MediaTek Helio P15 vs Intel Core i7-4850EQ

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MediaTek Helio P15 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-4850EQ
MediaTek Helio P15 Intel Core i7-4850EQ

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the MediaTek Helio P15 and the Intel Core i7-4850EQ and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the MediaTek Helio P15 8 core processor released in Q3/2016 with the Intel Core i7-4850EQ which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2013.
Mediatek Helio (37) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
MediaTek Helio P10 (3) CPU group Intel Core i 4000 (64)
1 Generation 4
Cortex-A53 Architecture Haswell S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Intel Core i7-5850EQ

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 Intel Core i7-4850EQ clocks with 1.60 GHz (3.20 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

MediaTek Helio P15 Characteristic Intel Core i7-4850EQ
8 Cores 4
8 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
A-Core 1.60 GHz (3.20 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 P15 Characteristic Intel Core i7-4850EQ
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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 Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200
0.70 GHz GPU frequency 0.65 GHz
0.70 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.00 GHz
Midgard 4 GPU Generation 7.5
28nm Technology 22 nm
2 Max. displays 3
2 Compute units 40
32 Shader 320
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11 DirectX Version 11.1

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 5200
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

Up to 4 GB of memory in a maximum of 1 memory channels is supported by the MediaTek Helio P15, while the Intel Core i7-4850EQ supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s enabled.

MediaTek Helio P15 Characteristic Intel Core i7-4850EQ
LPDDR3-933 Memory DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600
4 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
7.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 6.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The MediaTek Helio P15 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Core i7-4850EQ is 47 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

MediaTek Helio P15 Characteristic Intel Core i7-4850EQ
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 47 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The MediaTek Helio P15 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of Intel Core i7-4850EQ is at 6.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm.

MediaTek Helio P15 Characteristic Intel Core i7-4850EQ
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, AVX2
-- Socket BGA 1364
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2016 Release date Q3/2013
-- 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 (7%)
Intel Core i7-4850EQ Intel Core i7-4850EQ
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200 @ 1.00 GHz
640 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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