MediaTek MT8117 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 625

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MediaTek MT8117 CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
MediaTek MT8117 Qualcomm Snapdragon 625

CPU comparison

MediaTek MT8117 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 - 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 MT8117 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.20 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 0 memory channels. The MediaTek MT8117 was released in Q2/2014.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 was released in Q2/2016.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
MediaTek MT81xx A7 (5) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 625/626 (2)
1 Generation 3
Cortex-A7 Architecture Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT8117 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT8117 is 1.20 GHz while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 is at 2.00 GHz.

MediaTek MT8117 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
2 Cores 8
2 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.20 GHz Frequency 2.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.00 GHz

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 MT8117 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon 546

Internal Graphics

The MediaTek MT8117 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 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 SGX544 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 506
0.16 GHz GPU frequency 0.65 GHz
0.16 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.65 GHz
-- GPU Generation 5
45nm Technology 14 nm
1 Max. displays 0
2 Compute units --
4 Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
10.1 DirectX Version 11

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 SGX544 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 506
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The MediaTek MT8117 can use up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 14.9 GB/s.

MediaTek MT8117 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
Memory LPDDR3-1866
Max. Memory 8 GB
0 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 14.9 GB/s
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 MT8117 is --, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

MediaTek MT8117 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek MT8117 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

MediaTek MT8117 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
28 nm Technology 14 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Android
Q2/2014 Release date Q2/2016
-- 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 MT8117 MediaTek MT8117
PowerVR SGX544 @ 0.16 GHz
5 (4%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
Qualcomm Adreno 506 @ 0.65 GHz
125 (100%)

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.
MediaTek MT8117 MediaTek MT8117
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
271 (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.
MediaTek MT8117 MediaTek MT8117
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1163 (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.
MediaTek MT8117 MediaTek MT8117
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
294 (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.
MediaTek MT8117 MediaTek MT8117
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
941 (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 MT8117 MediaTek MT8117
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1775 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT8117 Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
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