MediaTek Helio P18 VS Samsung Exynos 7872

Comparing MediaTek Helio P18 vs Samsung Exynos 7872

Comparison of video cards MediaTek Helio P18 vs Samsung Exynos 7872 in benchmarks and specifications.

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Differences

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Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

MediaTek Helio P18 Samsung Exynos 7872

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of MediaTek Helio P18 and Samsung Exynos 7872 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	MediaTek Helio P18 Samsung Exynos 7872
Family	Mediatek Helio Samsung Exynos
CPU group	MediaTek Helio P10 Samsung Exynos 7872/7884/7885/7904
Segment	Mobile Mobile
Generation	1 2

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare MediaTek Helio P18 vs Samsung Exynos 7872 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
CPU Cores / Threads	8 / 8 6 / 6
Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE) hybrid (big.LITTLE)
A-Core	8x Cortex-A53 2x Cortex-A73
B-Core	-- 4x Cortex-A53
Hyperthreading / SMT	No No
Overclocking	No No
A-Core Frequency	2.00 GHz (2.00 GHz) 2.00 GHz
B-Core Frequency	-- 1.60 GHz

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in MediaTek Helio P18 and Samsung Exynos 7872 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	ARM Mali-T860 MP2 ARM Mali-G71 MP1
GPU frequency	0.80 GHz 0.95 GHz
GPU (Turbo)	0.80 GHz 0.95 GHz
Execution units	2 1
Shader	32 16
Max. GPU Memory	-- 2 GB
Max. displays	2 1
Generation	Midgard 4 Bifrost 1
Direct X	11 11
Technology	28nm 16 nm
Release date	Q4/2015 Q2/2016

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between MediaTek Helio P18 and Samsung Exynos 7872. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between MediaTek Helio P18 and Samsung Exynos 7872 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	LPDDR3-933 LPDDR3-933
Max. Memory	4 GB
Memory channels	1 (Single Channel) 0
Bandwidth	7.4 GB/s --
ECC	No No
AES-NI	No No

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for MediaTek Helio P18 or Samsung Exynos 7872? 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

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for MediaTek Helio P18 and Samsung Exynos 7872 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Technology	28 nm 14 nm
Chip design	Chiplet
Socket	N/A N/A
L2-Cache	-- 2.00 MB
Architecture	Cortex-A53 Cortex-A73 / Cortex-A53
Operating systems	Android Android
Virtualization	None None
Instruction set (ISA)	ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
Release date	Q1/2018 Q1/2018
Part Number	MT6755S --