MediaTek MT8168 vs Intel Atom E3826

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MediaTek MT8168 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Atom E3826
MediaTek MT8168 Intel Atom E3826

CPU comparison

MediaTek MT8168 or Intel Atom E3826 - 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 MT8168 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. Up to 3 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The MediaTek MT8168 was released in Q2/2020.

The Intel Atom E3826 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.46 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Atom E3826 was released in Q4/2013.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family Intel Atom (108)
MediaTek MT816x 12nm (1) CPU group Intel Atom E3800 (6)
2 Generation 4
Cortex-A53 Architecture Bay Trail
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT8168 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT8168 is 2.00 GHz while the Intel Atom E3826 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Atom E3826 is at 1.46 GHz.

MediaTek MT8168 Characteristic Intel Atom E3826
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz Frequency 1.46 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 MT8168 Characteristic Intel Atom E3826
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The MediaTek MT8168 or Intel Atom E3826 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-G52 MP1 GPU Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
0.85 GHz GPU frequency 0.53 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.67 GHz
Bifrost 2 GPU Generation 7
16 nm Technology 22 nm
2 Max. displays 2
1 Compute units 4
16 Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 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-G52 MP1 GPU Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The MediaTek MT8168 can use up to 3 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 14.9 GB/s. The Intel Atom E3826 supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 17.1 GB/s.

MediaTek MT8168 Characteristic Intel Atom E3826
LPDDR4X-1866, LPDDR4-1600 Memory DDR3L-1066
3 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
14.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 17.1 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 1.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek MT8168 is 3 W, while the Intel Atom E3826 has a TDP of 7 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

MediaTek MT8168 Characteristic Intel Atom E3826
3 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 7 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek MT8168 is manufactured in 12 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Intel Atom E3826 is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache.

MediaTek MT8168 Characteristic Intel Atom E3826
12 nm Technology 22 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
-- Socket BGA 1170
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems
Q2/2020 Release date Q4/2013
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek MT8168 (100%)
Intel Atom E3826 (81%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek MT8168 (100%)
Intel Atom E3826 (50%)

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 MT8168 MediaTek MT8168
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
165 (100%)
Intel Atom E3826 Intel Atom E3826
2C 2T @ 1.46 GHz
134 (81%)

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 MT8168 MediaTek MT8168
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
524 (100%)
Intel Atom E3826 Intel Atom E3826
2C 2T @ 1.46 GHz
262 (50%)

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 MT8168 MediaTek MT8168
ARM Mali-G52 MP1 @ 0.85 GHz
26 (61%)
Intel Atom E3826 Intel Atom E3826
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.67 GHz
43 (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 MT8168 MediaTek MT8168
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
188 (100%)
Intel Atom E3826 Intel Atom E3826
2C 2T @ 1.46 GHz
0 (0%)

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 MT8168 MediaTek MT8168
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
520 (100%)
Intel Atom E3826 Intel Atom E3826
2C 2T @ 1.46 GHz
0 (0%)

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 MT8168 MediaTek MT8168
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Atom E3826 Intel Atom E3826
2C 2T @ 1.46 GHz
304 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT8168 Intel Atom E3826
Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020)
Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020)
Unknown

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