MediaTek Helio P10 vs Intel Pentium E2160

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MediaTek Helio P10 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium E2160
MediaTek Helio P10 Intel Pentium E2160

CPU comparison

MediaTek Helio P10 or Intel Pentium E2160 - 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 Pentium E2160 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium E2160 was released in Q2/2007.
Mediatek Helio (37) Family Intel Pentium (150)
MediaTek Helio P10 (3) CPU group Intel Pentium D (6)
1 Generation 0
Cortex-A53 Architecture Presler
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 Intel Pentium E2160 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium E2160 is at 1.80 GHz.

MediaTek Helio P10 Characteristic Intel Pentium E2160
8 Cores 2
8 Threads 2
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
A-Core 1.80 GHz
2x Core
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 Pentium E2160
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The MediaTek Helio P10 or Intel Pentium E2160 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 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 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 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 & 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 Pentium E2160 supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 17.1 GB/s.

MediaTek Helio P10 Characteristic Intel Pentium E2160
LPDDR3-933 Memory DDR3-1066, DDR2-800
4 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
7.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 17.1 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 1.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek Helio P10 is --, while the Intel Pentium E2160 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

MediaTek Helio P10 Characteristic Intel Pentium E2160
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 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 Intel Pentium E2160 is manufactured in 65 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache.

MediaTek Helio P10 Characteristic Intel Pentium E2160
28 nm Technology 65 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket LGA 775
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2015 Release date Q2/2007
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek Helio P10 (0%)
Intel Pentium E2160 (0%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek Helio P10 (100%)
Intel Pentium E2160 (50%)

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 Pentium E2160 Intel Pentium E2160
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
641 (50%)

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%)
Intel Pentium E2160 Intel Pentium E2160
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
254 (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%)
Intel Pentium E2160 Intel Pentium E2160
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
458 (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 (100%)
Intel Pentium E2160 Intel Pentium E2160
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek Helio P10 Intel Pentium E2160
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