MediaTek MT8321 vs Samsung Exynos 7880

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MediaTek MT8321 CPU1 vs CPU2 Samsung Exynos 7880
MediaTek MT8321 Samsung Exynos 7880

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the MediaTek MT8321 and the Samsung Exynos 7880 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the MediaTek MT8321 4 core processor released in Q2/2014 with the Samsung Exynos 7880 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2017.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family Samsung Exynos (47)
MediaTek MT83xx A7 (6) CPU group Samsung Exynos 7570/7870/7880 (4)
1 Generation 1
Cortex-A7 Architecture Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT8321 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.30 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Samsung Exynos 7880 clocks with 1.90 GHz, has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

MediaTek MT8321 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7880
4 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.30 GHz Frequency 1.90 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 MT8321 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7880
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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-400 GPU ARM Mali-T830 MP3
0.01 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
0.01 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.60 GHz
Utgard GPU Generation Midgard 4
28nm Technology 28nm
1 Max. displays 2
1 Compute units 3
16 Shader 48
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
0 DirectX Version 11

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-400 GPU ARM Mali-T830 MP3
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 0 memory channels is supported by the MediaTek MT8321, while the Samsung Exynos 7880 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of -- enabled.

MediaTek MT8321 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7880
Memory LPDDR4-1600
Max. Memory
0 Memory channels 0
-- Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 2.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The MediaTek MT8321 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Samsung Exynos 7880 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

MediaTek MT8321 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7880
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek MT8321 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of Samsung Exynos 7880 is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

MediaTek MT8321 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7880
28 nm Technology 14 nm
Chiplet Chip design Unknown
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
Q2/2014 Release date Q1/2017
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek MT8321 (45%)
Samsung Exynos 7880 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek MT8321 (25%)
Samsung Exynos 7880 (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 MT8321 MediaTek MT8321
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
71 (45%)
Samsung Exynos 7880 Samsung Exynos 7880
8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz
158 (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 MT8321 MediaTek MT8321
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
242 (25%)
Samsung Exynos 7880 Samsung Exynos 7880
8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz
976 (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 MT8321 MediaTek MT8321
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Samsung Exynos 7880 Samsung Exynos 7880
8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz
168 (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 MT8321 MediaTek MT8321
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Samsung Exynos 7880 Samsung Exynos 7880
8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz
840 (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 MT8321 MediaTek MT8321
ARM Mali-400 @ 0.01 GHz
0 (0%)
Samsung Exynos 7880 Samsung Exynos 7880
ARM Mali-T830 MP3 @ 0.60 GHz
61 (100%)

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 MT8321 MediaTek MT8321
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Samsung Exynos 7880 Samsung Exynos 7880
8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz
1785 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT8321 Samsung Exynos 7880
Unknown Unknown

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