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MediaTek MT6738 vs MediaTek MT6589M
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
MediaTek MT6738
100 %
ARM Mali-T860 MP2
MediaTek MT6589M
21 %
PowerVR SGX544
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Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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MediaTek MT6738 | MediaTek MT6589M |
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| Family | Mediatek MT-Serie (72) | Mediatek MT-Serie (72) |
| CPU group | MediaTek MT67xx (17) | MediaTek MT65xx A7 (14) |
| Architecture | Cortex-A53 | Cortex-A9 |
| Technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Segment | Smartphone / Tablet | Smartphone / Tablet |
| Socket | ||
| Predecessor | ||
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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MediaTek MT6738 | MediaTek MT6589M |
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| CPU Cores / Threads | 4 / 4 | 4 / 4 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | normal | normal |
| Cores: | 4x Cortex-A53 | 4x Cortex-A7 |
| Frequency: | 1.50 GHz | 1.20 GHz |
| Turbo (1 Core): | ||
| Turbo (All Cores): | ||
| L2-Cache | 1.00 MB | |
| L3-Cache | ||
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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MediaTek MT6738 | MediaTek MT6589M |
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| GPU name | ARM Mali-T860 MP2 | PowerVR SGX544 |
| GPU frequency | 0.35 - 0.35 GHz | 0.16 - 0.16 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 2 / 32 | 2 / 4 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 2 | 1 |
| Max. GPU Memory | ||
| Technology | 28nm | 45nm |
| Release date | Q4/2015 | Q1/2010 |
NPU AI performance
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MediaTek MT6738 | MediaTek MT6589M |
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| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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MediaTek MT6738 | MediaTek MT6589M |
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| Memory | LPDDR3-667 (5.3 GB/s) | LPDDR3-533 (4.3 GB/s) LPDDR2-533 (4.3 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 4 GB | |
| Memory channels | 1 | 1 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | ||
| PCIe Bandwidth |
Thermal Management
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MediaTek MT6738 | MediaTek MT6589M |
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| TDP | ||
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. |
Technical details
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MediaTek MT6738 | MediaTek MT6589M |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Chiplet | Chiplet |
| AES-NI | ✗ | ✗ |
| Operating systems | Android | Android |
| Instruction set | Armv8-A (64 bit) | Armv7-A (32 bit) |
| ISA extensions | ||
| Release date | Q2/2016 | Q3/2013 |
| Release price | ||
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
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