MediaTek Helio P25 vs Intel Core i3-10100Y Benchmark, comparison and differences


MediaTek Helio P25		Intel Core i3-10100Y
CPU comparison MediaTek Helio P25 or Intel Core i3-10100Y - 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 P25 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. Up to 6 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The MediaTek Helio P25 was released in Q2/2017. The Intel Core i3-10100Y has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-10100Y was released in Q1/2021.

Mediatek Helio (37)	Family	Intel Core i3 (205)
MediaTek Helio P20/P30 (4)	CPU group	Intel Core i 10000 (43)
2	Generation	10
Cortex-A53	Architecture	Comet Lake S
Mobile	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The MediaTek Helio P25 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the MediaTek Helio P25 is 2.60 GHz while the Intel Core i3-10100Y has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-10100Y is at 1.30 GHz (3.90 GHz).
MediaTek Helio P25	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-10100Y
8	Cores	2
8	Threads	4
hybrid (big.LITTLE)	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.60 GHz 4x Cortex-A53	A-Core	1.30 GHz (3.90 GHz)
1.60 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 P25	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-10100Y
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The MediaTek Helio P25 or Intel Core i3-10100Y has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
ARM Mali-T880 MP2	GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 615
1.00 GHz	GPU frequency	0.30 GHz
1.00 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	1.00 GHz
Midgard 4	GPU Generation	9.5
16 nm	Technology	14 nm
2	Max. displays	3
2	Compute units	24
32	Shader	192
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	8 GB
11	DirectX Version	12

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-T880 MP2	GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 615
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The MediaTek Helio P25 can use up to 6 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 12.8 GB/s. The Intel Core i3-10100Y supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 30.0 GB/s.
MediaTek Helio P25	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-10100Y
LPDDR4X-1600, LPDDR4-1600, LPDDR3-933	Memory	LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
6 GB	Max. Memory	16 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
12.8 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	30.0 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
--	L3 Cache	4.00 MB
--	PCIe version	3.0
--	PCIe lanes	10
--	PCIe Bandwidth	9.9 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek Helio P25 is --, while the Intel Core i3-10100Y has a TDP of 5 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
MediaTek Helio P25	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-10100Y
--	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	5 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	7 W
--	TDP down	3.5 W
--	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The MediaTek Helio P25 is manufactured in 16 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i3-10100Y is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache.
MediaTek Helio P25	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-10100Y
16 nm	Technology	14 nm
Chiplet	Chip design	Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
--	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
--	Socket	BGA
None	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No	AES-NI	Yes
Android	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2017	Release date	Q1/2021
--	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

MediaTek Helio P25 (21%)

Intel Core i3-10100Y (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

MediaTek Helio P25 (53%)

Intel Core i3-10100Y (100%)

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 P25 8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz	180 (21%)
	Intel Core i3-10100Y 2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	875 (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 P25 8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz	867 (49%)
	Intel Core i3-10100Y 2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	1768 (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 P25 ARM Mali-T880 MP2 @ 1.00 GHz	68 (18%)
	Intel Core i3-10100Y Intel UHD Graphics 615 @ 1.00 GHz	384 (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 P25 8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz	1659 (56%)
	Intel Core i3-10100Y 2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	2953 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	MediaTek Helio P25 8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-10100Y 2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	764 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	MediaTek Helio P25 8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-10100Y 2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	1311 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	MediaTek Helio P25 8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-10100Y 2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	1127 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	MediaTek Helio P25 8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-10100Y 2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	1788 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	MediaTek Helio P25 8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-10100Y 2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	294 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	MediaTek Helio P25 8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-10100Y 2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	517 (100%)

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.


	MediaTek Helio P25 8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz	101368 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-10100Y 2C 4T @ 1.30 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	MediaTek Helio P25 8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-10100Y 2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	121 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	MediaTek Helio P25 8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-10100Y 2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	208 (100%)

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MediaTek Helio P25 vs Intel Core i3-10100Y

CPU comparison with benchmarks

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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Internal Graphics

Hardware codec support

Memory & PCIe

Thermal Management

Technical details