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Mediatek MT8121 vs Mediatek MT6582 vs Mediatek MT6592

Mediatek MT8121

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The Mediatek MT8121 is a low-cost ARM SoC (System on a Chip) mainly used in tablets. It is manufactured in 28 nm and integrates a quad-core Cortex-A7 processor and a PowerVR SGX 544 GPU. The CPU cores are typically clocked at 1.3 GHz while the GPU is clocked at 156 MHz.

Performance

Since the Cortex-A7 architecture is somewhat slower than a Krait or Cortex-A9 design at the same clock speeds, the performance of the MT8121 is just below Nvidia's Tegra 3 or the Samsung Exynos 4412. The PowerVR SGX 544 is also just a low-cost solution not designed for ultra-high resolution displays or very demanding games.

Features

In addition to the processor and GPU, the SoC integrates a decoder for 1080p video, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0 as well as GPS, but lacks a 2G/3G/4G radio. Cameras are supported up to a resolution of 13 MP.

Power consumption

Thanks to the energy-efficient A7 cores and 28 nm manufacturing, the power consumption is likely very low and suitable for even smaller tablets.

Mediatek MT6582

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The Mediatek MT6582 is a system-on-a-chip (SoC) for low-cost tablets and smartphones. It is manufactured in 28 nm and offers a quad-core Cortex-A7 processor as well as an ARM Mali-400 MP2 GPU clocked at 500 MHz (according to Wikipedia the main difference to the MT6582M that is clocked at 416 MHz). Furthermore, the chip supports dual SIM, UMTS and HSPA+, WiFi, FM, Bluetooth and GPS. 

The CPU performance of the MT6582 is similar to other Cortex-A7 SoCs clocked at the same frequency. Depending on the benchmark, the CPU power is roughly comparable with the Nvidia Tegra 3 and sufficient for everyday applications such as browsing. The GPU will handle only simple Android games in moderate resolutions.

Mediatek MT6592

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The MediaTek MT6592 is a mid-range 28 nm SoC for Android smartphones and tablets. It was announced near the end of 2013 and is manufactured in 28 nm. It includes 8 Cortex-A7 processor cores that are typically clocked up to 1.7 - 2.0 GHz. Furthermore, the SoC integrates an ARM Mali-450 GPU at 700 MHz, WLAN, a video decoder for up to 4K content, a LPDDR3 memory controller at 666 MHz, and a 2G/3G (UMTS/HSPA+) radio.

Although the MT6592 offers eight relatively high clocked CPU cores compared to other SoCs, its performance in day-to-day usage is a bit lower, as the Cortex-A7 cores offer slower performance per clock and only a few apps are able to make use of all 8 cores simultaneously. Modern dual-core (e.g., Apple A7) or quad-core (e.g., Cortex A15 or Snapdragon 800) SoCs can be clearly faster in everyday scenarios.

The integrated ARM Mali-450 MP4 GPU offers 4 graphics clusters that are clocked at a high 700 MHz. However, the performance of the GPU is somewhat below that of a Tegra 4 or Adreno 320. Also like the Nvidia rival, the Mali-450 lacks support for OpenGL ES 3.0.

ModelMediatek MT8121Mediatek MT6582Mediatek MT6592
Series Mediatek Mediatek Mediatek
CodenameCortex-A7Cortex-A7Cortex-A7
Series: Mediatek Cortex-A7
Mediatek MT65921.7 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A7
Mediatek MT81271.5 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A7
Mediatek MT6589T1.5 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A7
Mediatek MT83891.2 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A7
Mediatek MT81251.2 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A7
Mediatek MT83211.3 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A7
Mediatek MT8121 « 1.3 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A7
Mediatek MT65821.3 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A7
Mediatek MT6582M1.3 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A7
Mediatek MT6580M1.3 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A7
Mediatek MT65891.2 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A7
MediaTek MT65721.2 GHz2 / 2 cores Cortex-A7
Mediatek MT65921.7 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A7
Mediatek MT81271.5 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A7
Mediatek MT6589T1.5 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A7
Mediatek MT83891.2 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A7
Mediatek MT81251.2 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A7
Mediatek MT83211.3 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A7
Mediatek MT81211.3 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A7
Mediatek MT6582 « 1.3 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A7
Mediatek MT6582M1.3 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A7
Mediatek MT6580M1.3 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A7
Mediatek MT65891.2 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A7
MediaTek MT65721.2 GHz2 / 2 cores Cortex-A7
Mediatek MT6592 « 1.7 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A7
Mediatek MT81271.5 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A7
Mediatek MT6589T1.5 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A7
Mediatek MT83891.2 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A7
Mediatek MT81251.2 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A7
Mediatek MT83211.3 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A7
Mediatek MT81211.3 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A7
Mediatek MT65821.3 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A7
Mediatek MT6582M1.3 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A7
Mediatek MT6580M1.3 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A7
Mediatek MT65891.2 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A7
MediaTek MT65721.2 GHz2 / 2 cores Cortex-A7
Clock1300 MHz1300 MHz1700 - 2000 MHz
L2 Cache1 MB512 KB1 MB
Cores / Threads4 / 44 / 48 / 8
Technology28 nm28 nm28 nm
FeaturesWi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPSMali-400 MP2 @ 500 MHz, HSPA+, TD-SCDMA, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, FMUMTS/HSPA+, TD-SCDMA, WiFi (802.11n), 666 MHz LPDDR3, 16 MP Camera ISP, 4K Video Encoder, H.265, GPS, NFC, ARM Mali-450 MP4 @ 700 MHz
iGPUPowerVR SGX544 (156 MHz)ARM Mali-400 MP2 (500 MHz)ARM Mali-450 MP4 (700 MHz)
ArchitectureARMARMARM
Announced
L1 Cache128 KB512 KB
Manufacturerwww.mediatek.comwww.mediatek.com

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
8296 Points (7%)
min: 5508     avg: 8551     median: 9246 (8%)     max: 10060 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
100%
1 MT6582 +
min: 5536     avg: 7724     median: 7861 (6%)     max: 8383 Points
124%
1 MT6592 +
min: 5182     avg: 9113     median: 9762 (8%)     max: 10293 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
8982 Points (8%)
min: 7473     avg: 8449     median: 8628 (7%)     max: 9037 Points
min: 5713     avg: 10577     median: 11158 (9%)     max: 12604 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
min: 1125     avg: 1141     median: 1140.5 (2%)     max: 1156 Points
min: 891     avg: 1145     median: 1169.5 (2%)     max: 1200 Points
min: 1344     avg: 2350     median: 2390 (4%)     max: 2847 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
351 Points (7%)
min: 262     avg: 438.1     median: 445 (9%)     max: 526 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 MT6582 +
1191 Points (2%)
179%
1 MT6592 +
min: 1922     avg: 2135     median: 2134.5 (3%)     max: 2347 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 MT6582 +
364 Points (5%)
109%
1 MT6592 +
min: 357     avg: 398     median: 398 (6%)     max: 439 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
351 Points (3%)
min: 371     avg: 375     median: 375 (3%)     max: 379 Points
430 Points (3%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
836 Points (8%)
min: 962     avg: 992     median: 992 (9%)     max: 1022 Points
966 Points (9%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
1975 Points (4%)
min: 2105     avg: 2122     median: 2121.5 (4%)     max: 2138 Points
4185 Points (8%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
1156 Points (2%)
min: 1249     avg: 1251     median: 1251 (3%)     max: 1253 Points
2458 Points (5%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
1298 Points (3%)
min: 1403     avg: 1416     median: 1416 (4%)     max: 1429 Points
2561 Points (7%)
Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Multi Thread
min: 221.9     avg: 247     median: 247 (8%)     max: 272 MFLOPS
min: 110     avg: 215.7     median: 230 (8%)     max: 289.8 MFLOPS
min: 242     avg: 295.4     median: 292.9 (10%)     max: 350 MFLOPS
Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Single Thread
min: 114.2     avg: 114.6     median: 114.6 (11%)     max: 115 MFLOPS
min: 52     avg: 87.8     median: 88.9 (9%)     max: 116 MFLOPS
min: 118.6     avg: 144.2     median: 143.9 (14%)     max: 171 MFLOPS
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
16115 ms (19%)
min: 14999     avg: 17878     median: 15823 (19%)     max: 28996 ms
min: 11338     avg: 14383     median: 14278 (17%)     max: 19205 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
min: 1452     avg: 1453     median: 1453 (16%)     max: 1454 ms
min: 1361     avg: 1655     median: 1578.5 (17%)     max: 2149 ms
min: 904     avg: 1338     median: 1182 (13%)     max: 2016 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 0.9.1 Total Score *
1464 ms (14%)
min: 832     avg: 1517     median: 1606 (15%)     max: 1939 ms
min: 1396     avg: 1617     median: 1616.5 (15%)     max: 1837 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
2085 Points (2%)
min: 894     avg: 2044     median: 2105 (2%)     max: 2452 Points
min: 1895     avg: 2511     median: 2563.5 (2%)     max: 3085 Points
Vellamo 3.x - Vellamo 3.x Metal
696 Points (19%)
min: 634     avg: 699     median: 713 (19%)     max: 740 Points
min: 696     avg: 796     median: 817 (22%)     max: 853 Points
Vellamo 3.x - Vellamo 3.x Multicore Beta
100%
1 MT6582 +
min: 1110     avg: 1201     median: 1210 (27%)     max: 1273 Points
124%
1 MT6592 +
min: 1254     avg: 1456     median: 1503.5 (33%)     max: 1562 Points
Vellamo 3.x - Vellamo 3.x Browser
100%
1 MT6582 +
min: 1528     avg: 1743     median: 1691 (22%)     max: 2102 Points
100%
1 MT6592 +
min: 871     avg: 1559     median: 1694 (22%)     max: 1977 Points
Quadrant Standard Edition 2.0 - Quadrant Standard 2.0 Total Score
min: 8256     avg: 8492     median: 8492 (20%)     max: 8728 points
min: 4838     avg: 6502     median: 5781 (13%)     max: 9537 points
min: 11433     avg: 13992     median: 14485 (34%)     max: 16058 points
AnTuTu v4 - AnTuTu v4 Total Score
min: 16946     avg: 17314     median: 17314 (40%)     max: 17682 Points
min: 17286     avg: 17314     median: 17307 (40%)     max: 17349 Points
min: 25761     avg: 27891     median: 27979 (65%)     max: 30358 Points
AnTuTu v5 - AnTuTu v5 Total Score
100%
1 MT6582 +
min: 18063     avg: 19220     median: 19113 (19%)     max: 20838 Points
152%
1 MT6592 +
min: 22774     avg: 28587     median: 29100 (29%)     max: 33176 Points
AnTuTu v6 - AnTuTu v6 Total Score
100%
1 MT6582 +
23643 Points (8%)
AndEBench - AndEBench Java
min: 358     avg: 367     median: 367 (11%)     max: 376 Iter./s
min: 299     avg: 344.3     median: 358 (11%)     max: 371 Iter./s
min: 329     avg: 386.3     median: 384.5 (12%)     max: 447 Iter./s
AndEBench - AndEBench Native
min: 6678     avg: 6881     median: 6881 (23%)     max: 7084 Iter./s
min: 6523     avg: 6867     median: 6948.5 (23%)     max: 7045 Iter./s
min: 11657     avg: 16616     median: 17876 (59%)     max: 19055 Iter./s
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 CPU Tests
min: 9544     avg: 9761     median: 9761 (1%)     max: 9978 Points
min: 9174     avg: 9761     median: 9807 (1%)     max: 10230 Points
min: 13907     avg: 22989     median: 25313.5 (3%)     max: 26698 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score
100%
1 MT6582 +
min: 1910     avg: 2425     median: 2468.5 (12%)     max: 2852 Points
129%
1 MT6592 +
min: 2991     avg: 3194     median: 3193.5 (16%)     max: 3396 Points

Average Benchmarks Mediatek MT8121 → 100% n=21

Average Benchmarks Mediatek MT6582 → 99% n=21

Average Benchmarks Mediatek MT6592 → 151% n=21

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