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Marvell PXA986 vs Rockchip RK3188 vs NXP i.MX 6SLL

Marvell PXA986

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The Marvell PXA986 is an ARM based dual-core SoC for smartphones and tablets (mostly Android based). It contains two Cortex-A9 CPU cores usually clocked around 1.2 GHz and a Vivante GC1000 graphics card. The integrated video processor is able to handle 720p30 content in H.263, H.264 BP and MPEG4 SP encoding. Furthermore, a GSM/EDGE/WCDMA/HSDPA radio is included in the chip.

Rockchip RK3188

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The Rockchip RK3188 is a fast ARM SoC primarily designed for tablets. It integrates four ARM Cortex A9 cores with NEON extension and a clock speed of up to 1.8 GHz, a Mali-400 MP4 graphics card (up to 600 MHz, 24 GFLOPS) and a low-power (LP-)DDR2/DDR3 memory controller. Due to the high clock rates, the performance of the CPU and GPU is superior to other Cortex-A9 quad-cores such as the Nvidia Tegra 3 and Samsung Exynos 4412. These high frequencies are possible due to the 28nm process (TSMC). However, this results in high power consumption and is thus not suited for compact smartphones.

NXP i.MX 6SLL

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The NXP i.MX 6SLL or i.MX6SLL (i.MX 6 Series, MCIMX6V7DVN10AB Part Number) is a single core processor for e-readers. It integrates a single ARM Cortex-A9 processor core clocked at up to 1 GHz and a 2D graphics accelerator called Pixel Processor PXP (including E-INK display controller EPDC with support of up to 2332x1650 and 5-bit greyscale). The integrated memory controller supports up to 400 MHz LPDDR2 or LPDDR3 (32-bit interface). Flash memory can be attached using eMMC 5.0 or SD 3.0 (three connections available). Furthermore, the SoC supports 2x USB 2.0 OTH with PHY. The chip is pin-compatible with the i.MX 6SoloLite which features an additional Vivante GC320 graphics card. WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS or other peripherals have to be connected with external chips.

ModelMarvell PXA986Rockchip RK3188NXP i.MX 6SLL
SeriesMarvell Technology Group
CodenameCortex-A9Cortex-A9Cortex-A9
Series: Cortex-A9
HiSilicon Kirin 910T1.8 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A9
Rockchip RK31881.8 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A9
HiSilicon Kirin 9101.6 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A9
Renesas MP52321.5 GHz2 / 2 cores Cortex-A9
Broadcom BCM21664T1.2 GHz2 / 2 cores Cortex-A9
Marvell PXA986 « 1.2 GHz2 / 2 cores Cortex-A9
NXP i.MX 6SLL1 GHz1 / 1 cores Cortex-A9
WonderMedia PRIZM WM89501 GHz1 / 1 cores Cortex-A9
HiSilicon Kirin 910T1.8 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A9
Rockchip RK3188 « 1.8 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A9
HiSilicon Kirin 9101.6 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A9
Renesas MP52321.5 GHz2 / 2 cores Cortex-A9
Broadcom BCM21664T1.2 GHz2 / 2 cores Cortex-A9
Marvell PXA9861.2 GHz2 / 2 cores Cortex-A9
NXP i.MX 6SLL1 GHz1 / 1 cores Cortex-A9
WonderMedia PRIZM WM89501 GHz1 / 1 cores Cortex-A9
HiSilicon Kirin 910T1.8 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A9
Rockchip RK31881.8 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A9
HiSilicon Kirin 9101.6 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A9
Renesas MP52321.5 GHz2 / 2 cores Cortex-A9
Broadcom BCM21664T1.2 GHz2 / 2 cores Cortex-A9
Marvell PXA9861.2 GHz2 / 2 cores Cortex-A9
NXP i.MX 6SLL « 1 GHz1 / 1 cores Cortex-A9
WonderMedia PRIZM WM89501 GHz1 / 1 cores Cortex-A9
Clock1200 MHz1800 MHz1000 MHz
Cores / Threads2 / 24 / 41 / 1
Technology45 nm28 nm40 nm
ArchitectureARMARMARM
Announced
Manufacturerwww.marvell.comwww.rock-chips.comwww.nxp.com
FeaturesMali-400 MP4 (600 MHz), DDR2/DDR3 Memory Controller (max. 2 GByte)32-Bit DRAM Controller 400 MHz LPDDR2/LPDDR3, E-INK Display Controller, 2D Graphics Acceleration, eMMC 5.0, USB 2.0 OTG
iGPUARM Mali-400 MP4 (600 MHz)NXP PXP
L1 Cache64 KB
L2 Cache256 KB

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
100%
1 PXA986 +
min: 2623     avg: 2874     median: 2740 (2%)     max: 3258 Points
290%
1 RK3188 +
min: 5828     avg: 7773     median: 7936 (6%)     max: 8887 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
100%
1 PXA986 +
min: 2709     avg: 2985     median: 2985 (2%)     max: 3261 Points
269%
1 RK3188 +
min: 5434     avg: 7724     median: 8025.5 (7%)     max: 8812 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
100%
1 PXA986 +
3675 Points (3%)
267%
1 RK3188 +
min: 9142     avg: 9821     median: 9821 (8%)     max: 10500 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 PXA986 +
min: 631     avg: 647     median: 646.5 (1%)     max: 662 Points
220%
1 RK3188 +
min: 1316     avg: 1410     median: 1421 (3%)     max: 1493 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 PXA986 +
min: 376     avg: 379.5     median: 379.5 (7%)     max: 383 Points
133%
1 RK3188 +
min: 476     avg: 498.7     median: 504 (10%)     max: 516 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
100%
1 PXA986 +
min: 437     avg: 439.5     median: 439.5 (4%)     max: 442 Points
62%
1 RK3188 +
min: 182     avg: 320     median: 272 (2%)     max: 506 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
100%
1 PXA986 +
min: 1337     avg: 1448     median: 1448 (13%)     max: 1559 Points
55%
1 RK3188 +
min: 326     avg: 687     median: 803 (7%)     max: 933 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
100%
1 PXA986 +
min: 1275     avg: 1284     median: 1284 (3%)     max: 1293 Points
158%
1 RK3188 +
min: 1769     avg: 2044     median: 2035 (4%)     max: 2328 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
100%
1 PXA986 +
min: 709     avg: 720     median: 720 (1%)     max: 731 Points
153%
1 RK3188 +
min: 924     avg: 1123     median: 1104 (2%)     max: 1341 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
100%
1 PXA986 +
min: 1005     avg: 1035     median: 1034.5 (3%)     max: 1064 Points
114%
1 RK3188 +
min: 1130     avg: 1275     median: 1182 (3%)     max: 1512 Points
Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Multi Thread
100%
1 PXA986 +
min: 73.7     avg: 74.3     median: 74 (3%)     max: 75.3 MFLOPS
177%
1 RK3188 +
min: 130     avg: 131.1     median: 131.1 (4%)     max: 132.1 MFLOPS
Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Single Thread
100%
1 PXA986 +
min: 39.83     avg: 41.6     median: 41.4 (4%)     max: 43.69 MFLOPS
138%
1 RK3188 +
min: 54.9     avg: 57.2     median: 57.2 (6%)     max: 59.4 MFLOPS
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
100%
1 PXA986 +
min: 23941     avg: 25315     median: 25315 (30%)     max: 26689 ms
119%
1 RK3188 +
13698 ms (16%)
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
min: 1428     avg: 1608     median: 1624 (18%)     max: 1771 ms
min: 849     avg: 1179     median: 1240 (14%)     max: 1388 ms
6771 ms (74%)
Sunspider - Sunspider 0.9.1 Total Score *
100%
1 PXA986 +
min: 1453     avg: 1531     median: 1530.5 (15%)     max: 1608 ms
105%
1 RK3188 +
min: 702     avg: 986     median: 1086 (10%)     max: 1170 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
100%
1 PXA986 +
1448 Points (1%)
214%
1 RK3188 +
min: 3092     avg: 3094     median: 3093.5 (3%)     max: 3095 Points
Quadrant Standard Edition 2.0 - Quadrant Standard 2.0 Total Score
100%
1 PXA986 +
min: 3257     avg: 3515     median: 3514.5 (8%)     max: 3772 points
150%
1 RK3188 +
5287 points (12%)
AnTuTu v3 - AnTuTu v3 CPU
100%
1 PXA986 +
2945 Points (19%)
265%
1 RK3188 +
min: 7505     avg: 7723     median: 7807 (51%)     max: 7856 Points
AnTuTu v4 - AnTuTu v4 Total Score
100%
1 PXA986 +
min: 11051     avg: 11392     median: 11392 (26%)     max: 11733 Points
172%
1 RK3188 +
min: 2139     avg: 14154     median: 19571 (46%)     max: 20752 Points
AndEBench - AndEBench Java
100%
1 PXA986 +
min: 137     avg: 160     median: 159 (5%)     max: 184 Iter./s
235%
1 RK3188 +
min: 179     avg: 329     median: 374 (11%)     max: 434 Iter./s
AndEBench - AndEBench Native
100%
1 PXA986 +
min: 4077     avg: 4208     median: 4266 (14%)     max: 4281 Iter./s
272%
1 RK3188 +
min: 10329     avg: 11213     median: 11588 (38%)     max: 11722 Iter./s
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 CPU Tests
100%
1 PXA986 +
min: 3273     avg: 3820     median: 3976 (1%)     max: 4210 Points
276%
1 RK3188 +
min: 9258     avg: 10743     median: 10965 (1%)     max: 11782 Points

Average Benchmarks Marvell PXA986 → 100% n=1

Average Benchmarks Rockchip RK3188 → 105% n=1

Average Benchmarks NXP i.MX 6SLL → 31% n=1

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
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