MediaTek Helio P18 vs MediaTek MT8163V/A

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


MediaTek Helio P18 CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT8163V/A
MediaTek Helio P18 MediaTek MT8163V/A

CPU comparison

MediaTek Helio P18 or MediaTek MT8163V/A - 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 MediaTek MT8163V/A has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The MediaTek MT8163V/A was released in Q2/2015.
Mediatek Helio (37) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
MediaTek Helio P10 (3) CPU group MediaTek MT816x (4)
1 Generation 1
Cortex-A53 Architecture Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- 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 MediaTek MT8163V/A has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.50 GHz.

MediaTek Helio P18 Characteristic MediaTek MT8163V/A
8 Cores 4
8 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz
8x Cortex-A53
A-Core 1.50 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 P18 Characteristic MediaTek MT8163V/A
-- 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 ARM Mali-T720 MP2
0.80 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
0.80 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.60 GHz
Midgard 4 GPU Generation Midgard 3
28nm Technology 28nm
2 Max. displays 2
2 Compute units 2
32 Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
11 DirectX Version 11

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 ARM Mali-T720 MP2
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 Decode / Encode
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 MediaTek MT8163V/A can connect up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels.

MediaTek Helio P18 Characteristic MediaTek MT8163V/A
LPDDR3-933 Memory LPDDR3-800, DDR3-800
4 GB Max. Memory
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
7.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 6.4 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- 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 MediaTek MT8163V/A is --.

MediaTek Helio P18 Characteristic MediaTek MT8163V/A
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek Helio P18 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the MediaTek MT8163V/A cache has a total of 0.00 MB.

MediaTek Helio P18 Characteristic MediaTek MT8163V/A
28 nm Technology 28 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Android
Q1/2018 Release date Q2/2015
-- 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 P18 MediaTek Helio P18
ARM Mali-T860 MP2 @ 0.80 GHz
54 (100%)
MediaTek MT8163V/A MediaTek MT8163V/A
ARM Mali-T720 MP2 @ 0.60 GHz
20 (38%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek Helio P18 MediaTek MT8163V/A
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