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Intel Atom N455 vs MediaTek MT8161 vs Marvell Armada PXA1908

Intel Atom N455

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The Intel Atom N455 is a small and cheap entry level CPU for Netbooks and small laptops. In the package is an integrated memory controller for DDR3 main memory (the difference to the Atom N450) and the GMA 3150 graphics card

The performance of the whole system (Atom N455 and integrated GMA 3150) is only sufficient for basic tasks like surfing the web, or office working. HD video, video cutting, advanced photo editing, multitasking and of course gaming may overstrain the GPU and CPU. Compared to the previous Atom generation, the performance gain is only marginally above a similar clocked Atom N280 / GMA 950.

An advantage of the combination, is the small overall power consumption of the CPU, GPU and memory controller (only 6.5 Watt TDP). Intel states 20% power reduction and 60% package reduction. Therefore, the chip is ideally used in small Netbooks, MIDs, and thin laptops. Compared to the Z500 series combined with the US15W chipset (2.4+2.3 W), the power consumption is similar.

MediaTek MT8161

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The 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).

Marvell Armada PXA1908

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The Marvell Armada PXA1908 is an ARM based low end SoC for smartphones and tablets. The chip was announced in late 2014 and integrates four 64-Bit Cortex-A53 processor cores with up to 1.2 GHz. As a graphics card, the SoC integrates a Vivante GC7000UL. Furthermore, a LPDDR2/3 memory controller and a HSPA+/WCDMA/LTE Cat. 4 (max. 150 Mbit/s) radio is integrated. The SoC is manufactured in 28nm and also suited for small smartphones. 

ModelIntel Atom N455MediaTek MT8161Marvell Armada PXA1908
SeriesIntel AtomMediatek Marvell Technology Group
CodenamePinetrailCortex-A53Cortex-A53
Series: Cortex-A53
Intel Atom D5251.8 GHz2 / 4 cores
Intel Atom N455 « 1.66 GHz1 / 2 cores
Intel Atom N4501.66 GHz1 / 2 cores
Intel Atom N4351.33 GHz1 / 2 cores
JLQ JR5101.5 - 2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 9352.2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 6592.36 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 6582.35 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 6552.1 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 6502 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 9302 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 6201.2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
MediaTek MT8163 V/A 1.5 GHz1.5 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
MediaTek MT8163 V/B 1.3 GHz1.3 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
MediaTek MT8161 « 1.3 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Marvell Armada PXA19081.2 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
JLQ JR5101.5 - 2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 9352.2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 6592.36 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 6582.35 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 6552.1 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 6502 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 9302 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 6201.2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A53
MediaTek MT8163 V/A 1.5 GHz1.5 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
MediaTek MT8163 V/B 1.3 GHz1.3 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
MediaTek MT81611.3 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Marvell Armada PXA1908 « 1.2 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Clock1660 MHz1300 MHz1200 MHz
FSB533
L2 Cache512 KB
Cores / Threads1 / 24 / 44 / 4
TDP6.5 Watt
Technology45 nm28 nm28 nm
max. Temp.100 °C
SocketFCBGA559
Featuresintegrated DDR3 memory controller, integrated GMA 3150 GPU, HyperthreadingLP-DDR3 memory controller, 1080p video encode, 1080p video decode, embedded GPS / GLONASS / BeiDou module, Bluetooth 4.0, FM radio support, ARM Jazelle, ARM TrustZoneVivante GC7000UL GPU, HSPA+/WCDMA/LTE Cat. 4, LPDDR2/3 Memory Controller
Architecturex86ARMARM
$64 U.S.
Announced
iGPUARM Mali-T720 MP2Vivante GC7000UL
Manufacturerwww.marvell.com

Benchmarks

Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
100%
1 N455 +
min: 509     avg: 547     median: 564 (3%)     max: 568 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
100%
1 N455 +
min: 840     avg: 856     median: 863 (1%)     max: 866 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
100%
1 N455 +
min: 3712     avg: 3751     median: 3750.5 (44%)     max: 3789 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
100%
1 N455 +
min: 118     avg: 119.5     median: 119.5 (24%)     max: 121 s
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
100%
1 N455 +
min: 445     avg: 476.7     median: 490 (1%)     max: 495 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
100%
1 N455 +
min: 92     avg: 94     median: 95 (21%)     max: 95 s
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
100%
1 N455 +
min: 202     avg: 213.7     median: 207 (9%)     max: 232 s
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
100%
1 N455 +
min: 4417     avg: 4523     median: 4533 (20%)     max: 4618 s
SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS) - SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS)
100%
1 N455 +
min: 4196     avg: 4197     median: 4198 (2%)     max: 4198 MIPS
SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS) - SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS)
100%
1 N455 +
min: 3505     avg: 3506     median: 3506 (3%)     max: 3506 MFLOPS
PCMark 05 - PCMark 05 - Standard
100%
1 N455 +
min: 1261     avg: 1317     median: 1266 (3%)     max: 1423 Points
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 CPU
100%
1 N455 +
min: 2.3     avg: 2.3     median: 2.3 (29%)     max: 2.4 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
100%
1 MT8161 +
8693 Points (7%)
8944 Points (7%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
100%
1 MT8161 +
8398 Points (7%)
8885 Points (7%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
100%
1 MT8161 +
9598 Points (8%)
9613 Points (8%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 MT8161 +
1838 Points (3%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 MT8161 +
616 Points (9%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
1717 Points (3%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
575 Points (11%)
Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Multi Thread
226 MFLOPS (8%)
Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Single Thread
122 MFLOPS (12%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
100%
1 MT8161 +
24610 ms (29%)
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
100%
1 MT8161 +
1713 ms (19%)
Sunspider - Sunspider 0.9.1 Total Score *
100%
1 MT8161 +
1654 ms (16%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
100%
1 MT8161 +
2510 Points (2%)
2059 Points (2%)
Vellamo 3.x - Vellamo 3.x Metal
100%
1 MT8161 +
911 Points (24%)
932 Points (25%)
Vellamo 3.x - Vellamo 3.x Multicore Beta
100%
1 MT8161 +
1398 Points (31%)
1231 Points (27%)
Vellamo 3.x - Vellamo 3.x Browser
100%
1 MT8161 +
1866 Points (25%)
1871 Points (25%)
Quadrant Standard Edition 2.0 - Quadrant Standard 2.0 Total Score
100%
1 MT8161 +
7512 points (17%)
8542 points (20%)
AnTuTu v5 - AnTuTu v5 Total Score
100%
1 MT8161 +
26820 Points (27%)
22432 Points (23%)
AndEBench - AndEBench Java
100%
1 MT8161 +
768 Iter./s (24%)
354 Iter./s (11%)
AndEBench - AndEBench Native
100%
1 MT8161 +
7742 Iter./s (25%)
7829 Iter./s (26%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 CPU Tests
100%
1 MT8161 +
43768 Points (6%)
10868 Points (1%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score
100%
1 MT8161 +
3396 Points (17%)

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