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Mediatek MT8125 vs Mediatek MT8389 vs Mediatek MT6589T

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 MT8389

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The Mediatek MT8389 is a low-cost ARM SoC (System on a Chip) used 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. The official specifications of the MT8389 are identical to the MT8125 SoC.

Performance

Since the Cortex-A7 architecture is somewhat slower than a Krait or Cortex-A9 design at the same clock speed, the performance of the MT8389 is just below Nvidia's Tegra 3 or the Samsung Exynos 4412. The PowerVR SGX 544 is also just a simple low-cost solution not designed for ultra-high resolution displays or very demanding games.

Features

In addition to processor and GPU, the SoC also 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 low enough to be a fit for tablets.

Mediatek MT6589T

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The Mediatek MT6589T is a low-end system-on-a-chip (SoC) found in many inexpensive smartphones. It is manufactured in 28 nm and integrates a Cortex-A7-based quad-core CPU clocked at 1.5 GHz, a PowerVR SGX544 GPU clocked at 357 MHz, dual SIM and UMTS/HSPA+ support (up to 21 Mbps) and 1080p30 video decoding and encoding.

Both the CPU and GPU offer performances similar to an Nvidia Tegra 3 or the Samsung Exynos 4412 and Mali-400 GPU. Performance-per-clock of the Cortex-A7 is only slightly below that of a Cortex-A9, which can be found in the two aforementioned rivals. The graphics unit offers sufficient power for multimedia tasks and simple games, but not for extremely high resolution displays or complex 3D graphics.

Thanks to the modern 28 nm manufacturing and comparatively low performance, the power consumption of the entire chip is likely very low in order to be compatible with smaller smartphones and battery capacities.

ModelMediatek MT8125Mediatek MT8389Mediatek MT6589T
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 MT8125 « 1.2 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
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 MT8389 « 1.2 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
Mediatek MT65921.7 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A7
Mediatek MT81271.5 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A7
Mediatek MT6589T « 1.5 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
Clock1200 - 1500 MHz1200 - 1500 MHz1500 MHz
L2 Cache1 MB1 MB2 MB
Cores / Threads4 / 44 / 44 / 4
Technology28 nm28 nm28 nm
FeaturesWi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, FM, 3G/HSPA+, 2G/EDGEWi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, FM, 3G/HSPA+, 2G/EDGEUMTS/HSPA+, TD-SCDMA, 533 MHz LPDDR2, 13 MP Camera ISP, 1080p30 encode/decode, PowerVR SGX544 @ 357 MHz
iGPUPowerVR SGX544 (300 MHz)PowerVR SGX544 (300 MHz)PowerVR SGX544 (357 MHz)
ArchitectureARMARMARM
Announced
Manufacturerwww.mediatek.comwww.mediatek.comwww.mediatek.com
L1 Cache256 KB

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
100%
1 MT8125 +
min: 6958     avg: 7559     median: 7622 (6%)     max: 8034 Points
105%
1 MT8389 +
min: 7384     avg: 7883     median: 8037 (7%)     max: 8227 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
100%
1 MT8125 +
min: 7828     avg: 8086     median: 8066 (7%)     max: 8383 Points
98%
1 MT8389 +
min: 7174     avg: 7726     median: 7932 (6%)     max: 8071 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
100%
1 MT8125 +
min: 7990     avg: 8125     median: 8080 (7%)     max: 8306 Points
99%
1 MT8389 +
7962 Points (7%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 MT8125 +
min: 1077     avg: 1171     median: 1110 (2%)     max: 1386 Points
96%
1 MT8389 +
min: 1042     avg: 1069     median: 1069 (2%)     max: 1096 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 MT8125 +
min: 324     avg: 347.3     median: 325.5 (6%)     max: 414 Points
100%
1 MT8389 +
325 Points (6%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
100%
1 MT8125 +
min: 264     avg: 269.8     median: 271 (2%)     max: 273 Points
100%
1 MT8389 +
min: 266     avg: 272     median: 271 (2%)     max: 279 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
100%
1 MT8125 +
min: 743     avg: 806     median: 822.5 (7%)     max: 834 Points
97%
1 MT8389 +
min: 767     avg: 806     median: 795 (7%)     max: 856 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
100%
1 MT8125 +
min: 2007     avg: 2020     median: 2019.5 (4%)     max: 2035 Points
100%
1 MT8389 +
min: 2005     avg: 2023     median: 2018 (4%)     max: 2047 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
100%
1 MT8125 +
min: 1194     avg: 1208     median: 1204 (2%)     max: 1229 Points
98%
1 MT8389 +
min: 1151     avg: 1184     median: 1181 (2%)     max: 1219 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
100%
1 MT8125 +
min: 1309     avg: 1319     median: 1315.5 (3%)     max: 1334 Points
99%
1 MT8389 +
min: 1299     avg: 1311     median: 1301 (3%)     max: 1332 Points
Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Multi Thread
100%
1 MT8125 +
min: 89.6     avg: 102.8     median: 89.7 (3%)     max: 127.1 MFLOPS
125%
1 MT8389 +
min: 35.21     avg: 87.9     median: 111.7 (4%)     max: 116.8 MFLOPS
Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Single Thread
100%
1 MT8125 +
min: 33.78     avg: 36.4     median: 37.6 (4%)     max: 38.4 MFLOPS
99%
1 MT8389 +
min: 36.62     avg: 57.6     median: 37 (4%)     max: 99.2 MFLOPS
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
100%
1 MT8125 +
min: 16900     avg: 19560     median: 17694 (21%)     max: 25950 ms
99%
1 MT8389 +
18661 ms (22%)
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
100%
1 MT8125 +
min: 864     avg: 1269     median: 1341.5 (15%)     max: 1530 ms
98%
1 MT8389 +
min: 1414     avg: 1455     median: 1464 (16%)     max: 1487 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 0.9.1 Total Score *
100%
1 MT8125 +
min: 1111     avg: 1292     median: 1303 (12%)     max: 1450 ms
100%
1 MT8389 +
min: 1319     avg: 1332     median: 1333 (13%)     max: 1344 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
100%
1 MT8125 +
1915 Points (2%)
71%
1 MT8389 +
1355 Points (1%)
Vellamo 3.x - Vellamo 3.x Metal
100%
1 MT8125 +
583 Points (16%)
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
100%
1 MT8125 +
min: 3953     avg: 4394     median: 4393.5 (10%)     max: 4834 points
107%
1 MT8389 +
4706 points (11%)
AnTuTu v3 - AnTuTu v3 CPU
100%
1 MT8125 +
5925 Points (39%)
101%
1 MT8389 +
5967 Points (39%)
AnTuTu v4 - AnTuTu v4 Total Score
100%
1 MT8125 +
min: 13211     avg: 13244     median: 13243.5 (31%)     max: 13276 Points
101%
1 MT8389 +
13430 Points (31%)
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
100%
1 MT8125 +
min: 304     avg: 324     median: 330 (10%)     max: 332 Iter./s
99%
1 MT8389 +
min: 294     avg: 317     median: 326 (10%)     max: 331 Iter./s
AndEBench - AndEBench Native
100%
1 MT8125 +
min: 6449     avg: 6502     median: 6506.5 (21%)     max: 6544 Iter./s
99%
1 MT8389 +
min: 6373     avg: 6440     median: 6437 (21%)     max: 6510 Iter./s
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 CPU Tests
100%
1 MT8125 +
min: 8230     avg: 8406     median: 8406 (1%)     max: 8580 Points
99%
1 MT8389 +
min: 8173     avg: 8297     median: 8323 (1%)     max: 8396 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score
100%
1 MT8125 +
1873 Points (9%)

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