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MediaTek MT8168 vs Apple A9X

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 2 - 25 %
MediaTek MT8168
Rank 1 - 100 %
Apple A9X
Multi-core performance
Rank 2 - 43 %
MediaTek MT8168
Rank 1 - 100 %
Apple A9X
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

MediaTek MT8168
4C / 4T · 2.00 GHz
188
Apple A9X
Apple A9X 100 %
2C / 2T · 2.26 GHz
763
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

MediaTek MT8168
4C / 4T · 2.00 GHz
520
Apple A9X
Apple A9X 100 %
2C / 2T · 2.26 GHz
1,251
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

MediaTek MT8168
4C / 4T · 2.00 GHz
165
Apple A9X
Apple A9X 100 %
2C / 2T · 2.26 GHz
652
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

MediaTek MT8168
4C / 4T · 2.00 GHz
524
Apple A9X
Apple A9X 100 %
2C / 2T · 2.26 GHz
1,198
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

MediaTek MT8168
ARM Mali-G52 MP1
26
Apple A9X
Apple A9X 100 %
Apple A9X
499

More benchmarks

At a glance

Wischen
MediaTek MT8168Apple A9X
FamilyMediatek MT-Serie (72)Apple A series (27)
CPU groupMediaTek MT816x 12nm (1)Apple A9/A9X (2)
ArchitectureCortex-A53A9
Technology12 nm16 nm
SegmentSmartphone / TabletSmartphone / Tablet
Socket
PredecessorApple A8X
SuccessorApple A10X Fusion

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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MediaTek MT8168Apple A9X
CPU Cores / Threads4 / 42 / 2
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalnormal
Cores: 4x Cortex-A53 2x Twister
Frequency: 2.00 GHz 2.26 GHz
Turbo (1 Core):
Turbo (All Cores):
L2-Cache3.00 MB
L3-Cache4.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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MediaTek MT8168Apple A9X
GPU nameARM Mali-G52 MP1Apple A9X
GPU frequency0.85 GHz0.65 GHz
CUs / Shader1 / 1648 / 384
Raytracing
Max. displays21
Max. GPU Memory4 GB
Technology16 nm16 nm
Release dateQ3/2020Q3/2015

NPU AI performance

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MediaTek MT8168Apple A9X
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

Wischen
MediaTek MT8168Apple A9X
MemoryLPDDR4X-1866 (14.9 GB/s)
LPDDR4-1600 (12.8 GB/s)
LPDDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s)
Max. Memory3 GB4 GB
Memory channels22
ECCNoNo
PCIe
PCIe Bandwidth

Thermal Management

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MediaTek MT8168Apple A9X
TDP3 W8 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

Wischen
MediaTek MT8168Apple A9X
Chip designChipletChiplet
AES-NI
Operating systemsAndroidiOS
Instruction setArmv8-A (64 bit)Armv8-A (64 bit)
ISA extensions
Release dateQ2/2020Q3/2015
Release price
DocumentsTechnical data sheet

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MediaTek MT8168
MediaTek MT8168
4C / 4T · 2.00 GHz
Apple A9X
Apple A9X
2C / 2T · 2.26 GHz

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