Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 vs MediaTek MT6589

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT6589
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 MediaTek MT6589

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 or MediaTek MT6589 - 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 was released in Q2/2022.

The MediaTek MT6589 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The MediaTek MT6589 was released in Q1/2013.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (104) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7/8 Gen 1 (3) CPU group MediaTek MT65xx A7 (14)
1 Generation 1
Cortex-X2 / -A710 / -A510 Architecture Cortex-A9
Mobile Segment Mobile
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 is 3.20 GHz while the MediaTek MT6589 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT6589 is at 1.20 GHz.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 Characteristic MediaTek MT6589
8 Cores 4
8 Threads 4
hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.20 GHz
1x Kryo Prime
A-Core 1.20 GHz
4x Cortex-A7
2.75 GHz
3x Kryo Gold
B-Core --
2.00 GHz
4x Kryo Silver
C-Core --

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.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 Characteristic MediaTek MT6589
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 or MediaTek MT6589 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.

Qualcomm Adreno 730 GPU PowerVR SGX544
0.90 GHz GPU frequency 0.29 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.29 GHz
7 GPU Generation --
4 nm Technology 45nm
0 Max. displays 1
-- Compute units 2
-- Shader 4
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
8 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12.1 DirectX Version 10.1

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.

Qualcomm Adreno 730 GPU PowerVR SGX544
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 can use up to 16 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The MediaTek MT6589 supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 4.3 GB/s.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 Characteristic MediaTek MT6589
LPDDR5-6400 Memory LPDDR3-533, LPDDR2-533
16 GB Max. Memory
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 4.3 GB/s
No ECC No
2.00 MB L2 Cache 1.00 MB
6.00 MB L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 is --, while the MediaTek MT6589 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 Characteristic MediaTek MT6589
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 is manufactured in 4 nm and has 8.00 MB cache. The MediaTek MT6589 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 Characteristic MediaTek MT6589
4 nm Technology 28 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
Armv9-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Android, Windows 10 (ARM) Operating systems Android
Q2/2022 Release date Q1/2013
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (100%)
MediaTek MT6589 (6%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (100%)
MediaTek MT6589 (3%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
1228 (100%)
MediaTek MT6589 MediaTek MT6589
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
75 (6%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
3924 (100%)
MediaTek MT6589 MediaTek MT6589
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
134 (3%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
Qualcomm Adreno 730 @ 0.90 GHz
818 (100%)
MediaTek MT6589 MediaTek MT6589
PowerVR SGX544 @ 0.29 GHz
9 (1%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
1657 (100%)
MediaTek MT6589 MediaTek MT6589
4C 4T @ 1.20 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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
4231 (100%)
MediaTek MT6589 MediaTek MT6589
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

AnTuTu 9 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 9 benchmark is very well suited to measuring the performance of a smartphone. AnTuTu 9 is quite heavy on 3D graphics and can now also use the "Metal" graphics interface. In AnTuTu, memory and UX (user experience) are also tested by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu version 9 can compare any ARM CPU running on Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly comparable when benchmarked on different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 9 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The rating is made up of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the working memory, and the performance of the internal graphics.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
1032680 (100%)
MediaTek MT6589 MediaTek MT6589
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
7189 (100%)
MediaTek MT6589 MediaTek MT6589
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 MediaTek MT6589
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