MediaTek Helio P18 vs AMD Athlon II X3 440

Last updated:

CPU comparison with benchmarks


MediaTek Helio P18 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Athlon II X3 440
MediaTek Helio P18 AMD Athlon II X3 440

CPU comparison

MediaTek Helio P18 or AMD Athlon II X3 440 - 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 440 has 3 cores with 3 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X3 440 was released in Q1/2010.
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 --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek Helio P18 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz. The AMD Athlon II X3 440 has 3 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz.

MediaTek Helio P18 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X3 440
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 3.00 GHz
-- 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 P18 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X3 440
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

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.

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 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 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 & PCIe

The MediaTek Helio P18 supports a maximum of 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X3 440 can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

MediaTek Helio P18 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X3 440
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 Management

The 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 440 is 95 W.

MediaTek Helio P18 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X3 440
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 95 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek Helio P18 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the AMD Athlon II X3 440 cache has a total of 1.50 MB.

MediaTek Helio P18 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X3 440
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 Q1/2010
-- Release price --
show more data show more data


Rate these processors

Here you can rate the MediaTek Helio P18 to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 0 stars (0 ratings). Rate now:
Here you can rate the AMD Athlon II X3 440 to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 0 stars (0 ratings). Rate now:


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.
MediaTek Helio P18 MediaTek Helio P18
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon II X3 440 AMD Athlon II X3 440
3C 3T @ 3.00 GHz
374 (100%)

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.
MediaTek Helio P18 MediaTek Helio P18
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon II X3 440 AMD Athlon II X3 440
3C 3T @ 3.00 GHz
944 (100%)

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 P18 MediaTek Helio P18
ARM Mali-T860 MP2 @ 0.80 GHz
54 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X3 440 AMD Athlon II X3 440
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
MediaTek Helio P18 MediaTek Helio P18
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon II X3 440 AMD Athlon II X3 440
3C 3T @ 3.00 GHz
1715 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek Helio P18 AMD Athlon II X3 440
Unknown Unknown

Popular comparisons containing this CPUs

1. MediaTek Helio P18Intel Core i5-680 MediaTek Helio P18 vs Intel Core i5-680
2. MediaTek Helio P18Intel Core i7-5850EQ MediaTek Helio P18 vs Intel Core i7-5850EQ
3. MediaTek Helio P18Intel Xeon Silver 4208 MediaTek Helio P18 vs Intel Xeon Silver 4208
4. AMD Athlon II X3 440MediaTek MT8151 AMD Athlon II X3 440 vs MediaTek MT8151
5. AMD Athlon II X3 440AMD Ryzen 5 6600H AMD Athlon II X3 440 vs AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
6. Intel Xeon D-1726MediaTek Helio P18 Intel Xeon D-1726 vs MediaTek Helio P18
7. AMD Athlon II X3 440Intel Core2 Duo E8500 AMD Athlon II X3 440 vs Intel Core2 Duo E8500
8. MediaTek Helio P18Intel Core i5-8400B MediaTek Helio P18 vs Intel Core i5-8400B
9. Intel Pentium Gold 7505AMD Athlon II X3 440 Intel Pentium Gold 7505 vs AMD Athlon II X3 440
10. MediaTek Helio P18Intel Core 2 Quad Q9505s MediaTek Helio P18 vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q9505s


back to index