UNISOC T612 vs MediaTek MT8188J

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UNISOC T612 CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT8188J
UNISOC T612 MediaTek MT8188J

CPU comparison

UNISOC T612 or MediaTek MT8188J - 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 MT8188J has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The MediaTek MT8188J was released in Q1/2023.
UNISOC 4G (10) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
UNISOC 4G 12nm (8) CPU group MediaTek MT88xx 12nm (1)
0 Generation 2
-- Architecture Cortex-A78/-A55
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 MT8188J has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz.

UNISOC T612 Characteristic MediaTek MT8188J
8 Cores 8
8 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.80 GHz
2x Cortex-A75
A-Core 2.20 GHz
2x Cortex-A78
1.80 GHz
6x Cortex-A55
B-Core 2.00 GHz
6x Cortex-A55

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 MT8188J
-- 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 ARM Mali-G57 MP2
0.65 GHz GPU frequency 0.25 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.95 GHz
Vallhall 1 GPU Generation Vallhall 1
7 nm Technology 7 nm
2 Max. displays 2
2 Compute units 2
32 Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
4 GB Max. GPU Memory 4 GB
12 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.

ARM Mali-G57 MP1 GPU ARM Mali-G57 MP2
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec AV1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VC-1 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The UNISOC T612 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The MediaTek MT8188J can connect up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

UNISOC T612 Characteristic MediaTek MT8188J
LPDDR4X-1600 Memory LPDDR4-3200
Max. Memory 8 GB
0 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 25.5 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 1.00 MB
-- L3 Cache 4.00 MB
-- 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 MT8188J is 5 W.

UNISOC T612 Characteristic MediaTek MT8188J
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 5 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The UNISOC T612 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the MediaTek MT8188J cache has a total of 5.00 MB.

UNISOC T612 Characteristic MediaTek MT8188J
12 nm Technology 12 nm
Unknown Chip design Chiplet
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Android
Q1/2022 Release date Q1/2023
-- 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 (34%)
MediaTek MT8188J MediaTek MT8188J
ARM Mali-G57 MP2 @ 0.95 GHz
243 (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.
UNISOC T612 UNISOC T612
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek MT8188J MediaTek MT8188J
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
710 (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.
UNISOC T612 UNISOC T612
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek MT8188J MediaTek MT8188J
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
2016 (100%)

Devices using this processor

UNISOC T612 MediaTek MT8188J
Unknown Amazon Fire Max 11

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