AMD A8-5600K VS MediaTek Helio P18 — differences in specs

Comparing AMD A8-5600K vs MediaTek Helio P18

Comparison of video cards AMD A8-5600K vs MediaTek Helio P18 in benchmarks and specifications.

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Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

AMD A8-5600K MediaTek Helio P18

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of AMD A8-5600K and MediaTek Helio P18 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	AMD A8-5600K MediaTek Helio P18
Segment	Desktop / Server Mobile
Family	AMD A Mediatek Helio
Generation	2 1
CPU group	AMD A8-5000 MediaTek Helio P10

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare AMD A8-5600K vs MediaTek Helio P18 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification	Value
Overclocking	Yes No
Core architecture	normal hybrid (big.LITTLE)

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD A8-5600K and MediaTek Helio P18 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	AMD Radeon HD 7560D ARM Mali-T860 MP2
GPU frequency	0.76 GHz 0.80 GHz
GPU (Turbo)	No turbo 0.80 GHz
Execution units	4 2
Shader	256 32
Max. GPU Memory	2 GB --
Max. displays	2 2
Generation	4 Midgard 4
Technology	32 nm 28nm
Release date	Q3/2012 Q4/2015

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD A8-5600K and MediaTek Helio P18. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification	Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No Decode
h264	Decode Decode / Encode
VP9	No No
VP8	No Decode / Encode
AV1	No No
AVC	Decode No
VC-1	Decode No
JPEG	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between AMD A8-5600K and MediaTek Helio P18 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification	Value
Memory type	DDR3-1866 LPDDR3-933
Max. Memory	4 GB
ECC	No No
Memory channels	2 1 (Single Channel)

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD A8-5600K or MediaTek Helio P18? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification	Value
TDP (PL1)	100 W

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD A8-5600K and MediaTek Helio P18 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
Virtualization	AMD-V None
ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
L3-Cache	4.00 MB --
Architecture	Trinity (Piledriver) Cortex-A53
Technology	32 nm 28 nm
Socket	FM2 N/A
Release date	Q3/2012 Q1/2018
Part Number	-- MT6755S