MediaTek Helio P15 VS MediaTek MT8176

Comparing MediaTek Helio P15 vs MediaTek MT8176

Comparison of video cards MediaTek Helio P15 vs MediaTek MT8176 in benchmarks and specifications.

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Differences

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Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

MediaTek MT8176 MediaTek Helio P15

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of MediaTek MT8176 and MediaTek Helio P15 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	MediaTek MT8176 MediaTek Helio P15
Family	Mediatek MT-Serie Mediatek Helio
CPU group	MediaTek MT81xx MT86xx A72 / A53 MediaTek Helio P10
Segment	Mobile Mobile
Generation	1 1

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare MediaTek MT8176 vs MediaTek Helio P15 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	6 / 6 8 / 8
Core architecture	normal hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Hyperthreading / SMT	No No
Overclocking	No No

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in MediaTek MT8176 and MediaTek Helio P15 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	PowerVR GX6250 ARM Mali-T860 MP2
GPU frequency	0.60 GHz 0.70 GHz
GPU (Turbo)	0.60 GHz 0.70 GHz
Execution units	2 2
Shader	32 32
Max. displays	1 2
Generation	Midgard 4
Direct X	10 11
Technology	28 nm 28nm
Release date	Q1/2014 Q4/2015

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between MediaTek MT8176 and MediaTek Helio P15. 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	No Decode / Encode
VP8	No Decode / Encode
VP9	No No
AV1	No No
AVC	No No
VC-1	No No
JPEG	No Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between MediaTek MT8176 and MediaTek Helio P15 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	2 (Dual Channel) 1 (Single Channel)
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 MT8176 or MediaTek Helio P15? 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 MT8176 and MediaTek Helio P15 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Technology	28 nm 28 nm
Chip design	Chiplet Chiplet
Socket	N/A N/A
Architecture	Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53 Cortex-A53
Operating systems	Android Android
Virtualization	None None
Instruction set (ISA)	ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
Release date	Q1/2016 Q3/2016
Part Number	-- MT6755T