MediaTek Helio P10 vs Intel Atom Z3785

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MediaTek Helio P10 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Atom Z3785
MediaTek Helio P10 Intel Atom Z3785

CPU comparison

MediaTek Helio P10 or Intel Atom Z3785 - 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 Intel Atom Z3785 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.41 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Atom Z3785 was released in Q2/2014.
Mediatek Helio (37) Family Intel Atom (108)
MediaTek Helio P10 (3) CPU group Intel Atom Z3700 (16)
1 Generation 4
Cortex-A53 Architecture Bay Trail
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 Intel Atom Z3785 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Atom Z3785 is at 1.49 GHz (2.41 GHz).

MediaTek Helio P10 Characteristic Intel Atom Z3785
8 Cores 4
8 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
A-Core 1.49 GHz (2.41 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 Intel Atom Z3785
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The MediaTek Helio P10 or Intel Atom Z3785 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 Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
0.70 GHz GPU frequency 0.31 GHz
0.70 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.83 GHz
Midgard 4 GPU Generation 7
28nm Technology 22 nm
2 Max. displays 2
2 Compute units 4
32 Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11 DirectX Version 11.2

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 Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

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 Intel Atom Z3785 supports up to 4 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s.

MediaTek Helio P10 Characteristic Intel Atom Z3785
LPDDR3-933 Memory LPDDR3-1333
4 GB Max. Memory 4 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
7.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 2.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek Helio P10 is --, while the Intel Atom Z3785 has a TDP of 4 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

MediaTek Helio P10 Characteristic Intel Atom Z3785
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 4 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 90 °C

Technical details

The MediaTek Helio P10 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Intel Atom Z3785 is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

MediaTek Helio P10 Characteristic Intel Atom Z3785
28 nm Technology 22 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
-- Socket BGA 1380
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems
Q4/2015 Release date Q2/2014
-- 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 (89%)
Intel Atom Z3785 Intel Atom Z3785
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.83 GHz
53 (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%)
Intel Atom Z3785 Intel Atom Z3785
4C 4T @ 1.49 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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