Rockchip RK3188 vs MediaTek MT8163 V/B 1.3 GHz vs MediaTek MT8161

Rockchip RK3188

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.

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).

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).

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Model

Rockchip RK3188

MediaTek MT8163 V/B 1.3 GHz

MediaTek MT8161

Series

Mediatek

Codename

Cortex-A9

Cortex-A53

Series: Cortex-A53

HiSilicon Kirin 910T	1.8 GHz	4 / 4	Cortex-A9
Rockchip RK3188 «	1.8 GHz	4 / 4	Cortex-A9
HiSilicon Kirin 910	1.6 GHz	4 / 4	Cortex-A9
Renesas MP5232	1.5 GHz	2 / 2	Cortex-A9
Broadcom BCM21664T	1.2 GHz	2 / 2	Cortex-A9
Marvell PXA986	1.2 GHz	2 / 2	Cortex-A9
NXP i.MX 6SLL	1 GHz	1 / 1	Cortex-A9
WonderMedia PRIZM WM8950	1 GHz	1 / 1	Cortex-A9

JLQ JR510	1.5 - 2 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 935	2.2 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 659	2.36 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 658	2.35 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 655	2.1 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 650	2 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 930	2 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 620	1.2 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A53
MediaTek MT8163 V/A 1.5 GHz	1.5 GHz	4 / 4	Cortex-A53
MediaTek MT8163 V/B 1.3 GHz «	1.3 GHz	4 / 4	Cortex-A53
MediaTek MT8161	1.3 GHz	4 / 4	Cortex-A53
Marvell Armada PXA1908	1.2 GHz	4 / 4	Cortex-A53

JLQ JR510	1.5 - 2 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 935	2.2 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 659	2.36 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 658	2.35 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 655	2.1 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 650	2 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 930	2 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 620	1.2 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A53
MediaTek MT8163 V/A 1.5 GHz	1.5 GHz	4 / 4	Cortex-A53
MediaTek MT8163 V/B 1.3 GHz	1.3 GHz	4 / 4	Cortex-A53
MediaTek MT8161 «	1.3 GHz	4 / 4	Cortex-A53
Marvell Armada PXA1908	1.2 GHz	4 / 4	Cortex-A53

Clock

1800 MHz

1300 MHz

Cores / Threads

4 / 4

Technology

28 nm

Features

Mali-400 MP4 (600 MHz), DDR2/DDR3 Memory Controller (max. 2 GByte)

DDR3x32 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

LP-DDR3 memory controller, 1080p video encode, 1080p video decode, embedded GPS / GLONASS / BeiDou module, Bluetooth 4.0, FM radio support, ARM Jazelle, ARM TrustZone

iGPU

ARM Mali-400 MP4 (600 MHz)

ARM Mali-T720 MP2 (520 MHz)

ARM Mali-T720 MP2

Architecture

ARM

Announced

Manufacturer

www.rock-chips.com

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Bullman Tab9 AQQR 2 Retina	RK3188	Mali-400 MP4	2 GB	5828
Bullman Tab 9 AQQR Retina	RK3188	Mali-400 MP4	2 GB	7680
Pipo Max-M7pro	RK3188	Mali-400 MP4	2 GB	7836
Medion Lifetab S10334	RK3188	Mali-400 MP4	2 GB	8036
Bullman Tab 8 Mini AQQI	RK3188	Mali-400 MP4 600 MHz	2 GB	8369
Medion Lifetab S7852	RK3188	Mali-400 MP4	1 GB	8887

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Amazon Fire HD 8 2018	MT8163 V/B 1.3 GHz	Mali-T720	1.5 GB	8724
Amazon Fire HD 8 2017	MT8163 V/B 1.3 GHz	Mali-T720	1.5 GB	9274
Amazon Fire 7 2019	MT8163 V/B 1.3 GHz	Mali-T720 MP2	1 GB	10290
Amazon Fire 7 Kids Edition 2019	MT8163 V/B 1.3 GHz	Mali-T720 MP2	1 GB	10290
Asus ZenPad 10.0 Z300M-6A039A	MT8163 V/B 1.3 GHz	Mali-T720 MP2	2 GB	10816
Asus ZenPad 8.0 Z380M-6B026A	MT8163 V/B 1.3 GHz	Mali-T720 MP2	2 GB	10857

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Amazon Fire HD 8 2017	MT8163 V/B 1.3 GHz	Mali-T720 Amazon Silk 58.2.3029.83.10	1.5 GB	11818
Asus ZenPad 8.0 Z380M-6B026A	MT8163 V/B 1.3 GHz	Mali-T720 MP2 Chrome 52.0.2743.91	2 GB	12161
Asus ZenPad 10.0 Z300M-6A039A	MT8163 V/B 1.3 GHz	Mali-T720 MP2 Chrome 46.0.2490.76	2 GB	12840
Amazon Fire 7 Kids Edition 2019	MT8163 V/B 1.3 GHz	Mali-T720 MP2 Silk 70.3.1	1 GB	13803
Amazon Fire 7 2019	MT8163 V/B 1.3 GHz	Mali-T720 MP2 Silk Browser 70.3.1	1 GB	13853
Amazon Fire HD 8 2018	MT8163 V/B 1.3 GHz	Mali-T720 Silk Browser 66.2.10.3359.126.10	1.5 GB	14321

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Medion Lifetab S10334	RK3188	Mali-400 MP4 Chrome 34	2 GB	3092
Medion Lifetab S7852	RK3188	Mali-400 MP4 30	1 GB	3095

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Amazon Fire HD 8 2017	MT8163 V/B 1.3 GHz	Mali-T720 6.2.7	1.5 GB	34714
Amazon Fire HD 8 2018	MT8163 V/B 1.3 GHz	Mali-T720	1.5 GB	35067
Amazon Fire 7 2019	MT8163 V/B 1.3 GHz	Mali-T720 MP2	1 GB	35464
Amazon Fire 7 Kids Edition 2019	MT8163 V/B 1.3 GHz	Mali-T720 MP2	1 GB	35464
Asus ZenPad 8.0 Z380M-6B026A	MT8163 V/B 1.3 GHz	Mali-T720 MP2	2 GB	36440
Asus ZenPad 10.0 Z300M-6A039A	MT8163 V/B 1.3 GHz	Mali-T720 MP2	2 GB	36602