MediaTek Helio P15 vs MediaTek MT6517T

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


MediaTek Helio P15 CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT6517T
MediaTek Helio P15 MediaTek MT6517T

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the MediaTek Helio P15 and the MediaTek MT6517T and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the MediaTek Helio P15 8 core processor released in Q3/2016 with the MediaTek MT6517T which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in 2012.
Mediatek Helio (37) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
MediaTek Helio P10 (3) CPU group MediaTek MT65xx A9 (7)
1 Generation 1
Cortex-A53 Architecture Cortex-A9
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 MediaTek MT6517T clocks with 1.20 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

MediaTek Helio P15 Characteristic MediaTek MT6517T
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 1.20 GHz
2x Cortex-A9
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 MediaTek MT6517T
-- 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 PowerVR SGX531
0.70 GHz GPU frequency 0.52 GHz
0.70 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.52 GHz
Midgard 4 GPU Generation --
28nm Technology 65nm
2 Max. displays 1
2 Compute units 1
32 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
11 DirectX Version 10.1

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 PowerVR SGX531
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 MediaTek MT6517T supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of -- enabled.

MediaTek Helio P15 Characteristic MediaTek MT6517T
LPDDR3-933 Memory LPDDR2
4 GB Max. Memory
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 0
7.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The MediaTek Helio P15 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the MediaTek MT6517T is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

MediaTek Helio P15 Characteristic MediaTek MT6517T
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek Helio P15 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of MediaTek MT6517T is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 40 nm.

MediaTek Helio P15 Characteristic MediaTek MT6517T
28 nm Technology 40 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Android
Q3/2016 Release date 2012
-- 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 (100%)
MediaTek MT6517T MediaTek MT6517T
PowerVR SGX531 @ 0.52 GHz
4 (9%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek Helio P15 MediaTek MT6517T
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