MediaTek MT8161 vs MediaTek MT8163 V/A 1.5 GHz
MediaTek MT8161
► remove from comparisonThe MediaTek MT8161 is an ARM based entry-level to mid-range SoC for (Android based) tablets. It offers four ARM Cortex-A53 processor cores (quad-core) that are clocked with up to 1.3 GHz. Furthermore, an ARM Mali-720 graphics card, a LPDDR3 memory controller (e.g., accessing 1 GB in the Lenovo Tab 2 A8-50), Bluetooth 4.0 and dual-band 802.11 b/g/n are integrated in the SoC.
The performance is situated in the entry level of 2015 and often similar to the Kirin 910T (see benchmark below).
MediaTek MT8163 V/A 1.5 GHz
► remove from comparisonThe MediaTek MT8163 V/A is an ARM based entry-level to mid-range SoC for (Android based) tablets. It offers four ARM Cortex-A53 processor cores (quad-core) that are clocked with up to 1.5 GHz. Furthermore, an ARM Mali-T720 MP2 graphics card clocked at 600 MHz, a DDR3x32 1600Mbps memory controller, Bluetooth 4.0, 802.11 b/g/n, GPS and FM are integrated in the SoC.
The similar named MediaTek MT8163 V/B is the slower clocked version, with a CPU clock o up to 1.3 GHz (-6%) and GPU of up to 520 MHz (-13%).
The performance is situated in the entry level of 2015 and often similar to the Kirin 910T (see benchmark below).
Model | MediaTek MT8161 | MediaTek MT8163 V/A 1.5 GHz |
Codename | Cortex-A53 | Cortex-A53 |
Clock | 1300 MHz | 1500 MHz |
Cores / Threads | 4 / 4 | 4 / 4 |
Technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
Features | LP-DDR3 memory controller, 1080p video encode, 1080p video decode, embedded GPS / GLONASS / BeiDou module, Bluetooth 4.0, FM radio support, ARM Jazelle, ARM TrustZone | DDR3x32 memory controller 1600Mbps, T720 MP2@520MHz, internal Display up to 1366x768, HMID up to 1080p, H.265 1080p video decode, 13MP image signal processor, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, embedded GPS module, Bluetooth 4.0, FM radio support, ARM TrustZone |
iGPU | ARM Mali-T720 MP2 | ARM Mali-T720 MP2 (600 MHz) |
Architecture | ARM | ARM |
Announced |
Benchmarks
Average Benchmarks MediaTek MT8161 → 100% n=4
Average Benchmarks MediaTek MT8163 V/A 1.5 GHz → 136% n=4

* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation