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Mediatek MT8125 vs Mediatek MT8121

Mediatek MT8125

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The Mediatek MT8125 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 1.2 - 1.5 GHz while the GPU is clocked at 300 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 MT8125 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, FM radio, GPS and 2G/3G radios up to HSPA+. 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 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.

ModelMediatek MT8125Mediatek MT8121
Series Mediatek Mediatek
CodenameCortex-A7Cortex-A7
Series: Mediatek Cortex-A7
Mediatek MT6592 compare1.7 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A7
Mediatek MT8127 compare1.5 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A7
Mediatek MT6589T compare1.5 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A7
Mediatek MT8389 compare1.2 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A7
Mediatek MT8125 « 1.2 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A7
Mediatek MT8321 compare1.3 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A7
Mediatek MT81211.3 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A7
Mediatek MT6582 compare1.3 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A7
Mediatek MT6582M compare1.3 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A7
Mediatek MT6580M compare1.3 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A7
Mediatek MT6589 compare1.2 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A7
MediaTek MT6572 compare1.2 GHz2 / 2 cores Cortex-A7
Mediatek MT6592 compare1.7 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A7
Mediatek MT8127 compare1.5 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A7
Mediatek MT6589T compare1.5 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A7
Mediatek MT8389 compare1.2 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A7
Mediatek MT81251.2 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A7
Mediatek MT8321 compare1.3 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A7
Mediatek MT8121 « 1.3 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A7
Mediatek MT6582 compare1.3 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A7
Mediatek MT6582M compare1.3 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A7
Mediatek MT6580M compare1.3 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A7
Mediatek MT6589 compare1.2 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A7
MediaTek MT6572 compare1.2 GHz2 / 2 cores Cortex-A7
Clock1200 - 1500 MHz1300 MHz
L2 Cache1 MB1 MB
Cores / Threads4 / 44 / 4
Technology28 nm28 nm
FeaturesWi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, FM, 3G/HSPA+, 2G/EDGEWi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
iGPUPowerVR SGX544 (300 MHz)PowerVR SGX544 (156 MHz)
ArchitectureARMARM
Announced
Manufacturerwww.mediatek.com

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 6958     avg: 7559     median: 7622 (6%)     max: 8034 Points
8296 Points (7%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
100%
1 MT8125 +
min: 7828     avg: 8086     median: 8066 (7%)     max: 8383 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 7990     avg: 8125     median: 8080 (7%)     max: 8306 Points
8982 Points (8%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
min: 1077     avg: 1171     median: 1110 (2%)     max: 1386 Points
min: 1125     avg: 1141     median: 1140.5 (2%)     max: 1156 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
min: 324     avg: 347.3     median: 325.5 (6%)     max: 414 Points
351 Points (7%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
min: 264     avg: 269.8     median: 271 (2%)     max: 273 Points
351 Points (3%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
min: 743     avg: 806     median: 822.5 (7%)     max: 834 Points
836 Points (8%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
min: 2007     avg: 2020     median: 2019.5 (4%)     max: 2035 Points
1975 Points (4%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
min: 1194     avg: 1208     median: 1204 (2%)     max: 1229 Points
1156 Points (2%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
min: 1309     avg: 1319     median: 1315.5 (3%)     max: 1334 Points
1298 Points (3%)
Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Multi Thread
min: 89.6     avg: 102.8     median: 89.7 (3%)     max: 127.1 MFLOPS
min: 221.9     avg: 247     median: 247 (8%)     max: 272 MFLOPS
Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Single Thread
min: 33.78     avg: 36.4     median: 37.6 (4%)     max: 38.4 MFLOPS
min: 114.2     avg: 114.6     median: 114.6 (11%)     max: 115 MFLOPS
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 16900     avg: 19560     median: 17694 (21%)     max: 25950 ms
16115 ms (19%)
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
min: 864     avg: 1269     median: 1341.5 (15%)     max: 1530 ms
min: 1452     avg: 1453     median: 1453 (16%)     max: 1454 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 0.9.1 Total Score *
min: 1111     avg: 1292     median: 1303 (12%)     max: 1450 ms
1464 ms (14%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
1915 Points (2%)
2085 Points (2%)
Vellamo 3.x - Vellamo 3.x Metal
583 Points (16%)
696 Points (19%)
Vellamo 3.x - Vellamo 3.x Multicore Beta
100%
1 MT8125 +
1155 Points (26%)
Vellamo 3.x - Vellamo 3.x Browser
100%
1 MT8125 +
min: 1386     avg: 1472     median: 1471.5 (19%)     max: 1557 Points
Quadrant Standard Edition 2.0 - Quadrant Standard 2.0 Total Score
min: 3953     avg: 4394     median: 4393.5 (10%)     max: 4834 points
min: 8256     avg: 8492     median: 8492 (20%)     max: 8728 points
AnTuTu v3 - AnTuTu v3 CPU
100%
1 MT8125 +
5925 Points (39%)
AnTuTu v4 - AnTuTu v4 Total Score
min: 13211     avg: 13244     median: 13243.5 (31%)     max: 13276 Points
min: 16946     avg: 17314     median: 17314 (40%)     max: 17682 Points
AnTuTu v5 - AnTuTu v5 Total Score
100%
1 MT8125 +
15649 Points (16%)
AnTuTu v6 - AnTuTu v6 Total Score
100%
1 MT8125 +
14200 Points (5%)
AndEBench - AndEBench Java
min: 304     avg: 324     median: 330 (10%)     max: 332 Iter./s
min: 358     avg: 367     median: 367 (11%)     max: 376 Iter./s
AndEBench - AndEBench Native
min: 6449     avg: 6502     median: 6506.5 (21%)     max: 6544 Iter./s
min: 6678     avg: 6881     median: 6881 (23%)     max: 7084 Iter./s
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 CPU Tests
min: 8230     avg: 8406     median: 8406 (1%)     max: 8580 Points
min: 9544     avg: 9761     median: 9761 (1%)     max: 9978 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score
100%
1 MT8125 +
1873 Points (9%)

Average Benchmarks Mediatek MT8125 → 100% n=21

Average Benchmarks Mediatek MT8121 → 129% n=21

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