MediaTek MT8125 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


MediaTek MT8125 CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3
MediaTek MT8125 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the MediaTek MT8125 and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the MediaTek MT8125 4 core processor released in Q4/2013 with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2022.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
MediaTek MT81xx A7 (5) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Plus (1)
1 Generation 3
Cortex-A7 Architecture Cortex-A78 / Cortex-A55
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT8125 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.20 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3 clocks with 2.40 GHz, has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

MediaTek MT8125 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3
4 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.20 GHz
4x Cortex-A7
A-Core 2.40 GHz
4x Cortex-A78
-- B-Core 1.50 GHz
4x Cortex-A55

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 MT8125 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

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 SGX544 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 642L
0.26 GHz GPU frequency 0.70 GHz
0.26 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation 5
45nm Technology 6 nm
1 Max. displays 1
2 Compute units 4
4 Shader 384
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 4 GB
10.1 DirectX Version 12.0

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 SGX544 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 642L
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode
Decode Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 0 memory channels is supported by the MediaTek MT8125, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s enabled.

MediaTek MT8125 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3
LPDDR2 Memory LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR4X-4266
Max. Memory 16 GB
0 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
No ECC No
1.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The MediaTek MT8125 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

MediaTek MT8125 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek MT8125 has 1.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 6 nm.

MediaTek MT8125 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3
28 nm Technology 6 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
Q4/2013 Release date Q1/2022
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek MT8125 (10%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek MT8125 (50%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3 (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 MT8125 MediaTek MT8125
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
69 (10%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
675 (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 MT8125 MediaTek MT8125
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
134 (50%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
268 (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 MT8125 MediaTek MT8125
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
1025 (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 MT8125 MediaTek MT8125
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
2476 (100%)

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 MT8125 MediaTek MT8125
PowerVR SGX544 @ 0.26 GHz
8 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3
Qualcomm Adreno 642L @ 0.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT8125 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3
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