Intel Atom C3308 vs MediaTek MT8168

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Atom C3308 CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT8168
Intel Atom C3308 MediaTek MT8168

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Atom C3308 and the MediaTek MT8168 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Atom C3308 2 core processor released in Q3/2017 with the MediaTek MT8168 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2020.
Intel Atom (108) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
Intel Atom C3000 (20) CPU group MediaTek MT816x 12nm (1)
5 Generation 2
Denverton Architecture Cortex-A53
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Atom C3308 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz (2.10 GHz). The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The MediaTek MT8168 clocks with 2.00 GHz, has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Intel Atom C3308 Characteristic MediaTek MT8168
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.60 GHz Frequency 2.00 GHz
2.10 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.10 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Atom C3308 Characteristic MediaTek MT8168
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

no iGPU GPU ARM Mali-G52 MP1
GPU frequency 0.85 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation Bifrost 2
Technology 16 nm
Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 1
-- Shader 16
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version 12

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.

no iGPU GPU ARM Mali-G52 MP1
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode / Encode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 128 GB of memory in a maximum of 1 memory channels is supported by the Intel Atom C3308, while the MediaTek MT8168 supports a maximum of 3 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 14.9 GB/s enabled.

Intel Atom C3308 Characteristic MediaTek MT8168
DDR4-1866 Memory LPDDR4X-1866, LPDDR4-1600
128 GB Max. Memory 3 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
29.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 14.9 GB/s
Yes ECC No
4.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
6 PCIe lanes --
5.9 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Atom C3308 has a TDP of 9.5 W. The TDP of the MediaTek MT8168 is 3 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Atom C3308 Characteristic MediaTek MT8168
9.5 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 3 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Atom C3308 has 4.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of MediaTek MT8168 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 12 nm.

Intel Atom C3308 Characteristic MediaTek MT8168
14 nm Technology 12 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions --
BGA 1310 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q3/2017 Release date Q2/2020
41 $ Release price --
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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.
Intel Atom C3308 Intel Atom C3308
2C 2T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek MT8168 MediaTek MT8168
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
165 (100%)

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.
Intel Atom C3308 Intel Atom C3308
2C 2T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek MT8168 MediaTek MT8168
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
524 (100%)

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.
Intel Atom C3308 Intel Atom C3308
2C 2T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek MT8168 MediaTek MT8168
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
188 (100%)

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.
Intel Atom C3308 Intel Atom C3308
2C 2T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek MT8168 MediaTek MT8168
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
520 (100%)

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.
Intel Atom C3308 Intel Atom C3308
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek MT8168 MediaTek MT8168
ARM Mali-G52 MP1 @ 0.85 GHz
26 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Atom C3308 MediaTek MT8168
Unknown Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020)
Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020)

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