MediaTek MT6517T vs Samsung S5L8920

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


MediaTek MT6517T CPU1 vs CPU2 Samsung S5L8920
MediaTek MT6517T Samsung S5L8920

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the MediaTek MT6517T and the Samsung S5L8920 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the MediaTek MT6517T 2 core processor released in 2012 with the Samsung S5L8920 which has 1 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2009.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family Samsung S5L (3)
MediaTek MT65xx A9 (7) CPU group Samsung S5L8920 (1)
1 Generation 2
Cortex-A9 Architecture Cortex-A8
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT6517T is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.20 GHz. The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The Samsung S5L8920 clocks with 0.60 GHz, has 1 CPU cores and can calculate 1 threads in parallel.

MediaTek MT6517T Characteristic Samsung S5L8920
2 Cores 1
2 Threads 1
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.20 GHz Frequency 0.60 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- 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.

MediaTek MT6517T Characteristic Samsung S5L8920
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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.

PowerVR SGX531 GPU PowerVR SGX535
0.52 GHz GPU frequency --
0.52 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
65nm Technology 65nm
1 Max. displays 1
1 Compute units 2
-- Shader 2
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
10.1 DirectX Version 10.1

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 PowerVR SGX535
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

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 0 memory channels is supported by the MediaTek MT6517T, while the Samsung S5L8920 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of -- enabled.

MediaTek MT6517T Characteristic Samsung S5L8920
LPDDR2 Memory
Max. Memory
0 Memory channels 0
-- Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 0.26 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The MediaTek MT6517T has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Samsung S5L8920 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

MediaTek MT6517T Characteristic Samsung S5L8920
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek MT6517T has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 40 nm. The cache of Samsung S5L8920 is at 0.26 MB. The processor is manufactured in 65 nm.

MediaTek MT6517T Characteristic Samsung S5L8920
40 nm Technology 65 nm
Chiplet Chip design Unknown
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 Q2/2009
-- 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 MT6517T MediaTek MT6517T
PowerVR SGX531 @ 0.52 GHz
4 (100%)
Samsung S5L8920 Samsung S5L8920
PowerVR SGX535 @ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT6517T Samsung S5L8920
Unknown Unknown

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