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Mediatek MT8127 vs Mediatek MT6592 vs Mediatek MT8121

Mediatek MT8127

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The MediaTek MT8127 is a cheap ARM-SoC (System on a Chip) that is mainly used in Android based tablets. It is manufactured in 28 nm and integrates a quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 processor clocked at 1.5 GHz (typically), a ARM Mali-450 MP4 graphics card (at 600 MHz) and a single channel 32 Bit DDDR3-1333 memory controller (max. 5.3 GB/s).

Processor

The ARM Cortex-A7 design is a 32-Bit entry level core with a much lower performance per MHz than the Cortex-A9. Therefore, the MT8127 is only positioned in the lower mid-range similar to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 400.

Features

The MT8127 integrates function blocks for full HD videos (en- and decoders), WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS and FM radio. Camera modules are supported up to 13 MP.

Power Consumption

Due to the low clocked Cortex-A7 cores and the small GPU, the SoC is using not much power and therefore also suited for small tablets.

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.

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 MT8127Mediatek MT6592Mediatek MT8121
Series Mediatek Mediatek Mediatek
CodenameCortex-A7Cortex-A7Cortex-A7
Series: Mediatek Cortex-A7
Mediatek MT65921.7 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A7
Mediatek MT8127 « 1.5 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
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
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
Clock1500 MHz1700 - 2000 MHz1300 MHz
L2 Cache512 KB1 MB1 MB
Cores / Threads4 / 48 / 84 / 4
Technology28 nm28 nm28 nm
FeaturesWi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, 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 MHzWi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
iGPUARM Mali-450 MP4 (600 MHz)ARM Mali-450 MP4 (700 MHz)PowerVR SGX544 (156 MHz)
ArchitectureARMARMARM
Announced
Manufacturerwww.mediatek.comwww.mediatek.com
L1 Cache512 KB

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 7914     avg: 8623     median: 8622.5 (7%)     max: 9331 Points
min: 5508     avg: 8551     median: 9246 (8%)     max: 10060 Points
8296 Points (7%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
100%
1 MT8127 +
min: 7874     avg: 8586     median: 8586 (7%)     max: 9298 Points
114%
1 MT6592 +
min: 5182     avg: 9113     median: 9762 (8%)     max: 10293 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 7395     avg: 9011     median: 8974 (8%)     max: 10664 Points
min: 5713     avg: 10577     median: 11158 (9%)     max: 12604 Points
8982 Points (8%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 MT8127 +
448 Points (4%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 MT8127 +
1216 Points (1%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
443 Points (6%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
1194 Points (3%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
min: 1205     avg: 1274     median: 1274 (2%)     max: 1343 Points
min: 1344     avg: 2350     median: 2390 (4%)     max: 2847 Points
min: 1125     avg: 1141     median: 1140.5 (2%)     max: 1156 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
min: 362     avg: 383.5     median: 383.5 (7%)     max: 405 Points
min: 262     avg: 438.1     median: 445 (9%)     max: 526 Points
351 Points (7%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 MT6592 +
min: 1922     avg: 2135     median: 2134.5 (3%)     max: 2347 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 MT6592 +
min: 357     avg: 398     median: 398 (6%)     max: 439 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
100%
1 MT6592 +
430 Points (3%)
82%
1 MT8121 +
351 Points (3%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
100%
1 MT6592 +
966 Points (9%)
87%
1 MT8121 +
836 Points (8%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
100%
1 MT6592 +
4185 Points (8%)
47%
1 MT8121 +
1975 Points (4%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
100%
1 MT6592 +
2458 Points (5%)
47%
1 MT8121 +
1156 Points (2%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
100%
1 MT6592 +
2561 Points (7%)
51%
1 MT8121 +
1298 Points (3%)
Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Multi Thread
min: 169.4     avg: 190.1     median: 190.1 (6%)     max: 210.8 MFLOPS
min: 242     avg: 295.4     median: 292.9 (10%)     max: 350 MFLOPS
min: 221.9     avg: 247     median: 247 (8%)     max: 272 MFLOPS
Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Single Thread
min: 55.1     avg: 81.5     median: 81.5 (8%)     max: 107.8 MFLOPS
min: 118.6     avg: 144.2     median: 143.9 (14%)     max: 171 MFLOPS
min: 114.2     avg: 114.6     median: 114.6 (11%)     max: 115 MFLOPS
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 13843     avg: 15991     median: 16411 (19%)     max: 17720 ms
min: 11338     avg: 14383     median: 14278 (17%)     max: 19205 ms
16115 ms (19%)
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
min: 1408     avg: 1714     median: 1713.5 (19%)     max: 2019 ms
min: 904     avg: 1338     median: 1182 (13%)     max: 2016 ms
min: 1452     avg: 1453     median: 1453 (16%)     max: 1454 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 0.9.1 Total Score *
100%
1 MT6592 +
min: 1396     avg: 1617     median: 1616.5 (15%)     max: 1837 ms
102%
1 MT8121 +
1464 ms (14%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 2037     avg: 2328     median: 2358 (2%)     max: 2588 Points
min: 1895     avg: 2511     median: 2563.5 (2%)     max: 3085 Points
2085 Points (2%)
Vellamo 3.x - Vellamo 3.x Metal
871 Points (23%)
min: 696     avg: 796     median: 817 (22%)     max: 853 Points
696 Points (19%)
Vellamo 3.x - Vellamo 3.x Multicore Beta
100%
1 MT8127 +
1352 Points (30%)
111%
1 MT6592 +
min: 1254     avg: 1456     median: 1503.5 (33%)     max: 1562 Points
Vellamo 3.x - Vellamo 3.x Browser
100%
1 MT8127 +
1808 Points (24%)
94%
1 MT6592 +
min: 871     avg: 1559     median: 1694 (22%)     max: 1977 Points
Quadrant Standard Edition 2.0 - Quadrant Standard 2.0 Total Score
100%
1 MT6592 +
min: 11433     avg: 13992     median: 14485 (34%)     max: 16058 points
59%
1 MT8121 +
min: 8256     avg: 8492     median: 8492 (20%)     max: 8728 points
AnTuTu v4 - AnTuTu v4 Total Score
100%
1 MT6592 +
min: 25761     avg: 27891     median: 27979 (65%)     max: 30358 Points
62%
1 MT8121 +
min: 16946     avg: 17314     median: 17314 (40%)     max: 17682 Points
AnTuTu v5 - AnTuTu v5 Total Score
100%
1 MT8127 +
min: 22466     avg: 23136     median: 23136 (23%)     max: 23806 Points
126%
1 MT6592 +
min: 22774     avg: 28587     median: 29100 (29%)     max: 33176 Points
AnTuTu v6 - AnTuTu v6 Total Score
100%
1 MT8127 +
min: 25865     avg: 26003     median: 26003 (9%)     max: 26141 Points
AndEBench - AndEBench Java
100%
1 MT6592 +
min: 329     avg: 386.3     median: 384.5 (12%)     max: 447 Iter./s
95%
1 MT8121 +
min: 358     avg: 367     median: 367 (11%)     max: 376 Iter./s
AndEBench - AndEBench Native
100%
1 MT6592 +
min: 11657     avg: 16616     median: 17876 (59%)     max: 19055 Iter./s
38%
1 MT8121 +
min: 6678     avg: 6881     median: 6881 (23%)     max: 7084 Iter./s
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 CPU Tests
100%
1 MT6592 +
min: 13907     avg: 22989     median: 25313.5 (3%)     max: 26698 Points
39%
1 MT8121 +
min: 9544     avg: 9761     median: 9761 (1%)     max: 9978 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score 2.0
100%
1 MT8127 +
2345 Points (15%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score
100%
1 MT8127 +
3499 Points (18%)
91%
1 MT6592 +
min: 2991     avg: 3194     median: 3193.5 (16%)     max: 3396 Points

Average Benchmarks Mediatek MT8127 → 100% n=10

Average Benchmarks Mediatek MT6592 → 128% n=10

Average Benchmarks Mediatek MT8121 → 102% n=10

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation

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