Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) vs MediaTek Helio P22T (MT8768T)

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek Helio P22T (MT8768T)
Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) MediaTek Helio P22T (MT8768T)

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) and the MediaTek Helio P22T (MT8768T) and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) 4 core processor released in 02/2016 with the MediaTek Helio P22T (MT8768T) which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2018.
Broadcom BCM (3) Family Mediatek Helio (37)
Broadcom BCM2837B0 (1) CPU group MediaTek Helio P22/P35 (3)
3 Generation 3
Cortex-A15 Architecture Cortex-A53
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.40 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The MediaTek Helio P22T (MT8768T) clocks with 2.30 GHz, has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Characteristic MediaTek Helio P22T (MT8768T)
4 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
1.40 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
A-Core 2.30 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
-- B-Core 1.80 GHz
4x Cortex-A53

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.

Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Characteristic MediaTek Helio P22T (MT8768T)
-- AI hardware --
-- 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.

Broadcom VideoCore 5 GPU PowerVR GE8320
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.01 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
5 GPU Generation --
40 nm Technology 20 nm
2 Max. displays 1
2 Compute units 1
24 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
1 GB Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version 10

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.

Broadcom VideoCore 5 GPU PowerVR GE8320
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 1 GB of memory in a maximum of 1 memory channels is supported by the Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0), while the MediaTek Helio P22T (MT8768T) supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 12.8 GB/s enabled.

Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Characteristic MediaTek Helio P22T (MT8768T)
Memory LPDDR4-1600, LPDDR3-933
1 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
3.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 12.8 GB/s
No ECC No
0.50 MB L2 Cache 1.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) has a TDP of 7 W. The TDP of the MediaTek Helio P22T (MT8768T) is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Characteristic MediaTek Helio P22T (MT8768T)
7 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
4 W TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) has 0.50 MB cache and is manufactured in 40 nm. The cache of MediaTek Helio P22T (MT8768T) is at 1.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 12 nm.

Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Characteristic MediaTek Helio P22T (MT8768T)
40 nm Technology 12 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Linux Operating systems Android
02/2016 Release date Q1/2018
35 $ 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.
Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
Broadcom VideoCore 5 @ 0.40 GHz
20 (100%)
MediaTek Helio P22T (MT8768T) MediaTek Helio P22T (MT8768T)
PowerVR GE8320 @ 0.01 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) MediaTek Helio P22T (MT8768T)
Raspberry Pi 3 B+ Unknown

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