 |
| 24 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | -- |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| 100 °C | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Intel Atom C3950 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 16.00 MB cache. The MediaTek Helio P18 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache. |
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| Intel Atom C3950 | Characteristic | MediaTek Helio P18 |
| 14 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 1310 | Socket | -- |
| VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | Virtualization | None |
| Yes | AES-NI | No |
| Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | Android |
| Q3/2017 | Release date | Q1/2018 |
| 389 $ | Release price | -- |
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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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Intel Atom C3950
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MediaTek Helio P18
ARM Mali-T860 MP2 @ 0.80 GHz |
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