MediaTek Helio P10 vs AMD GX-217GI

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MediaTek Helio P10 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD GX-217GI
MediaTek Helio P10 AMD GX-217GI

CPU comparison

MediaTek Helio P10 or AMD GX-217GI - 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 GX-217GI has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD GX-217GI was released in Q2/2016.
Mediatek Helio (37) Family AMD G (38)
MediaTek Helio P10 (3) CPU group AMD G-Series 3rd Gen (5)
1 Generation 3
Cortex-A53 Architecture Prairie Falcon Excavator+
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- 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 GX-217GI has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD GX-217GI is at 1.70 GHz (2.00 GHz).

MediaTek Helio P10 Characteristic AMD GX-217GI
8 Cores 2
8 Threads 2
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
A-Core 1.70 GHz (2.00 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 GX-217GI
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The MediaTek Helio P10 or AMD GX-217GI 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 R6E
0.70 GHz GPU frequency 0.20 GHz
0.70 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.76 GHz
Midgard 4 GPU Generation 0
28nm Technology 28 nm
2 Max. displays 2
2 Compute units 6
32 Shader 384
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
11 DirectX Version 12

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 R6E
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 & 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 GX-217GI 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 GX-217GI
LPDDR3-933 Memory DDR4-1600, 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 1.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 8
-- PCIe Bandwidth 7.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek Helio P10 is --, while the AMD GX-217GI has a TDP of 12 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

MediaTek Helio P10 Characteristic AMD GX-217GI
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 12 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 15 W
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek Helio P10 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The AMD GX-217GI is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache.

MediaTek Helio P10 Characteristic AMD GX-217GI
28 nm Technology 28 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
-- Socket FP4
None Virtualization AMD-V
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2015 Release date Q2/2016
-- 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.
MediaTek Helio P10 MediaTek Helio P10
ARM Mali-T860 MP2 @ 0.70 GHz
48 (8%)
AMD GX-217GI AMD GX-217GI
AMD Radeon R6E @ 0.76 GHz
582 (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 (100%)
AMD GX-217GI AMD GX-217GI
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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