Samsung Exynos 3470 vs MediaTek MT8161

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Samsung Exynos 3470 CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT8161
Samsung Exynos 3470 MediaTek MT8161

CPU comparison

Samsung Exynos 3470 or MediaTek MT8161 - 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 Samsung Exynos 3470 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.40 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 0 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 3470 was released in Q1/2014.

The MediaTek MT8161 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The MediaTek MT8161 was released in 2014.
Samsung Exynos (47) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
Samsung Exynos 3400 (2) CPU group MediaTek MT816x (4)
3 Generation 1
Cortex-A7 Architecture Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Samsung Exynos 3470 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Samsung Exynos 3470 is 1.40 GHz while the MediaTek MT8161 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT8161 is at 1.30 GHz.

Samsung Exynos 3470 Characteristic MediaTek MT8161
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.40 GHz Frequency 1.30 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.

Samsung Exynos 3470 Characteristic MediaTek MT8161
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Samsung Exynos 3470 or MediaTek MT8161 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.

ARM Mali-400 MP4 GPU ARM Mali-T720 MP2
0.45 GHz GPU frequency 0.01 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.01 GHz
Utgard GPU Generation Midgard 3
28nm Technology 28nm
1 Max. displays 2
4 Compute units 2
64 Shader 32
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 MP4 GPU ARM Mali-T720 MP2
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
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 No

Memory & PCIe

The Samsung Exynos 3470 can use up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The MediaTek MT8161 supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 6.4 GB/s.

Samsung Exynos 3470 Characteristic MediaTek MT8161
LPDDR3-400 Memory LPDDR3-800, DDR3-800
Max. Memory
0 Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 6.4 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Samsung Exynos 3470 is --, while the MediaTek MT8161 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Samsung Exynos 3470 Characteristic MediaTek MT8161
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Samsung Exynos 3470 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The MediaTek MT8161 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Samsung Exynos 3470 Characteristic MediaTek MT8161
28 nm Technology 28 nm
Unknown 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
Q1/2014 Release date 2014
-- Release price --
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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.
Samsung Exynos 3470 Samsung Exynos 3470
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
74 (100%)
MediaTek MT8161 MediaTek MT8161
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Samsung Exynos 3470 Samsung Exynos 3470
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
242 (100%)
MediaTek MT8161 MediaTek MT8161
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Samsung Exynos 3470 Samsung Exynos 3470
ARM Mali-400 MP4 @ 0.45 GHz
16 (100%)
MediaTek MT8161 MediaTek MT8161
ARM Mali-T720 MP2 @ 0.01 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Samsung Exynos 3470 MediaTek MT8161
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