MediaTek Helio P18 vs Intel Core i5-680

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MediaTek Helio P18 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-680
MediaTek Helio P18 Intel Core i5-680

CPU comparison

MediaTek Helio P18 or Intel Core i5-680 - 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 Intel Core i5-680 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.86 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-680 was released in Q2/2010.
Mediatek Helio (37) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
MediaTek Helio P10 (3) CPU group Intel Core i5 600 (6)
1 Generation 1
Cortex-A53 Architecture Clarkdale
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 Intel Core i5-680 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.60 GHz (3.86 GHz).

MediaTek Helio P18 Characteristic Intel Core i5-680
8 Cores 2
8 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz
8x Cortex-A53
A-Core 3.60 GHz (3.86 GHz)
-- 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 P18 Characteristic Intel Core i5-680
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

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 Intel HD Graphics (Westmere)
0.80 GHz GPU frequency 0.50 GHz
0.80 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.73 GHz
Midgard 4 GPU Generation 5
28nm Technology 32 nm
2 Max. displays 2
2 Compute units 12
32 Shader 24
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
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 Intel HD Graphics (Westmere)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode
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 Intel Core i5-680 can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

MediaTek Helio P18 Characteristic Intel Core i5-680
LPDDR3-933 Memory DDR3-1066, 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 0.50 MB
-- L3 Cache 4.00 MB
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

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 Intel Core i5-680 is 73 W.

MediaTek Helio P18 Characteristic Intel Core i5-680
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 73 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek Helio P18 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i5-680 cache has a total of 4.50 MB.

MediaTek Helio P18 Characteristic Intel Core i5-680
28 nm Technology 32 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
-- Socket LGA 1156
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2018 Release date Q2/2010
-- Release price 305 $
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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 P18 MediaTek Helio P18
ARM Mali-T860 MP2 @ 0.80 GHz
54 (100%)
Intel Core i5-680 Intel Core i5-680
Intel HD Graphics (Westmere) @ 0.73 GHz
35 (65%)

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%)
Intel Core i5-680 Intel Core i5-680
2C 4T @ 3.86 GHz
651 (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%)
Intel Core i5-680 Intel Core i5-680
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
1394 (100%)

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%)
Intel Core i5-680 Intel Core i5-680
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
2599 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek Helio P18 Intel Core i5-680
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