MediaTek Helio P30 vs Intel Core i5-10310Y

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MediaTek Helio P30 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-10310Y
MediaTek Helio P30 Intel Core i5-10310Y

CPU comparison

MediaTek Helio P30 or Intel Core i5-10310Y - 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 P30 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.30 GHz. Up to 6 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The MediaTek Helio P30 was released in Q3/2017.

The Intel Core i5-10310Y has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-10310Y was released in Q3/2019.
Mediatek Helio (37) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
MediaTek Helio P20/P30 (4) CPU group Intel Core i 10000Y (4)
2 Generation 10
Cortex-A53 Architecture Comet Lake Y
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek Helio P30 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz. The Intel Core i5-10310Y has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.10 GHz (4.10 GHz).

MediaTek Helio P30 Characteristic Intel Core i5-10310Y
8 Cores 4
8 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.30 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
A-Core 1.10 GHz (4.10 GHz)
1.65 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 P30 Characteristic Intel Core i5-10310Y
-- 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-G71 MP2 GPU Intel UHD Graphics (Comet Lake)
0.95 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
0.95 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.05 GHz
Bifrost 1 GPU Generation 9.5
16 nm Technology 14 nm
1 Max. displays 3
2 Compute units 24
32 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 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-G71 MP2 GPU Intel UHD Graphics (Comet Lake)
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
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The MediaTek Helio P30 supports a maximum of 6 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-10310Y can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

MediaTek Helio P30 Characteristic Intel Core i5-10310Y
LPDDR4X-1600 Memory LPDDR3-2133, DDR3L-1600
6 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
12.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 34.2 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 6.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 10
-- PCIe Bandwidth 9.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The MediaTek Helio P30 has a TDP of --, that of the Intel Core i5-10310Y is 7 W.

MediaTek Helio P30 Characteristic Intel Core i5-10310Y
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 7 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 9 W
-- TDP down 5.5 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The MediaTek Helio P30 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i5-10310Y cache has a total of 6.00 MB.

MediaTek Helio P30 Characteristic Intel Core i5-10310Y
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 1200
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2017 Release date Q3/2019
-- Release price 245 $
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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 P30 MediaTek Helio P30
ARM Mali-G71 MP2 @ 0.95 GHz
66 (16%)
Intel Core i5-10310Y Intel Core i5-10310Y
Intel UHD Graphics (Comet Lake) @ 1.05 GHz
421 (100%)

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