MediaTek Helio P15 vs AMD Athlon II X4 638
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CPU comparisonIn this CPU comparison, we compare the MediaTek Helio P15 and the AMD Athlon II X4 638 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.
We compare the MediaTek Helio P15 8 core processor released in Q3/2016 with the AMD Athlon II X4 638 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2012. |
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| Mediatek Helio (37) | Family | AMD Athlon II (52) |
| MediaTek Helio P10 (3) | CPU group | AMD Athlon II X4 (Llano) (5) |
| 1 | Generation | 2 |
| Cortex-A53 | Architecture | Llano |
| Mobile | Segment | Desktop / Server |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe MediaTek Helio P15 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The AMD Athlon II X4 638 clocks with 2.70 GHz, has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. |
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| MediaTek Helio P15 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon II X4 638 |
| 8 | Cores | 4 |
| 8 | Threads | 4 |
| hybrid (big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 2.20 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
A-Core | 2.70 GHz |
| 1.20 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
B-Core | -- |
Internal GraphicsGraphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback. |
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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 & PCIeUp to 4 GB of memory in a maximum of 1 memory channels is supported by the MediaTek Helio P15, while the AMD Athlon II X4 638 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s enabled. |
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| MediaTek Helio P15 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon II X4 638 |
| LPDDR3-933 | Memory | DDR3-1333 |
| 4 GB | Max. Memory | 16 GB |
| 1 (Single Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 7.4 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 21.3 GB/s |
| No | ECC | No |
| -- | L2 Cache | 4.00 MB |
| -- | L3 Cache | -- |
| -- | PCIe version | 2.0 |
| -- | PCIe lanes | -- |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe MediaTek Helio P15 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the AMD Athlon II X4 638 is 65 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution. |
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| MediaTek Helio P15 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon II X4 638 |
| -- | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 65 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe MediaTek Helio P15 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of AMD Athlon II X4 638 is at 4.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 32 nm. |
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| MediaTek Helio P15 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon II X4 638 |
| 28 nm | Technology | 32 nm |
| Chiplet | Chip design | Unknown |
| Armv8-A (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| -- | ISA extensions | MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a |
| -- | Socket | FM1 |
| None | Virtualization | AMD-V |
| No | AES-NI | No |
| Android | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
| Q3/2016 | Release date | Q1/2012 |
| -- | Release price | -- |
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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 P15
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X4 638
4C 4T @ 2.70 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 P15
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X4 638
4C 4T @ 2.70 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 P15
ARM Mali-T860 MP2 @ 0.70 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X4 638
@ 0.00 GHz |
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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.
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MediaTek Helio P15
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X4 638
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| MediaTek Helio P15 | AMD Athlon II X4 638 |
| Unknown | Unknown |
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