MediaTek Helio P18 vs AMD Athlon II X3 420e
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| MediaTek Helio P18 | AMD Athlon II X3 420e | |
CPU comparisonMediaTek Helio P18 or AMD Athlon II X3 420e - 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 P18 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 P18 was released in Q1/2018. The AMD Athlon II X3 420e has 3 cores with 3 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X3 420e was released in Q3/2010. |
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| Mediatek Helio (37) | Family | AMD Athlon II (52) |
| MediaTek Helio P10 (3) | CPU group | AMD Athlon II X3 (Rana) (12) |
| 1 | Generation | 1 |
| Cortex-A53 | Architecture | Rana |
| Mobile | Segment | Desktop / Server |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe MediaTek Helio P18 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz. The AMD Athlon II X3 420e has 3 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz. |
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| MediaTek Helio P18 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon II X3 420e |
| 8 | Cores | 3 |
| 8 | Threads | 3 |
| hybrid (big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 2.00 GHz 8x Cortex-A53 |
A-Core | 2.60 GHz |
| -- | B-Core | -- |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs. |
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| ARM Mali-T860 MP2 | GPU | no iGPU |
| 0.80 GHz | GPU frequency | -- |
| 0.80 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 & PCIeThe MediaTek Helio P18 supports a maximum of 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X3 420e can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. |
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| MediaTek Helio P18 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon II X3 420e |
| 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 | 1.50 MB |
| -- | L3 Cache | -- |
| -- | PCIe version | 2.0 |
| -- | PCIe lanes | -- |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The MediaTek Helio P18 has a TDP of --, that of the AMD Athlon II X3 420e is 45 W. |
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| MediaTek Helio P18 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon II X3 420e |
| -- | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 45 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe MediaTek Helio P18 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the AMD Athlon II X3 420e cache has a total of 1.50 MB. |
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| MediaTek Helio P18 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon II X3 420e |
| 28 nm | Technology | 45 nm |
| Chiplet | Chip design | Unknown |
| Armv8-A (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| -- | ISA extensions | MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a |
| -- | Socket | AM3 |
| None | Virtualization | AMD-V |
| No | AES-NI | No |
| Android | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
| Q1/2018 | Release date | Q3/2010 |
| -- | 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 P18
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X3 420e
3C 3T @ 2.60 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 P18
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X3 420e
3C 3T @ 2.60 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 P18
ARM Mali-T860 MP2 @ 0.80 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X3 420e
@ 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 P18
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X3 420e
3C 3T @ 2.60 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| MediaTek Helio P18 | AMD Athlon II X3 420e |
| Unknown | Unknown |
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