AMD E-450 VS MediaTek MT8121 — differences in specs

Comparing AMD E-450 vs MediaTek MT8121

Comparison of video cards AMD E-450 vs MediaTek MT8121 in benchmarks and specifications.

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Differences

Top features of MediaTek MT8121

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Top features of AMD E-450

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Higher clock speed

1.65 GHz 1.30 GHz

Around 21% better clock speed

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

MediaTek MT8121 AMD E-450

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of MediaTek MT8121 and AMD E-450 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	MediaTek MT8121 AMD E-450
Family	Mediatek MT-Serie AMD E
CPU group	MediaTek MT81xx A7 AMD E/E1/E2-1000
Segment	Mobile Mobile
Generation	1 1

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare MediaTek MT8121 vs AMD E-450 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
Core architecture	normal normal
Overclocking	No No
Frequency	1.30 GHz 1.65 GHz

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in MediaTek MT8121 and AMD E-450 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	PowerVR SGX544 AMD Radeon HD 6320
GPU frequency	0.16 GHz 0.51 GHz
GPU (Turbo)	0.16 GHz No turbo
Execution units	2 1
Shader	4 80
Max. GPU Memory	-- 1 GB
Max. displays	1 2
Generation	3
Technology	45nm 40 nm
Release date	Q1/2010 Q4/2010

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between MediaTek MT8121 and AMD E-450. 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	Decode / Encode Decode
VP8	Decode No
VP9	No No
AV1	No No
AVC	No Decode
VC-1	No Decode
JPEG	No Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between MediaTek MT8121 and AMD E-450 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 channels	0 1
ECC	No No

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for MediaTek MT8121 or AMD E-450? 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
TDP (PL1)	18 W

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for MediaTek MT8121 and AMD E-450 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Technology	28 nm 32 nm
Socket	N/A BGA 413
L3-Cache	-- 1.00 MB
Architecture	Cortex-A7 Zacate (Bobcat)
Virtualization	None AMD-V
Instruction set (ISA)	ARMv7-A32 (32 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
Release date	Q4/2013 Q3/2011