MediaTek MT6517 vs MediaTek MT8151

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MediaTek MT6517 CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT8151
MediaTek MT6517 MediaTek MT8151

CPU comparison

MediaTek MT6517 or MediaTek MT8151 - 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 MT6517 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.00 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 0 memory channels. The MediaTek MT6517 was released in 2012.

The MediaTek MT8151 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The MediaTek MT8151 was released in 2014.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
MediaTek MT65xx A9 (7) CPU group MediaTek MT81xx A7 (5)
1 Generation 1
Cortex-A9 Architecture Cortex-A7
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT6517 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT6517 is 1.00 GHz while the MediaTek MT8151 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT8151 is at 1.70 GHz.

MediaTek MT6517 Characteristic MediaTek MT8151
2 Cores 8
2 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.00 GHz Frequency 1.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- 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.

MediaTek MT6517 Characteristic MediaTek MT8151
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The MediaTek MT6517 or MediaTek MT8151 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.

PowerVR SGX531 GPU ARM Mali-450 MP4
0.52 GHz GPU frequency 0.01 GHz
0.52 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.01 GHz
-- GPU Generation Utgard
65nm Technology 28nm
1 Max. displays 1
1 Compute units 4
-- Shader 64
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
10.1 DirectX Version 0

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.

PowerVR SGX531 GPU ARM Mali-450 MP4
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The MediaTek MT6517 can use up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The MediaTek MT8151 supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

MediaTek MT6517 Characteristic MediaTek MT8151
LPDDR2 Memory
Max. Memory
0 Memory channels 0
-- Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek MT6517 is --, while the MediaTek MT8151 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

MediaTek MT6517 Characteristic MediaTek MT8151
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek MT6517 is manufactured in 40 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The MediaTek MT8151 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

MediaTek MT6517 Characteristic MediaTek MT8151
40 nm Technology 28 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Android
2012 Release date 2014
-- 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.
MediaTek MT6517 MediaTek MT6517
PowerVR SGX531 @ 0.52 GHz
4 (100%)
MediaTek MT8151 MediaTek MT8151
ARM Mali-450 MP4 @ 0.01 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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