MediaTek Helio P15 vs AMD GX-217GI

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


MediaTek Helio P15 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD GX-217GI
MediaTek Helio P15 AMD GX-217GI

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the MediaTek Helio P15 and the AMD GX-217GI 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 GX-217GI which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced 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 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 GX-217GI clocks with 1.70 GHz (2.00 GHz), has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

MediaTek Helio P15 Characteristic AMD GX-217GI
8 Cores 2
8 Threads 2
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
A-Core 1.70 GHz (2.00 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 P15 Characteristic AMD GX-217GI
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (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.

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

Up to 4 GB of memory in a maximum of 1 memory channels is supported by the MediaTek Helio P15, while the AMD GX-217GI supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s enabled.

MediaTek Helio P15 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 MediaTek Helio P15 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the AMD GX-217GI is 12 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

MediaTek Helio P15 Characteristic AMD GX-217GI
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 12 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 15 W
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek Helio P15 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of AMD GX-217GI is at 1.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 28 nm.

MediaTek Helio P15 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
Q3/2016 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 P15 MediaTek Helio P15
ARM Mali-T860 MP2 @ 0.70 GHz
48 (8%)
AMD GX-217GI AMD GX-217GI
AMD Radeon R6E @ 0.76 GHz
582 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek Helio P15 AMD GX-217GI
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