Intel Atom Z2560 vs MediaTek Helio P15

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Intel Atom Z2560 CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek Helio P15
Intel Atom Z2560 MediaTek Helio P15

CPU comparison

Intel Atom Z2560 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 Intel Atom Z2560 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.60 GHz. Up to 2 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Atom Z2560 was released in Q2/2013.

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.
Intel Atom (108) Family Mediatek Helio (37)
Intel Atom Z2500/Z2700 (3) CPU group MediaTek Helio P10 (3)
2 Generation 1
Cloverview Architecture Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Atom Z2560 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz. The MediaTek Helio P15 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz.

Intel Atom Z2560 Characteristic MediaTek Helio P15
2 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.60 GHz A-Core 2.20 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.

Intel Atom Z2560 Characteristic MediaTek Helio P15
-- 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.

PowerVR SGX544 MP2 GPU ARM Mali-T860 MP2
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.70 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.70 GHz
-- GPU Generation Midgard 4
45nm Technology 28nm
2 Max. displays 2
4 Compute units 2
8 Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
10.1 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.

PowerVR SGX544 MP2 GPU ARM Mali-T860 MP2
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
Decode 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 Z2560 supports a maximum of 2 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The MediaTek Helio P15 can connect up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels.

Intel Atom Z2560 Characteristic MediaTek Helio P15
LPDDR2-1066 Memory LPDDR3-933
2 GB Max. Memory 4 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
8.5 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 7.4 GB/s
No ECC No
1.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Atom Z2560 has a TDP of --, that of the MediaTek Helio P15 is --.

Intel Atom Z2560 Characteristic MediaTek Helio P15
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
90 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Atom Z2560 has a 1.00 MB cache, while the MediaTek Helio P15 cache has a total of 0.00 MB.

Intel Atom Z2560 Characteristic MediaTek Helio P15
32 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
MMX, SSE3, SSSE3 ISA extensions --
BGA Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Operating systems Android
Q2/2013 Release date Q3/2016
-- Release price --
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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.
Intel Atom Z2560 Intel Atom Z2560
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
77 (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.
Intel Atom Z2560 Intel Atom Z2560
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
149 (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.
Intel Atom Z2560 Intel Atom Z2560
PowerVR SGX544 MP2 @ 0.40 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Helio P15 MediaTek Helio P15
ARM Mali-T860 MP2 @ 0.70 GHz
48 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Atom Z2560 MediaTek Helio P15
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