MediaTek MT8377

MediaTek MT8377
Benchmarks & Specs

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The MediaTek MT8377 was a popular choice for mobile devices in its time. This processor, manufactured by MediaTek in 40 nm, laid a solid foundation. It was particularly significant for tablets and smartphones of that era. It relied on the proven Cortex-A9 architecture. This enabled balanced performance for everyday applications.

We remember that this was a good combination. A positive feature is the integrated PowerVR SGX531 graphics. This ensured decent multimedia playback. Even light games ran quite passably on it. With 1 MB L2 cache, the MediaTek MT8377 supported smooth operations. It proved to be a reliable companion in numerous devices.

Many platforms benefited from its energy efficiency. This contributed significantly to longer battery life. Although the chip is no longer the newest, it can fulfill basic functions. It is still quite usable for simple purposes. It was an important step in mobile technology development. MediaTek offered a cost-effective solution with it.

This CPU enabled many people to access smart devices. Its widespread use at the time really speaks for itself.
  • Cortex-A9 architecture
  • Integrated PowerVR SGX531 graphics
  • Energy efficiency

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
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In segment Smartphone / Tablet
Multi-core performance
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In segment Smartphone / Tablet
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

MediaTek MT6572
ARM Mali-400
5
MediaTek MT8312
ARM Mali-400
5
MediaTek MT8377
PowerVR SGX531
4
MediaTek MT6577T
PowerVR SGX531
4
MediaTek MT6577
PowerVR SGX531
4

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At a glance

PropertyValue
FamilyMediatek MT-Serie (72)
CPU groupMediaTek MT83xx A9 (3)
ArchitectureCortex-A9
Technology40 nm
SegmentSmartphone / Tablet
Socket
Generation1
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

PropertyValue
CPU Cores / Threads2 / 2
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormal
Cores: 2x Cortex-A9
Frequency: 1.20 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores):
L2-Cache1.00 MB
L3-Cache
OverclockingNo

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

PropertyValue
GPU namePowerVR SGX531
GPU frequency0.52 - 0.52 GHz
CUs / Shader1 /
Raytracing
Max. displays1
Max. GPU Memory
Technology65nm
Release dateQ4/2006

Memory & PCIe

Memory typeMemory bandwidth
PropertyValue
Max. Memory
Memory channels0
ECC
PCIe
PCIe Bandwidth

Thermal Management

PropertyValue
TDP
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

PropertyValue
Chip designChiplet
AES-NI
Operating systemsAndroid
Instruction setArmv7-A (32 bit)
ISA extensions
Release dateQ3/2013
Release price
Documents
MediaTek MT8377
MediaTek MT8377
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