MediaTek Helio X10 vs AMD Athlon II X4 605e

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MediaTek Helio X10 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Athlon II X4 605e
MediaTek Helio X10 AMD Athlon II X4 605e

CPU comparison

MediaTek Helio X10 or AMD Athlon II X4 605e - 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 X10 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 2 memory channels. The MediaTek Helio X10 was released in Q3/2014.

The AMD Athlon II X4 605e has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X4 605e was released in Q3/2009.
Mediatek Helio (37) Family AMD Athlon II (52)
MediaTek Helio X10 (1) CPU group AMD Athlon II X4 (Propus) (10)
1 Generation 1
Cortex-A53 Architecture Propus
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek Helio X10 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz. The AMD Athlon II X4 605e has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz.

MediaTek Helio X10 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X4 605e
8 Cores 4
8 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz Frequency 2.30 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 X10 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X4 605e
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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.

PowerVR G6200 GPU no iGPU
0.70 GHz GPU frequency --
0.70 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
28 nm Technology
2 Max. displays
2 Compute units --
32 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
10 DirectX Version --

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.

PowerVR G6200 GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The MediaTek Helio X10 supports a maximum of 4 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X4 605e can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

MediaTek Helio X10 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X4 605e
LPDDR3-1866 Memory DDR3-1333
4 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
14.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 2.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The MediaTek Helio X10 has a TDP of --, that of the AMD Athlon II X4 605e is 45 W.

MediaTek Helio X10 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X4 605e
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek Helio X10 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the AMD Athlon II X4 605e cache has a total of 2.00 MB.

MediaTek Helio X10 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X4 605e
28 nm Technology 45 nm
Chiplet Chip design Unknown
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a
-- Socket AM3
None Virtualization AMD-V
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2014 Release date Q3/2009
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek Helio X10 (57%)
AMD Athlon II X4 605e (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek Helio X10 (66%)
AMD Athlon II X4 605e (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 X10 MediaTek Helio X10
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
174 (57%)
AMD Athlon II X4 605e AMD Athlon II X4 605e
4C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
305 (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 X10 MediaTek Helio X10
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
693 (65%)
AMD Athlon II X4 605e AMD Athlon II X4 605e
4C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
1069 (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 X10 MediaTek Helio X10
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1293 (66%)
AMD Athlon II X4 605e AMD Athlon II X4 605e
4C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
1960 (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 X10 MediaTek Helio X10
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon II X4 605e AMD Athlon II X4 605e
4C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
301 (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 X10 MediaTek Helio X10
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon II X4 605e AMD Athlon II X4 605e
4C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
1140 (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 X10 MediaTek Helio X10
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon II X4 605e AMD Athlon II X4 605e
4C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
120 (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 X10 MediaTek Helio X10
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon II X4 605e AMD Athlon II X4 605e
4C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
457 (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 X10 MediaTek Helio X10
PowerVR G6200 @ 0.70 GHz
90 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X4 605e AMD Athlon II X4 605e
@ 0.00 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 X10 MediaTek Helio X10
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon II X4 605e AMD Athlon II X4 605e
4C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
55 (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 X10 MediaTek Helio X10
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon II X4 605e AMD Athlon II X4 605e
4C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
213 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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