MediaTek MT8183 vs UNISOC T618

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


MediaTek MT8183 CPU1 vs CPU2 UNISOC T618
MediaTek MT8183 UNISOC T618

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the MediaTek MT8183 and the UNISOC T618 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the MediaTek MT8183 8 core processor released in Q3/2019 with the UNISOC T618 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2019.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family UNISOC 4G (10)
MediaTek MT818x 12nm (1) CPU group UNISOC 4G 12nm (8)
2 Generation 0
Cortex-A73/-A53 Architecture --
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT8183 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The UNISOC T618 clocks with 2.00 GHz, has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

MediaTek MT8183 Characteristic UNISOC T618
8 Cores 8
8 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A73
A-Core 2.00 GHz
2x Cortex-A75
2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
B-Core 2.00 GHz
6x 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 MT8183 Characteristic UNISOC T618
Mediatek APU AI hardware --
Dual core APU @ 0.5 TOPS 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.

ARM Mali-G72 MP3 GPU ARM Mali-G52 MP2
0.80 GHz GPU frequency 0.85 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
Bifrost 2 GPU Generation Bifrost 2
16 nm Technology 16 nm
1 Max. displays 2
3 Compute units 2
48 Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version 12

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-G72 MP3 GPU ARM Mali-G52 MP2
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VC-1 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 4 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the MediaTek MT8183, while the UNISOC T618 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of -- enabled.

MediaTek MT8183 Characteristic UNISOC T618
LPDDR4-2400, LPDDR3-1600 Memory LPDDR4X-1866, LPDDR4-1866, LPDDR3-933
4 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
19.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The MediaTek MT8183 has a TDP of 5 W. The TDP of the UNISOC T618 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

MediaTek MT8183 Characteristic UNISOC T618
5 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek MT8183 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 12 nm. The cache of UNISOC T618 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 12 nm.

MediaTek MT8183 Characteristic UNISOC T618
12 nm Technology 12 nm
Chiplet Chip design Unknown
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
Q3/2019 Release date Q3/2019
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek MT8183 (73%)
UNISOC T618 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek MT8183 (80%)
UNISOC T618 (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 MT8183 MediaTek MT8183
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
294 (76%)
UNISOC T618 UNISOC T618
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
385 (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 MT8183 MediaTek MT8183
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1145 (81%)
UNISOC T618 UNISOC T618
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1418 (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 MT8183 MediaTek MT8183
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
320 (69%)
UNISOC T618 UNISOC T618
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
464 (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 MT8183 MediaTek MT8183
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1176 (78%)
UNISOC T618 UNISOC T618
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1513 (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 MT8183 MediaTek MT8183
ARM Mali-G72 MP3 @ 0.80 GHz
89 (100%)
UNISOC T618 UNISOC T618
ARM Mali-G52 MP2 @ 0.85 GHz
54 (61%)

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

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. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
MediaTek MT8183 MediaTek MT8183
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0.5 (100%)
UNISOC T618 UNISOC T618
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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Amazon Fire HD 10 Plus (2021)
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