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Mediatek MT8389 vs Mediatek MT6582 vs Mediatek MT6589T

Mediatek MT8389

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The Mediatek MT8389 is a low-cost ARM SoC (System on a Chip) used 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. The official specifications of the MT8389 are identical to the MT8125 SoC.

Performance

Since the Cortex-A7 architecture is somewhat slower than a Krait or Cortex-A9 design at the same clock speed, the performance of the MT8389 is just below Nvidia's Tegra 3 or the Samsung Exynos 4412. The PowerVR SGX 544 is also just a simple low-cost solution not designed for ultra-high resolution displays or very demanding games.

Features

In addition to processor and GPU, the SoC also 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 low enough to be a fit for tablets.

Mediatek MT6582

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The Mediatek MT6582 is a system-on-a-chip (SoC) for low-cost tablets and smartphones. It is manufactured in 28 nm and offers a quad-core Cortex-A7 processor as well as an ARM Mali-400 MP2 GPU clocked at 500 MHz (according to Wikipedia the main difference to the MT6582M that is clocked at 416 MHz). Furthermore, the chip supports dual SIM, UMTS and HSPA+, WiFi, FM, Bluetooth and GPS. 

The CPU performance of the MT6582 is similar to other Cortex-A7 SoCs clocked at the same frequency. Depending on the benchmark, the CPU power is roughly comparable with the Nvidia Tegra 3 and sufficient for everyday applications such as browsing. The GPU will handle only simple Android games in moderate resolutions.

Mediatek MT6589T

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The Mediatek MT6589T is a low-end system-on-a-chip (SoC) found in many inexpensive smartphones. It is manufactured in 28 nm and integrates a Cortex-A7-based quad-core CPU clocked at 1.5 GHz, a PowerVR SGX544 GPU clocked at 357 MHz, dual SIM and UMTS/HSPA+ support (up to 21 Mbps) and 1080p30 video decoding and encoding.

Both the CPU and GPU offer performances similar to an Nvidia Tegra 3 or the Samsung Exynos 4412 and Mali-400 GPU. Performance-per-clock of the Cortex-A7 is only slightly below that of a Cortex-A9, which can be found in the two aforementioned rivals. The graphics unit offers sufficient power for multimedia tasks and simple games, but not for extremely high resolution displays or complex 3D graphics.

Thanks to the modern 28 nm manufacturing and comparatively low performance, the power consumption of the entire chip is likely very low in order to be compatible with smaller smartphones and battery capacities.

ModelMediatek MT8389Mediatek MT6582Mediatek MT6589T
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 MT8389 « 1.2 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 MT81211.3 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A7
Mediatek MT6582 « 1.3 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 MT6589T « 1.5 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
Clock1200 - 1500 MHz1300 MHz1500 MHz
L2 Cache1 MB512 KB2 MB
Cores / Threads4 / 44 / 44 / 4
Technology28 nm28 nm28 nm
FeaturesWi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, FM, 3G/HSPA+, 2G/EDGEMali-400 MP2 @ 500 MHz, HSPA+, TD-SCDMA, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, FMUMTS/HSPA+, TD-SCDMA, 533 MHz LPDDR2, 13 MP Camera ISP, 1080p30 encode/decode, PowerVR SGX544 @ 357 MHz
iGPUPowerVR SGX544 (300 MHz)ARM Mali-400 MP2 (500 MHz)PowerVR SGX544 (357 MHz)
ArchitectureARMARMARM
Announced
Manufacturerwww.mediatek.comwww.mediatek.comwww.mediatek.com
L1 Cache128 KB256 KB

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
100%
1 MT8389 +
min: 7384     avg: 7883     median: 8037 (7%)     max: 8227 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
100%
1 MT8389 +
min: 7174     avg: 7726     median: 7932 (6%)     max: 8071 Points
99%
1 MT6582 +
min: 5536     avg: 7724     median: 7861 (6%)     max: 8383 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
100%
1 MT8389 +
7962 Points (7%)
108%
1 MT6582 +
min: 7473     avg: 8449     median: 8628 (7%)     max: 9037 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 MT8389 +
min: 1042     avg: 1069     median: 1069 (2%)     max: 1096 Points
109%
1 MT6582 +
min: 891     avg: 1145     median: 1169.5 (2%)     max: 1200 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 MT8389 +
325 Points (6%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 MT6582 +
1191 Points (2%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 MT6582 +
364 Points (5%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
100%
1 MT8389 +
min: 266     avg: 272     median: 271 (2%)     max: 279 Points
138%
1 MT6582 +
min: 371     avg: 375     median: 375 (3%)     max: 379 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
100%
1 MT8389 +
min: 767     avg: 806     median: 795 (7%)     max: 856 Points
125%
1 MT6582 +
min: 962     avg: 992     median: 992 (9%)     max: 1022 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
100%
1 MT8389 +
min: 2005     avg: 2023     median: 2018 (4%)     max: 2047 Points
105%
1 MT6582 +
min: 2105     avg: 2122     median: 2121.5 (4%)     max: 2138 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
100%
1 MT8389 +
min: 1151     avg: 1184     median: 1181 (2%)     max: 1219 Points
106%
1 MT6582 +
min: 1249     avg: 1251     median: 1251 (3%)     max: 1253 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
100%
1 MT8389 +
min: 1299     avg: 1311     median: 1301 (3%)     max: 1332 Points
109%
1 MT6582 +
min: 1403     avg: 1416     median: 1416 (4%)     max: 1429 Points
Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Multi Thread
100%
1 MT8389 +
min: 35.21     avg: 87.9     median: 111.7 (4%)     max: 116.8 MFLOPS
206%
1 MT6582 +
min: 110     avg: 215.7     median: 230 (8%)     max: 289.8 MFLOPS
Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Single Thread
100%
1 MT8389 +
min: 36.62     avg: 57.6     median: 37 (4%)     max: 99.2 MFLOPS
240%
1 MT6582 +
min: 52     avg: 87.8     median: 88.9 (9%)     max: 116 MFLOPS
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
100%
1 MT8389 +
18661 ms (22%)
104%
1 MT6582 +
min: 14999     avg: 17878     median: 15823 (19%)     max: 28996 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
100%
1 MT8389 +
min: 1414     avg: 1455     median: 1464 (16%)     max: 1487 ms
99%
1 MT6582 +
min: 1361     avg: 1655     median: 1578.5 (17%)     max: 2149 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 0.9.1 Total Score *
100%
1 MT8389 +
min: 1319     avg: 1332     median: 1333 (13%)     max: 1344 ms
97%
1 MT6582 +
min: 832     avg: 1517     median: 1606 (15%)     max: 1939 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
100%
1 MT8389 +
1355 Points (1%)
155%
1 MT6582 +
min: 894     avg: 2044     median: 2105 (2%)     max: 2452 Points
Vellamo 3.x - Vellamo 3.x Metal
100%
1 MT6582 +
min: 634     avg: 699     median: 713 (19%)     max: 740 Points
Vellamo 3.x - Vellamo 3.x Multicore Beta
100%
1 MT6582 +
min: 1110     avg: 1201     median: 1210 (27%)     max: 1273 Points
Vellamo 3.x - Vellamo 3.x Browser
100%
1 MT6582 +
min: 1528     avg: 1743     median: 1691 (22%)     max: 2102 Points
Quadrant Standard Edition 2.0 - Quadrant Standard 2.0 Total Score
100%
1 MT8389 +
4706 points (11%)
123%
1 MT6582 +
min: 4838     avg: 6502     median: 5781 (13%)     max: 9537 points
AnTuTu v3 - AnTuTu v3 CPU
100%
1 MT8389 +
5967 Points (39%)
AnTuTu v4 - AnTuTu v4 Total Score
100%
1 MT8389 +
13430 Points (31%)
129%
1 MT6582 +
min: 17286     avg: 17314     median: 17307 (40%)     max: 17349 Points
AnTuTu v5 - AnTuTu v5 Total Score
100%
1 MT6582 +
min: 18063     avg: 19220     median: 19113 (19%)     max: 20838 Points
AnTuTu v6 - AnTuTu v6 Total Score
100%
1 MT6582 +
23643 Points (8%)
AndEBench - AndEBench Java
100%
1 MT8389 +
min: 294     avg: 317     median: 326 (10%)     max: 331 Iter./s
110%
1 MT6582 +
min: 299     avg: 344.3     median: 358 (11%)     max: 371 Iter./s
AndEBench - AndEBench Native
100%
1 MT8389 +
min: 6373     avg: 6440     median: 6437 (21%)     max: 6510 Iter./s
108%
1 MT6582 +
min: 6523     avg: 6867     median: 6948.5 (23%)     max: 7045 Iter./s
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 CPU Tests
100%
1 MT8389 +
min: 8173     avg: 8297     median: 8323 (1%)     max: 8396 Points
118%
1 MT6582 +
min: 9174     avg: 9761     median: 9807 (1%)     max: 10230 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score
100%
1 MT6582 +
min: 1910     avg: 2425     median: 2468.5 (12%)     max: 2852 Points

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