MediaTek MT6572 vs AMD A8-6500T

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MediaTek MT6572 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A8-6500T
MediaTek MT6572 AMD A8-6500T

CPU comparison

MediaTek MT6572 or AMD A8-6500T - 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 MT6572 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.40 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 0 memory channels. The MediaTek MT6572 was released in Q2/2013.

The AMD A8-6500T has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A8-6500T was released in Q3/2013.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family AMD A (112)
MediaTek MT65xx A7 (14) CPU group AMD A8-6000 (4)
1 Generation 3
Cortex-A9 Architecture Richland (Piledriver)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT6572 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT6572 is 1.40 GHz while the AMD A8-6500T has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD A8-6500T is at 2.10 GHz (3.10 GHz).

MediaTek MT6572 Characteristic AMD A8-6500T
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
1.40 GHz Frequency 2.10 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.10 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.10 GHz

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 MT6572 Characteristic AMD A8-6500T
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The MediaTek MT6572 or AMD A8-6500T 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.

ARM Mali-400 GPU AMD Radeon HD 8550D
0.50 GHz GPU frequency 0.72 GHz
0.50 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
Utgard GPU Generation 5
28nm Technology 32 nm
1 Max. displays 2
1 Compute units 4
16 Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
0 DirectX Version 11.2

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.

ARM Mali-400 GPU AMD Radeon HD 8550D
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The MediaTek MT6572 can use up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The AMD A8-6500T supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 29.9 GB/s.

MediaTek MT6572 Characteristic AMD A8-6500T
LPDDR2 Memory DDR3-1866
Max. Memory
0 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 29.9 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 4.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek MT6572 is --, while the AMD A8-6500T has a TDP of 45 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

MediaTek MT6572 Characteristic AMD A8-6500T
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek MT6572 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The AMD A8-6500T is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache.

MediaTek MT6572 Characteristic AMD A8-6500T
28 nm Technology 32 nm
Chiplet Chip design Unknown
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
-- Socket FM2
None Virtualization AMD-V
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2013 Release date Q3/2013
-- Release price 85 $
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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 MT6572 MediaTek MT6572
ARM Mali-400 @ 0.50 GHz
5 (1%)
AMD A8-6500T AMD A8-6500T
AMD Radeon HD 8550D @ 0.72 GHz
369 (100%)

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.
MediaTek MT6572 MediaTek MT6572
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A8-6500T AMD A8-6500T
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
3304 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
MediaTek MT6572 MediaTek MT6572
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A8-6500T AMD A8-6500T
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
65 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
MediaTek MT6572 MediaTek MT6572
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A8-6500T AMD A8-6500T
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
211 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT6572 AMD A8-6500T
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