MediaTek MT6580 vs MediaTek Helio P30

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


MediaTek MT6580 CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek Helio P30
MediaTek MT6580 MediaTek Helio P30

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the MediaTek MT6580 and the MediaTek Helio P30 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the MediaTek MT6580 4 core processor released in 2015 with the MediaTek Helio P30 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2017.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family Mediatek Helio (37)
MediaTek MT65xx A7 (14) CPU group MediaTek Helio P20/P30 (4)
1 Generation 2
Cortex-A9 Architecture Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT6580 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.30 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The MediaTek Helio P30 clocks with 2.30 GHz, has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

MediaTek MT6580 Characteristic MediaTek Helio P30
4 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.30 GHz
4x Cortex-A7
A-Core 2.30 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
-- B-Core 1.65 GHz
4x Cortex-A53

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 MT6580 Characteristic MediaTek Helio P30
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

ARM Mali-400 GPU ARM Mali-G71 MP2
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.95 GHz
0.40 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.95 GHz
Utgard GPU Generation Bifrost 1
28nm Technology 16 nm
1 Max. displays 1
1 Compute units 2
16 Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
0 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-400 GPU ARM Mali-G71 MP2
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 1 memory channels is supported by the MediaTek MT6580, while the MediaTek Helio P30 supports a maximum of 6 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 12.8 GB/s enabled.

MediaTek MT6580 Characteristic MediaTek Helio P30
LPDDR3-533, LPDDR2-533 Memory LPDDR4X-1600
Max. Memory 6 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
4.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 12.8 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The MediaTek MT6580 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the MediaTek Helio P30 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

MediaTek MT6580 Characteristic MediaTek Helio P30
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek MT6580 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of MediaTek Helio P30 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 16 nm.

MediaTek MT6580 Characteristic MediaTek Helio P30
28 nm Technology 16 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Android
2015 Release date Q3/2017
-- 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 MT6580 MediaTek MT6580
ARM Mali-400 @ 0.40 GHz
4 (5%)
MediaTek Helio P30 MediaTek Helio P30
ARM Mali-G71 MP2 @ 0.95 GHz
66 (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 MT6580 MediaTek MT6580
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
67 (100%)
MediaTek Helio P30 MediaTek Helio P30
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)

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 MT6580 MediaTek MT6580
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
211 (100%)
MediaTek Helio P30 MediaTek Helio P30
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT6580 MediaTek Helio P30
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