MediaTek Helio P10 vs AMD FX-6120
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| MediaTek Helio P10 | AMD FX-6120 | |
CPU comparisonMediaTek Helio P10 or AMD FX-6120 - 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 FX-6120 has 6 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD FX-6120 was released in Q2/2012. |
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| Mediatek Helio (37) | Family | AMD FX (30) |
| MediaTek Helio P10 (3) | CPU group | AMD FX-6100/6200 (3) |
| 1 | Generation | 1 |
| Cortex-A53 | Architecture | Zambezi (Bulldozer) |
| Mobile | Segment | Desktop / Server |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe 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 FX-6120 has 6 CPU cores and 6 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD FX-6120 is at 3.50 GHz (4.10 GHz). |
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| MediaTek Helio P10 | Characteristic | AMD FX-6120 |
| 8 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 6 |
| hybrid (big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | Yes |
| 2.00 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
A-Core | 3.50 GHz (4.10 GHz) |
| 1.20 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
B-Core | -- |
Internal GraphicsThe MediaTek Helio P10 or AMD FX-6120 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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| ARM Mali-T860 MP2 | GPU | no iGPU |
| 0.70 GHz | GPU frequency | -- |
| 0.70 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
| Midgard 4 | GPU Generation | -- |
| 28nm | Technology | |
| 2 | Max. displays | |
| 2 | Compute units | -- |
| 32 | Shader | -- |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| -- | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
| 11 | DirectX Version | -- |
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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| ARM Mali-T860 MP2 | GPU | no iGPU |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
| Decode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | No |
| No | Codec VP9 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec VP8 | No |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| No | Codec AVC | No |
| No | Codec VC-1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | No |
Memory & PCIeThe 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 FX-6120 supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 29.9 GB/s. |
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| MediaTek Helio P10 | Characteristic | AMD FX-6120 |
| LPDDR3-933 | Memory | DDR3-1866 |
| 4 GB | Max. Memory | |
| 1 (Single Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 7.4 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 29.9 GB/s |
| No | ECC | Yes |
| -- | L2 Cache | -- |
| -- | L3 Cache | 8.00 MB |
| -- | PCIe version | -- |
| -- | PCIe lanes | -- |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek Helio P10 is --, while the AMD FX-6120 has a TDP of 95 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| MediaTek Helio P10 | Characteristic | AMD FX-6120 |
| -- | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 95 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe MediaTek Helio P10 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The AMD FX-6120 is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 8.00 MB cache. |
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| MediaTek Helio P10 | Characteristic | AMD FX-6120 |
| 28 nm | Technology | 32 nm |
| Chiplet | Chip design | Unknown |
| Armv8-A (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| -- | ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX |
| -- | Socket | AM3+ |
| None | Virtualization | AMD-V |
| No | AES-NI | Yes |
| Android | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
| Q4/2015 | Release date | Q2/2012 |
| -- | Release price | -- |
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MediaTek Helio P10
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz |
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AMD FX-6120
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz |
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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.
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MediaTek Helio P10
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz |
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AMD FX-6120
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz |
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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.
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MediaTek Helio P10
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz |
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AMD FX-6120
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz |
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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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MediaTek Helio P10
ARM Mali-T860 MP2 @ 0.70 GHz |
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AMD FX-6120
@ 0.00 GHz |
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| MediaTek Helio P10 | AMD FX-6120 |
| Unknown | Unknown |
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