MediaTek MT8389 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite

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MediaTek MT8389 CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
MediaTek MT8389 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite

CPU comparison

MediaTek MT8389 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite - 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 MT8389 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.20 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 0 memory channels. The MediaTek MT8389 was released in Q2/2013.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite was released in Q1/2016.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
MediaTek MT83xx A7 (6) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 (3)
1 Generation 3
Cortex-A7 Architecture Kryo
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT8389 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.20 GHz. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.80 GHz.

MediaTek MT8389 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.20 GHz
4x Cortex-A7
A-Core 1.80 GHz
2x Kryo
-- B-Core 1.36 GHz
2x Kryo

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 MT8389 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

PowerVR SGX544 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 530
0.29 GHz GPU frequency 0.51 GHz
0.29 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.51 GHz
-- GPU Generation 5
45nm Technology 14 nm
1 Max. displays 0
2 Compute units --
4 Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
10.1 DirectX Version 11,1

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.

PowerVR SGX544 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 530
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 Decode
Decode Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The MediaTek MT8389 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite can connect up to 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels.

MediaTek MT8389 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
LPDDR2 Memory LPDDR4-1333
Max. Memory 8 GB
0 Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 10.7 GB/s
No ECC No
1.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The MediaTek MT8389 has a TDP of --, that of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite is --.

MediaTek MT8389 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek MT8389 has a 1.00 MB cache, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite cache has a total of 0.00 MB.

MediaTek MT8389 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
28 nm Technology 14 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
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
Q2/2013 Release date Q1/2016
-- Release price --
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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 MT8389 MediaTek MT8389
PowerVR SGX544 @ 0.29 GHz
9 (2%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
Qualcomm Adreno 530 @ 0.51 GHz
407 (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 MT8389 MediaTek MT8389
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
335 (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 MT8389 MediaTek MT8389
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
864 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT8389 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
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