MediaTek MT8389T

MediaTek MT8389T
Benchmarks & Specs

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The MediaTek MT8389T was a significant processor for a number of mobile devices. It was manufactured using the 28-nanometer process and was based on the Cortex-A7 architecture. This combination was particularly beneficial for energy efficiency. A long battery life was crucial for smartphones and tablets at the time.

The MediaTek MT8389T made an important contribution here. With the integrated PowerVR SGX544 graphics processor, the MediaTek MT8389T offered quite capable graphics performance. This allowed for smooth playback of multimedia content. It was also well-equipped for running simpler games. The chip had 1 MB of L2 cache, which supported system performance.

We saw at the time how this processor created a reliable foundation. It was found in many affordable devices. The MediaTek MT8389T played a role in making mobile technologies more widely accessible. For MediaTek, this chip was an important step in their product development. It showed that solid functionality did not necessarily have to be associated with high costs.

The MediaTek MT8389T thus contributed to the further development of the entire mobile market.
  • Energy-efficient Cortex-A7 architecture
  • Integrated PowerVR SGX544 graphics processor
  • Promotion of mobile device accessibility

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)

Apple A5
Apple A5 112 %
PowerVR SGX543MP2 (2 Cores)
13
MediaTek MT6589T
PowerVR SGX544
11
MediaTek MT8389T
PowerVR SGX544
11
MediaTek MT6739
PowerVR GE8100
10
Samsung Exynos 3475
ARM Mali-T720 MP1
10

More benchmarks

At a glance

PropertyValue
FamilyMediatek MT-Serie (72)
CPU groupMediaTek MT83xx A7 (6)
ArchitectureCortex-A7
Technology28 nm
SegmentSmartphone / Tablet
Socket
Generation1
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

PropertyValue
CPU Cores / Threads4 / 4
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormal
Cores: 4x Cortex-A7
Frequency: 1.50 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores):
L2-Cache1.00 MB
L3-Cache
OverclockingNo

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

PropertyValue
GPU namePowerVR SGX544
GPU frequency0.36 - 0.36 GHz
CUs / Shader2 / 4
Raytracing
Max. displays1
Max. GPU Memory
Technology45nm
Release dateQ1/2010

Memory & PCIe

Memory typeMemory bandwidth
LPDDR2
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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 dateQ2/2013
Release price
Documents
MediaTek MT8389T
MediaTek MT8389T
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