MediaTek MT6572 VS MediaTek MT8125 — differences in specs

Comparing MediaTek MT6572 vs MediaTek MT8125

Comparison of video cards MediaTek MT6572 vs MediaTek MT8125 in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences Specifications Benchmarks

Differences

Top features of MediaTek MT6572

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Higher clock speed

1.40 GHz 1.20 GHz

Around -17% better clock speed

Top features of MediaTek MT8125

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Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

MediaTek MT6572 MediaTek MT8125

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of MediaTek MT6572 and MediaTek MT8125 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	MediaTek MT6572 MediaTek MT8125
Family	Mediatek MT-Serie Mediatek MT-Serie
CPU group	MediaTek MT65xx A7 MediaTek MT81xx A7
Segment	Mobile Mobile
Generation	1 1

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare MediaTek MT6572 vs MediaTek MT8125 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification	Value
CPU Cores / Threads	2 / 2 4 / 4
Core architecture	normal normal
Cores	2x Cortex-A7 4x Cortex-A7
Hyperthreading / SMT	No No
Overclocking	No No
Frequency	1.40 GHz 1.20 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	-- 1.20 GHz

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in MediaTek MT6572 and MediaTek MT8125 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	ARM Mali-400 PowerVR SGX544
GPU frequency	0.50 GHz 0.26 GHz
GPU (Turbo)	0.50 GHz 0.26 GHz
Execution units	1 2
Shader	16 4
Max. displays	1 1
Generation	Utgard
Direct X	0 10.1
Technology	28nm 45nm
Release date	Q2/2008 Q1/2010

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between MediaTek MT6572 and MediaTek MT8125. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between MediaTek MT6572 and MediaTek MT8125 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification	Value
Memory type	LPDDR2 LPDDR2
ECC	No No
AES-NI	No No

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for MediaTek MT6572 or MediaTek MT8125? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification	Value

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for MediaTek MT6572 and MediaTek MT8125 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Technology	28 nm 28 nm
Chip design	Chiplet Chiplet
Socket	N/A N/A
L2-Cache	-- 1.00 MB
Architecture	Cortex-A9 Cortex-A7
Operating systems	Android Android
Virtualization	None None
Instruction set (ISA)	ARMv7-A32 (32 bit) ARMv7-A32 (32 bit)
Release date	Q2/2013 Q4/2013