MediaTek Helio P15 vs MediaTek MT8173

Let's find out which one of MediaTek Helio P15 and MediaTek MT8173 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  MediaTek Helio P15 MediaTek MT8173
• Family
  Mediatek Helio Mediatek MT-Serie
• CPU group
  MediaTek Helio P10 MediaTek MT81xx MT86xx A72 / A53
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Generation
  1 1

In this block we are going to compare MediaTek Helio P15 vs MediaTek MT8173 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.

• CPU Cores / Threads
  8 / 8 4 / 4
• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) normal
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in MediaTek Helio P15 and MediaTek MT8173 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

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

Let's compare the support of video codecs between MediaTek Helio P15 and MediaTek MT8173. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

To choose the best model between MediaTek Helio P15 and MediaTek MT8173 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.

• Memory type
  LPDDR3-933 LPDDR3-933
• Max. Memory
  4 GB
• Memory channels
  1 (Single Channel) 2 (Dual Channel)
• Bandwidth
  7.4 GB/s --
• ECC
  No No
• AES-NI
  No No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for MediaTek Helio P15 or MediaTek MT8173? 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.

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for MediaTek Helio P15 and MediaTek MT8173 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  28 nm 28 nm
• Chip design
  Chiplet Chiplet
• Socket
  N/A N/A
• Architecture
  Cortex-A53 Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53
• Operating systems
  Android Android
• Virtualization
  None None
• Instruction set (ISA)
  ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
• Release date
  Q3/2016 Q1/2015
• Part Number
  MT6755T --