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Mediatek MT8127 vs Mediatek MT8121 vs Mediatek MT8125

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 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 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.

ModelMediatek MT8127Mediatek MT8121Mediatek MT8125
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 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 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
Clock1500 MHz1300 MHz1200 - 1500 MHz
L2 Cache512 KB1 MB1 MB
Cores / Threads4 / 44 / 44 / 4
Technology28 nm28 nm28 nm
FeaturesWi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, FMWi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPSWi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, FM, 3G/HSPA+, 2G/EDGE
iGPUARM Mali-450 MP4 (600 MHz)PowerVR SGX544 (156 MHz)PowerVR SGX544 (300 MHz)
ArchitectureARMARMARM
Announced
Manufacturerwww.mediatek.comwww.mediatek.com

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 7914     avg: 8623     median: 8622.5 (7%)     max: 9331 Points
8296 Points (7%)
min: 6958     avg: 7559     median: 7622 (6%)     max: 8034 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
100%
1 MT8127 +
min: 7874     avg: 8586     median: 8586 (7%)     max: 9298 Points
94%
1 MT8125 +
min: 7828     avg: 8086     median: 8066 (7%)     max: 8383 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 7395     avg: 9011     median: 8974 (8%)     max: 10664 Points
8982 Points (8%)
min: 7990     avg: 8125     median: 8080 (7%)     max: 8306 Points
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: 1125     avg: 1141     median: 1140.5 (2%)     max: 1156 Points
min: 1077     avg: 1171     median: 1110 (2%)     max: 1386 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
min: 362     avg: 383.5     median: 383.5 (7%)     max: 405 Points
351 Points (7%)
min: 324     avg: 347.3     median: 325.5 (6%)     max: 414 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
100%
1 MT8121 +
351 Points (3%)
77%
1 MT8125 +
min: 264     avg: 269.8     median: 271 (2%)     max: 273 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
100%
1 MT8121 +
836 Points (8%)
98%
1 MT8125 +
min: 743     avg: 806     median: 822.5 (7%)     max: 834 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
100%
1 MT8121 +
1975 Points (4%)
102%
1 MT8125 +
min: 2007     avg: 2020     median: 2019.5 (4%)     max: 2035 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
100%
1 MT8121 +
1156 Points (2%)
104%
1 MT8125 +
min: 1194     avg: 1208     median: 1204 (2%)     max: 1229 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
100%
1 MT8121 +
1298 Points (3%)
101%
1 MT8125 +
min: 1309     avg: 1319     median: 1315.5 (3%)     max: 1334 Points
Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Multi Thread
min: 169.4     avg: 190.1     median: 190.1 (6%)     max: 210.8 MFLOPS
min: 221.9     avg: 247     median: 247 (8%)     max: 272 MFLOPS
min: 89.6     avg: 102.8     median: 89.7 (3%)     max: 127.1 MFLOPS
Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Single Thread
min: 55.1     avg: 81.5     median: 81.5 (8%)     max: 107.8 MFLOPS
min: 114.2     avg: 114.6     median: 114.6 (11%)     max: 115 MFLOPS
min: 33.78     avg: 36.4     median: 37.6 (4%)     max: 38.4 MFLOPS
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 13843     avg: 15991     median: 16411 (19%)     max: 17720 ms
16115 ms (19%)
min: 16900     avg: 19560     median: 17694 (21%)     max: 25950 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
min: 1408     avg: 1714     median: 1713.5 (19%)     max: 2019 ms
min: 1452     avg: 1453     median: 1453 (16%)     max: 1454 ms
min: 864     avg: 1269     median: 1341.5 (15%)     max: 1530 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 0.9.1 Total Score *
100%
1 MT8121 +
1464 ms (14%)
102%
1 MT8125 +
min: 1111     avg: 1292     median: 1303 (12%)     max: 1450 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 2037     avg: 2328     median: 2358 (2%)     max: 2588 Points
2085 Points (2%)
1915 Points (2%)
Vellamo 3.x - Vellamo 3.x Metal
871 Points (23%)
696 Points (19%)
583 Points (16%)
Vellamo 3.x - Vellamo 3.x Multicore Beta
100%
1 MT8127 +
1352 Points (30%)
85%
1 MT8125 +
1155 Points (26%)
Vellamo 3.x - Vellamo 3.x Browser
100%
1 MT8127 +
1808 Points (24%)
81%
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 MT8121 +
min: 8256     avg: 8492     median: 8492 (20%)     max: 8728 points
52%
1 MT8125 +
min: 3953     avg: 4394     median: 4393.5 (10%)     max: 4834 points
AnTuTu v3 - AnTuTu v3 CPU
100%
1 MT8125 +
5925 Points (39%)
AnTuTu v4 - AnTuTu v4 Total Score
100%
1 MT8121 +
min: 16946     avg: 17314     median: 17314 (40%)     max: 17682 Points
76%
1 MT8125 +
min: 13211     avg: 13244     median: 13243.5 (31%)     max: 13276 Points
AnTuTu v5 - AnTuTu v5 Total Score
100%
1 MT8127 +
min: 22466     avg: 23136     median: 23136 (23%)     max: 23806 Points
68%
1 MT8125 +
15649 Points (16%)
AnTuTu v6 - AnTuTu v6 Total Score
100%
1 MT8127 +
min: 25865     avg: 26003     median: 26003 (9%)     max: 26141 Points
55%
1 MT8125 +
14200 Points (5%)
AndEBench - AndEBench Java
100%
1 MT8121 +
min: 358     avg: 367     median: 367 (11%)     max: 376 Iter./s
90%
1 MT8125 +
min: 304     avg: 324     median: 330 (10%)     max: 332 Iter./s
AndEBench - AndEBench Native
100%
1 MT8121 +
min: 6678     avg: 6881     median: 6881 (23%)     max: 7084 Iter./s
95%
1 MT8125 +
min: 6449     avg: 6502     median: 6506.5 (21%)     max: 6544 Iter./s
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 CPU Tests
100%
1 MT8121 +
min: 9544     avg: 9761     median: 9761 (1%)     max: 9978 Points
86%
1 MT8125 +
min: 8230     avg: 8406     median: 8406 (1%)     max: 8580 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%)
54%
1 MT8125 +
1873 Points (9%)

Average Benchmarks Mediatek MT8127 → 100% n=10

Average Benchmarks Mediatek MT8121 → 102% n=10

Average Benchmarks Mediatek MT8125 → 80% 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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