MediaTek MT8168 vs Apple A8
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CPU comparisonMediaTek MT8168 or Apple A8 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.
The MediaTek MT8168 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. Up to 3 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The MediaTek MT8168 was released in Q2/2020. The Apple A8 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Apple A8 was released in Q3/2014. |
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| Mediatek MT-Serie (72) | Family | Apple A series (22) |
| MediaTek MT816x 12nm (1) | CPU group | Apple A8/A8X (2) |
| 2 | Generation | 8 |
| Cortex-A53 | Architecture | A8 |
| Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | Apple A7 |
| -- | Successor | Apple A9 |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe MediaTek MT8168 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT8168 is 2.00 GHz while the Apple A8 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Apple A8 is at 1.50 GHz. |
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| MediaTek MT8168 | Characteristic | Apple A8 |
| 4 | Cores | 2 |
| 4 | Threads | 2 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 2.00 GHz | Frequency | 1.50 GHz |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | -- |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | -- |
Internal GraphicsThe MediaTek MT8168 or Apple A8 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die. |
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| ARM Mali-G52 MP1 | GPU | Apple A8 |
| 0.85 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.53 GHz |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
| Bifrost 2 | GPU Generation | 5 |
| 16 nm | Technology | 20 nm |
| 2 | Max. displays | 1 |
| 1 | Compute units | 16 |
| 16 | Shader | 128 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| -- | Max. GPU Memory | 4 GB |
| 12 | DirectX Version | -- |
Hardware codec supportA photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos. |
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| ARM Mali-G52 MP1 | GPU | Apple A8 |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec VP9 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec VP8 | No |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe MediaTek MT8168 can use up to 3 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 14.9 GB/s. The Apple A8 supports up to 1 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 12.8 GB/s. |
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| MediaTek MT8168 | Characteristic | Apple A8 |
| LPDDR4X-1866, LPDDR4-1600 | Memory | LPDDR3-1600 |
| 3 GB | Max. Memory | 1 GB |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 1 (Single Channel) |
| 14.9 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 12.8 GB/s |
| No | ECC | No |
| -- | L2 Cache | 1.00 MB |
| -- | L3 Cache | 4.00 MB |
| -- | PCIe version | -- |
| -- | PCIe lanes | -- |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek MT8168 is 3 W, while the Apple A8 has a TDP of 5 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| MediaTek MT8168 | Characteristic | Apple A8 |
| 3 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 5 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe MediaTek MT8168 is manufactured in 12 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Apple A8 is manufactured in 20 nm and has a 5.00 MB cache. |
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| MediaTek MT8168 | Characteristic | Apple A8 |
| 12 nm | Technology | 20 nm |
| Chiplet | Chip design | Chiplet |
| Armv8-A (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
| -- | ISA extensions | -- |
| -- | Socket | -- |
| None | Virtualization | None |
| No | AES-NI | No |
| Android | Operating systems | iOS |
| Q2/2020 | Release date | Q3/2014 |
| -- | Release price | -- |
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Average performance in benchmarks
⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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MediaTek MT8168
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Apple A8
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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MediaTek MT8168
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Apple A8
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz |
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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
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MediaTek MT8168
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Apple A8
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz |
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Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
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MediaTek MT8168
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Apple A8
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz |
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
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MediaTek MT8168
ARM Mali-G52 MP1 @ 0.85 GHz |
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Apple A8
Apple A8 @ 0.53 GHz |
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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
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MediaTek MT8168
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Apple A8
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| MediaTek MT8168 | Apple A8 |
| Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) |
Apple iPhone 6 Apple iPhone 6 Plus Apple iPad Mini 4 Apple TV HD Apple HomePod Apple iPod touch (6. Gen) |
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