AMD A6-7000 vs MediaTek MT6738T

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AMD A6-7000 CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT6738T
AMD A6-7000 MediaTek MT6738T

CPU comparison

AMD A6-7000 or MediaTek MT6738T - 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 AMD A6-7000 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A6-7000 was released in Q2/2014.

The MediaTek MT6738T has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The MediaTek MT6738T was released in Q2/2016.
AMD A (112) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
AMD A6-7000 (2) CPU group MediaTek MT67xx (17)
5 Generation 1
Kaveri (Steamroller) Architecture Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A6-7000 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A6-7000 is 2.20 GHz (3.00 GHz) while the MediaTek MT6738T has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT6738T is at 1.50 GHz.

AMD A6-7000 Characteristic MediaTek MT6738T
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz Frequency 1.50 GHz
3.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AMD A6-7000 Characteristic MediaTek MT6738T
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The AMD A6-7000 or MediaTek MT6738T 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.

AMD Radeon R4 (Kaveri) GPU ARM Mali-T860 MP2
0.49 GHz GPU frequency 0.52 GHz
0.53 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.52 GHz
6 GPU Generation Midgard 4
28 nm Technology 28nm
2 Max. displays 2
3 Compute units 2
192 Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version 11

Hardware codec support

A 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.

AMD Radeon R4 (Kaveri) GPU ARM Mali-T860 MP2
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD A6-7000 can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The MediaTek MT6738T supports up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 5.3 GB/s.

AMD A6-7000 Characteristic MediaTek MT6738T
DDR3-1600 Memory LPDDR3-667
Max. Memory 4 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 5.3 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
1.00 MB L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD A6-7000 is 17 W, while the MediaTek MT6738T has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD A6-7000 Characteristic MediaTek MT6738T
17 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD A6-7000 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The MediaTek MT6738T is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

AMD A6-7000 Characteristic MediaTek MT6738T
28 nm Technology 28 nm
Unknown Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 ISA extensions --
FM2+ Socket --
AMD-V Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Operating systems Android
Q2/2014 Release date Q2/2016
-- Release price --
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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.
AMD A6-7000 AMD A6-7000
AMD Radeon R4 (Kaveri) @ 0.53 GHz
205 (100%)
MediaTek MT6738T MediaTek MT6738T
ARM Mali-T860 MP2 @ 0.52 GHz
35 (17%)

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.
AMD A6-7000 AMD A6-7000
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
1667 (100%)
MediaTek MT6738T MediaTek MT6738T
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD A6-7000 MediaTek MT6738T
Unknown Unknown

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