MediaTek Helio P10 vs Intel Core i7-6970HQ

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MediaTek Helio P10 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-6970HQ
MediaTek Helio P10 Intel Core i7-6970HQ

CPU comparison

MediaTek Helio P10 or Intel Core i7-6970HQ - 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 Core i7-6970HQ has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-6970HQ was released in Q1/2016.
Mediatek Helio (37) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
MediaTek Helio P10 (3) CPU group Intel Core i 6000H (15)
1 Generation 6
Cortex-A53 Architecture Skylake H
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 Core i7-6970HQ has 4 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-6970HQ is at 2.80 GHz (3.70 GHz).

MediaTek Helio P10 Characteristic Intel Core i7-6970HQ
8 Cores 4
8 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
A-Core 2.80 GHz (3.70 GHz)
1.20 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
B-Core --

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.

MediaTek Helio P10 Characteristic Intel Core i7-6970HQ
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The MediaTek Helio P10 or Intel Core i7-6970HQ 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 Iris Pro Graphics 580
0.70 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
0.70 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.05 GHz
Midgard 4 GPU Generation 9
28nm Technology 14 nm
2 Max. displays 3
2 Compute units 72
32 Shader 576
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
11 DirectX Version 12.0

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 Iris Pro Graphics 580
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
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 Intel Core i7-6970HQ supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 34.1 GB/s.

MediaTek Helio P10 Characteristic Intel Core i7-6970HQ
LPDDR3-933 Memory DDR4-2133
4 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
7.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 8.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 20
-- PCIe Bandwidth 19.7 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek Helio P10 is --, while the Intel Core i7-6970HQ has a TDP of 45 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

MediaTek Helio P10 Characteristic Intel Core i7-6970HQ
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 35 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The MediaTek Helio P10 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i7-6970HQ is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 8.00 MB cache.

MediaTek Helio P10 Characteristic Intel Core i7-6970HQ
28 nm Technology 14 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
-- Socket BGA 1440
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2015 Release date Q1/2016
-- Release price 623 $
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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 (4%)
Intel Core i7-6970HQ Intel Core i7-6970HQ
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580 @ 1.05 GHz
1210 (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 Core i7-6970HQ Intel Core i7-6970HQ
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek Helio P10 Intel Core i7-6970HQ
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