MediaTek Helio P25 vs Intel Core i3-2357M

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


MediaTek Helio P25 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-2357M
MediaTek Helio P25 Intel Core i3-2357M

CPU comparison

MediaTek Helio P25 or Intel Core i3-2357M - 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 i3-2357M has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-2357M was released in Q2/2011.
Mediatek Helio (37) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
MediaTek Helio P20/P30 (4) CPU group Intel Core i 2000M (46)
2 Generation 2
Cortex-A53 Architecture Sandy Bridge H
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- 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 i3-2357M has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-2357M is at 1.30 GHz.

MediaTek Helio P25 Characteristic Intel Core i3-2357M
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
1.60 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
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 P25 Characteristic Intel Core i3-2357M
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The MediaTek Helio P25 or Intel Core i3-2357M 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 HD Graphics 3000
1.00 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
1.00 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.95 GHz
Midgard 4 GPU Generation 6
16 nm Technology 32 nm
2 Max. displays 2
2 Compute units 12
32 Shader 96
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-T880 MP2 GPU Intel HD Graphics 3000
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 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

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 i3-2357M supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s.

MediaTek Helio P25 Characteristic Intel Core i3-2357M
LPDDR4X-1600, LPDDR4-1600, LPDDR3-933 Memory DDR3-1333
6 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
12.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 3.00 MB
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek Helio P25 is --, while the Intel Core i3-2357M has a TDP of 17 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

MediaTek Helio P25 Characteristic Intel Core i3-2357M
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 17 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The MediaTek Helio P25 is manufactured in 16 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i3-2357M is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 3.00 MB cache.

MediaTek Helio P25 Characteristic Intel Core i3-2357M
16 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, AVX
-- Socket BGA 1023
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2017 Release date Q2/2011
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek Helio P25 (65%)
Intel Core i3-2357M (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek Helio P25 (100%)
Intel Core i3-2357M (61%)

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 MediaTek Helio P25
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
180 (65%)
Intel Core i3-2357M Intel Core i3-2357M
2C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
277 (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 MediaTek Helio P25
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
867 (100%)
Intel Core i3-2357M Intel Core i3-2357M
2C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
659 (76%)

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 MediaTek Helio P25
ARM Mali-T880 MP2 @ 1.00 GHz
68 (37%)
Intel Core i3-2357M Intel Core i3-2357M
Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 0.95 GHz
182 (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 MediaTek Helio P25
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
1659 (100%)
Intel Core i3-2357M Intel Core i3-2357M
2C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
760 (46%)

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 MediaTek Helio P25
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-2357M Intel Core i3-2357M
2C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
206 (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 MediaTek Helio P25
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-2357M Intel Core i3-2357M
2C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
440 (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 MediaTek Helio P25
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
101368 (100%)
Intel Core i3-2357M Intel Core i3-2357M
2C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek Helio P25 Intel Core i3-2357M
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