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Rockchip RK3168 vs MediaTek MT8163 V/B 1.3 GHz vs Apple A6x

Rockchip RK3168

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The Rockchip RK3168 is a low-end ARM SoC designed primarily for smartphones. It integrates two Cortex-A9 CPU cores with NEON extension, a PowerVR SGX 540 graphics card (400 MHz) and a memory controller for low-power (LP-) DDR2/DDR3. The performance should be comparable to other similarly clocked Cortex-A9 SoCs such as the Samsung Exynos 4210. Thanks to its 28nm manufacturing, the RK3168 is relatively power efficient and should enable longer battery life.

MediaTek MT8163 V/B 1.3 GHz

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The MediaTek MT8163 V/B 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-T720 MP2 graphics card clocked at 520 MHz, a DDR3x32 1600Mbps memory controller, Bluetooth 4.0, 802.11 b/g/n, GPS and FM are integrated in the SoC.

The similar named MediaTek MT8163 V/A is the faster version, with a CPU clock o up to 1.5 GHz and GPU of up to 600 MHz.

The performance is situated in the entry level of 2015 and often similar to the Kirin 910T (see benchmark below).

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.

ModelRockchip RK3168MediaTek MT8163 V/B 1.3 GHzApple A6x
Series Mediatek Apple
Series:
HiSilicon Kirin 9000W1.53 - 2.49 GHz12 / 12 cores
UNISOC Tiger T3101.8 - 2 GHz4 / 4 cores
Rockchip RK32881.8 GHz4 / 4 cores
Apple A6x1.4 GHzcores
Apple A61 GHzcores
Apple S52 / 2 cores
HiSilicon k3v2 Hi36201.2 GHz4 / 4 cores
Rockchip RK3066 1.5 GHz1.5 GHz2 / 2 cores
Amlogic AML8726-MX1.5 GHz2 / 2 cores
Rockchip RK3168 « 1.2 GHz2 / 2 cores
Rockchip RK2918 1.2 GHz1.2 GHz1 / 1 cores
ARM Cortex A8 1.2 GHz1.2 GHz1 / 1 cores
Telechips TCC8803 1GHz1 GHz1 / 1 cores
Loongson 2F 900MHz0.9 GHz1 / 1 cores
CSR86700.08 GHzcores
ARM Cortex-M4 cores
HiSilicon Hi6262 cores
DK3.5+STcores
unknown 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 GHz « 1.3 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
MediaTek MT81611.3 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
Marvell Armada PXA19081.2 GHz4 / 4 cores Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 9000W1.53 - 2.49 GHz12 / 12 cores
UNISOC Tiger T3101.8 - 2 GHz4 / 4 cores
Rockchip RK32881.8 GHz4 / 4 cores
Apple A6x « 1.4 GHzcores
Apple A61 GHzcores
Apple S52 / 2 cores
HiSilicon k3v2 Hi36201.2 GHz4 / 4 cores
Rockchip RK3066 1.5 GHz1.5 GHz2 / 2 cores
Amlogic AML8726-MX1.5 GHz2 / 2 cores
Rockchip RK31681.2 GHz2 / 2 cores
Rockchip RK2918 1.2 GHz1.2 GHz1 / 1 cores
ARM Cortex A8 1.2 GHz1.2 GHz1 / 1 cores
Telechips TCC8803 1GHz1 GHz1 / 1 cores
Loongson 2F 900MHz0.9 GHz1 / 1 cores
CSR86700.08 GHzcores
ARM Cortex-M4 cores
HiSilicon Hi6262 cores
DK3.5+STcores
unknown cores
Clock1200 MHz1300 MHz1400 MHz
Cores / Threads2 / 24 / 42
Technology28 nm28 nm32 nm
FeaturesPowerVR SGX 540 (400 MHz), DDR2/DDR3 Memory ControllerDDR3x32 memory controller 1600Mbps, T720 MP2@520MHz, internal Display up to 1366x768, HMID up to 1080p, H.265 1080p video decode, 13MP image signal processor, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, embedded GPS module, Bluetooth 4.0, FM radio support, ARM TrustZone
iGPUPowerVR SGX540 (400 MHz)ARM Mali-T720 MP2 (520 MHz)
ArchitectureARMARMARM
Announced
Manufacturerwww.rock-chips.com
CodenameCortex-A53

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
100%
1 A6x +
8647 Points (7%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
100%
1 A6x +
8627 Points (7%)
86%
1 A6x +
8850 Points (7%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 628     avg: 639     median: 640 (6%)     max: 648 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 1683     avg: 1754     median: 1767 (2%)     max: 1797 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
601 Points (8%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
1583 Points (4%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 1888     avg: 1930     median: 1930 (3%)     max: 1972 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 617     avg: 638     median: 638 (10%)     max: 659 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
100%
1 A6x +
1012 Points (8%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
100%
1 A6x +
2053 Points (19%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
100%
1 A6x +
2262 Points (4%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
100%
1 A6x +
1330 Points (3%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
100%
1 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 *
min: 11818     avg: 13133     median: 13321.5 (16%)     max: 14321 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 0.9.1 Total Score *
100%
1 A6x +
895 ms (8%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 2821     avg: 2929     median: 2853.5 (3%)     max: 3320 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 23     avg: 23.7     median: 23 (5%)     max: 25 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score 2.0
min: 2907     avg: 3177     median: 3219.5 (21%)     max: 3361 Points

Average Benchmarks MediaTek MT8163 V/B 1.3 GHz → 0% n=

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