MediaTek MT8121 Benchmark, Test and specs

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The MediaTek MT8121 has 4 cores with 4 threads and is based on the 1. gen of the Mediatek MT-Serie series. The processor was released in Q4/2013. The MediaTek MT8121 scores 71 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 239 points.
MediaTek MT8121

CPU lineage

The segment in which we have classified the MediaTek MT8121. Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the MediaTek MT8121.

Name: MediaTek MT8121
Family: Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
CPU group: MediaTek MT81xx A7 (5)
Architecture: Cortex-A7
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 1
Predecessor: --
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT8121 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT8121 is 1.30 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads: 4 / 4
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 4x Cortex-A7
Hyperthreading / SMT: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 1.30 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): --
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores): --

Internal Graphics

The MediaTek MT8121 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the MediaTek MT8121 uses the PowerVR SGX544, which has 4 texture shaders and 2 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name: PowerVR SGX544
GPU frequency: 0.16 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 0.16 GHz
Compute units: 2
Shader: 4
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q1/2010
Max. displays: 1
Generation: --
Direct X: 10.1
Technology: 45nm
Max. GPU Memory: --
Frame Generation: No

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.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit): No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): No
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode
VP9: No
AV1: No
AVC: No
VC-1: No
JPEG: No

Memory & PCIe

The processor can use up to memory in 0 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
Max. Memory:
Memory channels: 0
ECC: No
PCIe:
PCIe Bandwidth: --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is . The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: --

Technical details

The MediaTek MT8121 is made in 28 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 0.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology: 28 nm
Chip design: Chiplet
Socket: --
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: --
AES-NI: No
Operating systems: Android
Virtualization: None
Instruction set (ISA): Armv7-A (32 bit)
ISA extensions: --
Release date: Q4/2013
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: --

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the MediaTek MT8121 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.


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.
MediaTek MT6582 MediaTek MT6582
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
73
MediaTek MT8127 MediaTek MT8127
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
72
MediaTek MT8382 MediaTek MT8382
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
72
MediaTek MT8121 MediaTek MT8121
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
71
MediaTek MT6582M MediaTek MT6582M
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
71
MediaTek MT8321 MediaTek MT8321
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
71
MediaTek MT8125 MediaTek MT8125
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
69

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.
AMD E2-1800 AMD E2-1800
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
244
MediaTek MT8321 MediaTek MT8321
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
242
Samsung Exynos 3470 Samsung Exynos 3470
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
242
MediaTek MT8121 MediaTek MT8121
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
239
MediaTek MT6735M MediaTek MT6735M
4C 4T @ 1.00 GHz
239
MediaTek MT6735P MediaTek MT6735P
4C 4T @ 1.00 GHz
239
MediaTek MT6582 MediaTek MT6582
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
235

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.
Intel Atom Z2420 Intel Atom Z2420
PowerVR SGX540 @ 0.40 GHz
6
Intel Atom Z2460 Intel Atom Z2460
PowerVR SGX540 @ 0.40 GHz
6
MediaTek MT6731 MediaTek MT6731
PowerVR GE8100 @ 0.35 GHz
6
MediaTek MT8121 MediaTek MT8121
PowerVR SGX544 @ 0.16 GHz
5
MediaTek MT6589M MediaTek MT6589M
PowerVR SGX544 @ 0.16 GHz
5
MediaTek MT8117 MediaTek MT8117
PowerVR SGX544 @ 0.16 GHz
5
MediaTek MT6572 MediaTek MT6572
ARM Mali-400 @ 0.50 GHz
5

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