MediaTek Helio P10 vs AMD A8-3850

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


MediaTek Helio P10 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A8-3850
MediaTek Helio P10 AMD A8-3850

CPU comparison

MediaTek Helio P10 or AMD A8-3850 - 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 MediaTek Helio P10 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. Up to 4 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The MediaTek Helio P10 was released in Q4/2015.

The AMD A8-3850 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A8-3850 was released in Q3/2011.
Mediatek Helio (37) Family AMD A (112)
MediaTek Helio P10 (3) CPU group AMD A8-3000 (4)
1 Generation 1
Cortex-A53 Architecture Llano (K10)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek Helio P10 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the MediaTek Helio P10 is 2.00 GHz while the AMD A8-3850 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD A8-3850 is at 2.90 GHz.

MediaTek Helio P10 Characteristic AMD A8-3850
8 Cores 4
8 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
A-Core 2.90 GHz
1.20 GHz
4x 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.

MediaTek Helio P10 Characteristic AMD A8-3850
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The MediaTek Helio P10 or AMD A8-3850 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.

ARM Mali-T860 MP2 GPU AMD Radeon HD 6550D
0.70 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
0.70 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
Midgard 4 GPU Generation 3
28nm Technology 32 nm
2 Max. displays 2
2 Compute units 5
32 Shader 400
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 1 GB
11 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.

ARM Mali-T860 MP2 GPU AMD Radeon HD 6550D
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The MediaTek Helio P10 can use up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 7.4 GB/s. The AMD A8-3850 supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.

MediaTek Helio P10 Characteristic AMD A8-3850
LPDDR3-933 Memory DDR3-1600
4 GB Max. Memory
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
7.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 4.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek Helio P10 is --, while the AMD A8-3850 has a TDP of 100 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

MediaTek Helio P10 Characteristic AMD A8-3850
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 100 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek Helio P10 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The AMD A8-3850 is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache.

MediaTek Helio P10 Characteristic AMD A8-3850
28 nm Technology 32 nm
Chiplet Chip design Unknown
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE3, SSE4a
-- Socket FM1
None Virtualization AMD-V
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2015 Release date Q3/2011
-- Release price 85 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek Helio P10 (0%)
AMD A8-3850 (0%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek Helio P10 (36%)
AMD A8-3850 (100%)

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.
MediaTek Helio P10 MediaTek Helio P10
ARM Mali-T860 MP2 @ 0.70 GHz
48 (10%)
AMD A8-3850 AMD A8-3850
AMD Radeon HD 6550D @ 0.60 GHz
480 (100%)

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.
MediaTek Helio P10 MediaTek Helio P10
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1282 (36%)
AMD A8-3850 AMD A8-3850
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
3555 (100%)

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.
MediaTek Helio P10 MediaTek Helio P10
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A8-3850 AMD A8-3850
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
363 (100%)

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.
MediaTek Helio P10 MediaTek Helio P10
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A8-3850 AMD A8-3850
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
1159 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek Helio P10 AMD A8-3850
Unknown Unknown

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