MediaTek MT8168 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


MediaTek MT8168 CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
MediaTek MT8168 Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1

CPU comparison

MediaTek MT8168 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 - 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 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 4 Gen 1 was released in Q3/2022.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (104)
MediaTek MT816x 12nm (1) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 (1)
2 Generation 1
Cortex-A53 Architecture Kryo Gold / Kryo Silver
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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 is at 2.00 GHz.

MediaTek MT8168 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
4 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
A-Core 2.00 GHz
2x Cortex-A78
-- B-Core 1.80 GHz
6x Cortex-A55

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

MediaTek MT8168 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The MediaTek MT8168 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 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 Qualcomm Adreno 619
0.85 GHz GPU frequency 0.01 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
Bifrost 2 GPU Generation 6
16 nm Technology 8 nm
2 Max. displays 2
1 Compute units --
16 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 4 GB
12 DirectX Version 12.1

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 Qualcomm Adreno 619
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
LPDDR4X-1866, LPDDR4-1600 Memory LPDDR4X-4266
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 --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek MT8168 is 3 W, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

MediaTek MT8168 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
3 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 is manufactured in 6 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

MediaTek MT8168 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
12 nm Technology 6 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Android, Windows 10 (ARM)
Q2/2020 Release date Q3/2022
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek MT8168 (18%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek MT8168 (18%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 (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 MT8168 MediaTek MT8168
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
165 (18%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
926 (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 MT8168 MediaTek MT8168
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
524 (18%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
2979 (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%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
8C 8T @ 2.00 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%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
Qualcomm Adreno 619 @ 0.01 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT8168 Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020)
Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020)
Unknown

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