MediaTek MT8693 vs AMD A12-9700P

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MediaTek MT8693 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A12-9700P
MediaTek MT8693 AMD A12-9700P

CPU comparison

MediaTek MT8693 or AMD A12-9700P - 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 MT8693 has 6 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The MediaTek MT8693 was released in 2016.

The AMD A12-9700P has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A12-9700P was released in Q4/2016.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family AMD A (112)
MediaTek MT81xx MT86xx A72 / A53 (3) CPU group AMD A12-9700 (2)
1 Generation 6
Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53 Architecture Excavator (Bristol Ridge)
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT8693 has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 6 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT8693 is 2.00 GHz while the AMD A12-9700P has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD A12-9700P is at 2.50 GHz (3.40 GHz).

MediaTek MT8693 Characteristic AMD A12-9700P
6 Cores 4
6 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz Frequency 2.50 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.40 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.70 GHz

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 MT8693 Characteristic AMD A12-9700P
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The MediaTek MT8693 or AMD A12-9700P 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.

PowerVR GX6250 GPU AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge)
0.01 GHz GPU frequency 0.76 GHz
0.01 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation 6
28 nm Technology 28 nm
1 Max. displays 2
2 Compute units 8
32 Shader 512
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
10 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.

PowerVR GX6250 GPU AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The MediaTek MT8693 can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 14.9 GB/s. The AMD A12-9700P supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 29.9 GB/s.

MediaTek MT8693 Characteristic AMD A12-9700P
LPDDR3-933 Memory DDR4-1866
Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
14.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 29.9 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 2.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 8
-- PCIe Bandwidth 7.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek MT8693 is --, while the AMD A12-9700P has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

MediaTek MT8693 Characteristic AMD A12-9700P
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 90 °C

Technical details

The MediaTek MT8693 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The AMD A12-9700P is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

MediaTek MT8693 Characteristic AMD A12-9700P
28 nm Technology 28 nm
Chiplet Chip design Unknown
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, FMA4
-- Socket FP4
None Virtualization AMD-V
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems
2016 Release date Q4/2016
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek MT8693 (65%)
AMD A12-9700P (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek MT8693 (35%)
AMD A12-9700P (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 MT8693 MediaTek MT8693
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz
312 (65%)
AMD A12-9700P AMD A12-9700P
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
481 (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 MT8693 MediaTek MT8693
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz
433 (35%)
AMD A12-9700P AMD A12-9700P
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
1239 (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 MT8693 MediaTek MT8693
PowerVR GX6250 @ 0.01 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A12-9700P AMD A12-9700P
AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge) @ 0.76 GHz
782 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
MediaTek MT8693 MediaTek MT8693
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A12-9700P AMD A12-9700P
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
72 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
MediaTek MT8693 MediaTek MT8693
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A12-9700P AMD A12-9700P
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
223 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT8693 AMD A12-9700P
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