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Mediatek MT8321 vs Mediatek MT6589 vs Mediatek MT8125

Mediatek MT8321

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The Mediatek MT8321 is a low-cost ARM SoC (System on a Chip) mainly used in smartphones. It is most likely manufactured in 28 nm and integrates a quad-core Cortex-A7 processor and a ARM Mali-400 MP2. The CPU cores are clocked at up to 1.3 GHz while the GPU is clocked at up to 500 MHz. Furthermore, the chip includes a EDGE / HSPA+ / WDCDMA radio and 802.11 b/g/n WiFi. The integrated single channel memory controller supports LPDDR3 RAM.

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.

Mediatek MT6589

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The MediaTek MT6589 (previously known as the TMK6588) is an SoC for budget Android tablets and smartphones. It is manufactured in 28 nm and offers a quad-core Cortex-A7 processor, a PowerVR SGX 544 GPU, 1080p30 video encoding and decoding, 802.11n WLAN, Bluetooth 4.0 and radios for Dual-SIM UMTS HSPA+, GPS and FM. The performance is similar to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Series and adequate for everyday tasks like browsing.

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 MT8321Mediatek MT6589Mediatek MT8125
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 MT81251.2 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A7
Mediatek MT8321 « 1.3 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 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 MT6589 « 1.2 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
Clock1300 MHz1200 MHz1200 - 1500 MHz
L2 Cache1 MB1 MB
Cores / Threads4 / 44 / 44 / 4
Technology28 nm28 nm28 nm
FeaturesWi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, EDGE / HSPA+ / WDCDMAWi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, FM, 3G/HSPA+, 2G/EDGE
iGPUARM Mali-400 MP2 (500 MHz)PowerVR SGX544PowerVR SGX544 (300 MHz)
ArchitectureARMARMARM
Announced
Manufacturerwww.mediatek.comwww.mediatek.comwww.mediatek.com

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
100%
1 MT6589 +
min: 6884     avg: 8119     median: 8136 (7%)     max: 9830 Points
94%
1 MT8125 +
min: 6958     avg: 7559     median: 7622 (6%)     max: 8034 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
100%
1 MT6589 +
min: 7691     avg: 8234     median: 8067 (7%)     max: 9427 Points
100%
1 MT8125 +
min: 7828     avg: 8086     median: 8066 (7%)     max: 8383 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 7561     avg: 7743     median: 7742.5 (7%)     max: 7924 Points
min: 8134     avg: 9264     median: 9346 (8%)     max: 10309 Points
min: 7990     avg: 8125     median: 8080 (7%)     max: 8306 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Physics
0 Points (0%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Physics
0 Points (0%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
0 Points (0%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
0 Points (0%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 MT8321 +
min: 429     avg: 430     median: 430 (4%)     max: 431 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 MT8321 +
min: 1106     avg: 1117     median: 1116.5 (1%)     max: 1127 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 MT6589 +
min: 1049     avg: 1181     median: 1097 (2%)     max: 1425 Points
101%
1 MT8125 +
min: 1077     avg: 1171     median: 1110 (2%)     max: 1386 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 MT6589 +
min: 322     avg: 350     median: 327 (6%)     max: 399 Points
100%
1 MT8125 +
min: 324     avg: 347.3     median: 325.5 (6%)     max: 414 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
100%
1 MT6589 +
min: 259     avg: 284.9     median: 280 (2%)     max: 336 Points
97%
1 MT8125 +
min: 264     avg: 269.8     median: 271 (2%)     max: 273 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
100%
1 MT6589 +
min: 691     avg: 789     median: 779 (7%)     max: 911 Points
106%
1 MT8125 +
min: 743     avg: 806     median: 822.5 (7%)     max: 834 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
100%
1 MT6589 +
min: 2032     avg: 2191     median: 2068 (4%)     max: 2576 Points
98%
1 MT8125 +
min: 2007     avg: 2020     median: 2019.5 (4%)     max: 2035 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
100%
1 MT6589 +
min: 1196     avg: 1286     median: 1221 (2%)     max: 1498 Points
99%
1 MT8125 +
min: 1194     avg: 1208     median: 1204 (2%)     max: 1229 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
100%
1 MT6589 +
min: 1305     avg: 1403     median: 1347 (4%)     max: 1641 Points
98%
1 MT8125 +
min: 1309     avg: 1319     median: 1315.5 (3%)     max: 1334 Points
Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Multi Thread
100%
1 MT6589 +
min: 88.2     avg: 113     median: 98.8 (3%)     max: 149.3 MFLOPS
91%
1 MT8125 +
min: 89.6     avg: 102.8     median: 89.7 (3%)     max: 127.1 MFLOPS
Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Single Thread
100%
1 MT6589 +
min: 34.22     avg: 46.8     median: 37 (4%)     max: 73.1 MFLOPS
102%
1 MT8125 +
min: 33.78     avg: 36.4     median: 37.6 (4%)     max: 38.4 MFLOPS
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 19085     avg: 19149     median: 19148.5 (22%)     max: 19212 ms
min: 15547     avg: 16970     median: 17170 (20%)     max: 18568 ms
min: 16900     avg: 19560     median: 17694 (21%)     max: 25950 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
100%
1 MT6589 +
min: 1138     avg: 1417     median: 1451 (16%)     max: 1576 ms
101%
1 MT8125 +
min: 864     avg: 1269     median: 1341.5 (15%)     max: 1530 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 0.9.1 Total Score *
100%
1 MT6589 +
min: 947     avg: 1270     median: 1331.5 (13%)     max: 1563 ms
100%
1 MT8125 +
min: 1111     avg: 1292     median: 1303 (12%)     max: 1450 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 1712     avg: 1715     median: 1715 (2%)     max: 1718 Points
min: 1403     avg: 1564     median: 1449 (1%)     max: 1839 Points
1915 Points (2%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
100%
1 MT8321 +
13 Points (3%)
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 MT6589 +
min: 3841     avg: 4622     median: 3973 (9%)     max: 5885 points
111%
1 MT8125 +
min: 3953     avg: 4394     median: 4393.5 (10%)     max: 4834 points
AnTuTu v3 - AnTuTu v3 CPU
100%
1 MT6589 +
min: 5454     avg: 6159     median: 5931 (39%)     max: 7606 Points
100%
1 MT8125 +
5925 Points (39%)
AnTuTu v4 - AnTuTu v4 Total Score
100%
1 MT6589 +
min: 13383     avg: 14572     median: 14155 (33%)     max: 15979 Points
94%
1 MT8125 +
min: 13211     avg: 13244     median: 13243.5 (31%)     max: 13276 Points
AnTuTu v5 - AnTuTu v5 Total Score
100%
1 MT8125 +
15649 Points (16%)
AnTuTu v6 - AnTuTu v6 Total Score
100%
1 MT8321 +
26504 Points (9%)
54%
1 MT8125 +
14200 Points (5%)
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 MEM
100%
1 MT8321 +
min: 4144     avg: 4191     median: 4190.5 (13%)     max: 4237 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 UX
100%
1 MT8321 +
min: 9180     avg: 9570     median: 9570 (12%)     max: 9960 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 GPU
0 Points (0%)
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 CPU
100%
1 MT8321 +
min: 7439     avg: 7655     median: 7654.5 (5%)     max: 7870 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 Total Score
100%
1 MT8321 +
min: 20856     avg: 21415     median: 21415 (4%)     max: 21974 Points
AndEBench - AndEBench Java
100%
1 MT6589 +
min: 300     avg: 344     median: 327 (10%)     max: 419 Iter./s
101%
1 MT8125 +
min: 304     avg: 324     median: 330 (10%)     max: 332 Iter./s
AndEBench - AndEBench Native
100%
1 MT6589 +
min: 6354     avg: 6842     median: 6463 (21%)     max: 8095 Iter./s
101%
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 MT6589 +
min: 6337     avg: 8521     median: 8336 (1%)     max: 10615 Points
101%
1 MT8125 +
min: 8230     avg: 8406     median: 8406 (1%)     max: 8580 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Computer Vision
100%
1 MT8321 +
1382 Points (7%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage
100%
1 MT8321 +
4460 Points (10%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score 2.0
0 Points (0%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score
100%
1 MT8321 +
min: 2529     avg: 2624     median: 2624 (13%)     max: 2719 Points
71%
1 MT8125 +
1873 Points (9%)

Average Benchmarks Mediatek MT8321 → 100% n=3

Average Benchmarks Mediatek MT6589 → 103% n=3

Average Benchmarks Mediatek MT8125 → 106% n=3

- 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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