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MediaTek MT8168 vs Apple A6x

MediaTek MT8168

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The MediaTek MT8168 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 2 GHz. Furthermore, an ARM Mali-G52 MC1 (or MP1) graphics card, a LPDDR4x memory controller, Bluetooth and dual-band Wifi-5 802.11 b/g/n/ac are integrated in the SoC. The integrated camera ISP supports sensors with up to 13 MPix an Full HD videos at 60 fps.

The performance is situated in the entry level of 2020 and between a Snapdragon 429 and Snapdragon 632.

Apple A6x

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The Apple A6x is a dual-core-SoC (System on a Chip) with ARM compatible CPU cores (ARMv7s instruction set). Both can be clocked at up to 1400 MHz depending on the load. It is used in the iPad 4 and compared to the A6 in the iPhone 5, the A6x offers a faster GPU (PowerVR SGX544MP4).

The CPU-Performance of the A6x is similar to the Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro MSM8960T, while the GPU is about as fast as the Adreno 320.

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ModelMediaTek MT8168Apple A6x
SeriesMediatek Mediatek MT8Apple
CodenameCortex-A53
Series:
Mediatek MT8768 compare1.5 - 2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
MediaTek MT8168 « 2 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Mediatek MT8766B compare2 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 9000W compare1.53 - 2.49 GHz12 / 12 cores
UNISOC Tiger T310 compare1.8 - 2 GHz4 / 4 cores
Rockchip RK3288 compare1.8 GHz4 / 4 cores
Apple A6x « 1.4 GHz2 cores
Apple A6 compare1 GHz2 cores
Apple S5 compare2 / 2 cores
HiSilicon k3v2 Hi3620 compare1.2 GHz4 / 4 cores
Rockchip RK3066 1.5 GHz compare1.5 GHz2 / 2 cores
Amlogic AML8726-MX compare1.5 GHz2 / 2 cores
Rockchip RK3168 compare1.2 GHz2 / 2 cores
Rockchip RK2918 1.2 GHz compare1.2 GHz1 / 1 cores
ARM Cortex A8 1.2 GHz compare1.2 GHz1 / 1 cores
Telechips TCC8803 1GHz compare1 GHz1 / 1 cores
Loongson 2F 900MHz compare0.9 GHz1 / 1 cores
CSR8670 compare0.08 GHz2 cores
ARM Cortex-M4 compare cores
HiSilicon Hi6262 compare cores
DK3.5+ST compare2 cores
unknown compare cores
Clock2000 MHz1400 MHz
Cores / Threads4 / 42
Technology12 nm32 nm
FeaturesLPDDR4x memory controller, 1080p video encode, 1080p video decode, Wi-Fi 5 (a/b/g/n/ac), Bluetooth, FM radio support
iGPUARM Mali-G52 MP1 ( - 800 MHz)
ArchitectureARMARM
Announced

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - Geekbench 5.5, PCM Work, Sling Shot Physics, Antutu v8 CPU - MT8168
0.2 pt (14%)
Mediatek MT8766B
0.1631 -9%
Mediatek Helio A20 MT6761D
0.1709 -5%
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
0.1785 0%
MediaTek MT8168
0.1792
Qualcomm Snapdragon 429
0.2028 13%
Samsung Exynos 7904
0.2136 19%
Mediatek Helio G25
0.2329 30%
Mediatek MT8768
0.2861 60%
Qualcomm Snapdragon 439
0.2949 65%
Mediatek Helio A25
0.3082 72%
Mediatek Helio P23 MT6763V
0.3136 75%
Mediatek Helio G35
0.3157 76%
Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765
0.3349 87%
...
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G
1.3 625%
0%
100%
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
100%
1 A6x +
8647 Points (7%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
100%
1 A6x +
8627 Points (7%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 14979     avg: 15059     median: 15046 (13%)     max: 15151 Points
59%
A6x +
8850 Points (7%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Physics
100%
1 MT8168 +
min: 1263     avg: 1268     median: 1265 (5%)     max: 1277 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Physics
100%
1 MT8168 +
min: 1268     avg: 1273     median: 1271 (15%)     max: 1280 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 MT8168 +
min: 141     avg: 143     median: 144 (6%)     max: 144 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 MT8168 +
min: 499     avg: 501     median: 500 (1%)     max: 504 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 MT8168 +
min: 833     avg: 835     median: 835 (8%)     max: 837 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 MT8168 +
min: 2463     avg: 2470     median: 2469.5 (3%)     max: 2476 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 A6x +
1424 Points (3%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 A6x +
781 Points (15%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
684 Points (6%)
148%
A6x +
1012 Points (8%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
2299 Points (21%)
89%
A6x +
2053 Points (19%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
3658 Points (7%)
62%
A6x +
2262 Points (4%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
2086 Points (4%)
64%
A6x +
1330 Points (3%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
2538 Points (7%)
70%
A6x +
1768 Points (5%)
Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Multi Thread
100%
1 A6x +
654 MFLOPS (22%)
Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Single Thread
100%
1 A6x +
382.4 MFLOPS (37%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
100%
1 MT8168 +
min: 11103     avg: 11179     median: 11178.5 (13%)     max: 11254 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 0.9.1 Total Score *
100%
1 A6x +
895 ms (8%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
100%
1 MT8168 +
min: 4115     avg: 4169     median: 4168.5 (4%)     max: 4222 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
100%
1 MT8168 +
30 Points (6%)
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 UX
100%
1 MT8168 +
min: 27479     avg: 27507     median: 27507 (23%)     max: 27535 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 MEM
100%
1 MT8168 +
min: 13757     avg: 13814     median: 13813.5 (11%)     max: 13870 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 GPU
100%
1 MT8168 +
min: 16023     avg: 16049     median: 16049 (3%)     max: 16075 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 CPU
100%
1 MT8168 +
min: 32998     avg: 33063     median: 33062.5 (12%)     max: 33127 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 Total Score
100%
1 MT8168 +
min: 90422     avg: 90432     median: 90432 (9%)     max: 90442 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 CPU Tests
100%
1 MT8168 +
70655 Points (9%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Computer Vision
100%
1 MT8168 +
2361 Points (12%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage
100%
1 MT8168 +
5685 Points (12%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score 2.0
100%
1 MT8168 +
min: 4454     avg: 4572     median: 4509 (29%)     max: 4753 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score
100%
1 MT8168 +
min: 5620     avg: 5866     median: 5667 (28%)     max: 6311 Points

Average Benchmarks MediaTek MT8168 → 100% n=6

Average Benchmarks Apple A6x → 82% n=6

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Redaktion, 2017-09- 8 (Update: 2023-07- 1)