UNISOC T612 vs MediaTek MT6517T

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UNISOC T612 CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT6517T
UNISOC T612 MediaTek MT6517T

CPU comparison

UNISOC T612 or MediaTek MT6517T - 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 UNISOC T612 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 0 memory channels. The UNISOC T612 was released in Q1/2022.

The MediaTek MT6517T has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The MediaTek MT6517T was released in 2012.
UNISOC 4G (10) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
UNISOC 4G 12nm (8) CPU group MediaTek MT65xx A9 (7)
0 Generation 1
-- Architecture Cortex-A9
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The UNISOC T612 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.80 GHz. The MediaTek MT6517T has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.20 GHz.

UNISOC T612 Characteristic MediaTek MT6517T
8 Cores 2
8 Threads 2
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.80 GHz
2x Cortex-A75
A-Core 1.20 GHz
2x Cortex-A9
1.80 GHz
6x Cortex-A55
B-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.

UNISOC T612 Characteristic MediaTek MT6517T
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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.

ARM Mali-G57 MP1 GPU PowerVR SGX531
0.65 GHz GPU frequency 0.52 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.52 GHz
Vallhall 1 GPU Generation --
7 nm Technology 65nm
2 Max. displays 1
2 Compute units 1
32 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
4 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 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.

ARM Mali-G57 MP1 GPU PowerVR SGX531
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode / Encode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The UNISOC T612 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The MediaTek MT6517T can connect up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels.

UNISOC T612 Characteristic MediaTek MT6517T
LPDDR4X-1600 Memory LPDDR2
Max. Memory
0 Memory channels 0
-- Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- 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 UNISOC T612 has a TDP of --, that of the MediaTek MT6517T is --.

UNISOC T612 Characteristic MediaTek MT6517T
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The UNISOC T612 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the MediaTek MT6517T cache has a total of 0.00 MB.

UNISOC T612 Characteristic MediaTek MT6517T
12 nm Technology 40 nm
Unknown Chip design Chiplet
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Android
Q1/2022 Release date 2012
-- 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.
UNISOC T612 UNISOC T612
ARM Mali-G57 MP1 @ 0.65 GHz
83 (100%)
MediaTek MT6517T MediaTek MT6517T
PowerVR SGX531 @ 0.52 GHz
4 (5%)

Devices using this processor

UNISOC T612 MediaTek MT6517T
Unknown Unknown

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