MediaTek MT8167D vs Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5420

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which chip or processor is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests MediaTek MT8167D vs Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5420, compare of GPUs Mali-T628 MP6 and PowerVR GE8300.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: MT8167D is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A35) and Exynos 5 Octa 5420 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A15). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests like WebXPRT 3, AnTuTu, Octane V2, PassMark, Vellamo, 3DMark, GFXBench, PCMark, Mozilla Kraken, Quadrant, GeekBench 6, 5, Neocore, and how good the chipsets are in games Minecraft Bedrock, Real Racing 3, Fortnite, Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Sniper 3D, Mortal Kombat, PUBG etc.
   After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which chipset is better to buy MT8167D or Exynos 5 Octa 5420 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
CPU Benchmark
Based on Antutu and Geekbench score

MT8167D

Exynos 5 Octa 5420

Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)

MT8167D

28%

Exynos 5 Octa 5420

21%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

MT8167D

Exynos 5 Octa 5420

Antutu v10, 9

Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed

	MT8167D	Exynos 5 Octa 5420
Total score	24936	33608
CPU	6992	9416
GPU	9483	12777
MEM	3995	5370
UX	4495	6058

GeekBench 6, 5.2

This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	MT8167D	Exynos 5 Octa 5420
Single-Core	66	89
Multi-Core	304	410

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	MT8167D	Exynos 5 Octa 5420
Frequency	1300 MHz	1900 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A35	4x1.9 GHz ARM Cortex-A15 4x1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A7
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	4 W
Memory type	DDR3, LPDDR3, DDR4	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	2 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	667	1650
Memory bandwidth	4	7
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	32 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	1 MB	4 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv8-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Exynos 5 Octa 5420 is 31% better than MT8167D in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that MT8167D has 4 more core than Exynos 5 Octa 5420. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	PowerVR GE8300	Mali-T628 MP6
GPU Frequency	660 MHz	680 MHz
GFloPS	128.75	176
# of Cores	2	6
# of Shader Units
Display	1280 x 800 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels

The frequency of the GPU does not always directly indicate its performance. To fully evaluate all the capabilities of a graphics chip, you should take into account the number of Shader Units and Cores, as well as how many GFlops it has.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite Mobile	5.7	9.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	18.5	26.5
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	10.9	17.6
Call of Duty: Mobile	10.1	15.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	14.6	21.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	23.6	33.3
Real Racing 3	13.6	30.8
Sniper 3D	14.2	38.7
Need for Speed No Limits	13.1	21.1
Mortal Kombat X	15.8	22.9
CSR Racing 2	14.2	22.9

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the gadget and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Antutu v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	8 MP	13 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	60
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP8

Networks and Navigation

Modem
Upload speed		11 MBit/s.
Navigation
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which MediaTek MT8167D is better: 1
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5420 is better: 37
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the software comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs MT8167D and Exynos 5 Octa 5420, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

MT8167D SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• 3DMark
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile
• Antutu v10

• MT8167D specs and review.

Exynos 5 Octa 5420 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• Antutu v10
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile
• 3DMark

• Exynos 5 Octa 5420 specs and review.