MediaTek MT8389 vs MediaTek MT6592

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Full data of speed tests and benchmarks MediaTek MT8389 vs MediaTek MT6592, compare of GPUs Mali-450 MP4 and PowerVR SGX544.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: MT8389 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A7) and MT6592 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A7). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special test applications such as Quadrant, 3DMark, AnTuTu 8, Mozilla Kraken, PassMark, Vellamo, WebXPRT 3, Neocore, Octane V2, PCMark, Geekbench, GFXBench, and how good the chipsets are in games Minecraft Bedrock, Fortnite, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, PUBG, Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile, Sniper 3D, Mortal Kombat etc.
   After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy MT8389 or MT6592 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

MT8389

MT6592

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

MT8389

-3%

MT6592

20%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

MT8389

MT6592

Antutu v10, 9

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

	MT8389	MT6592
Total score	22270	32014
CPU	6234	8963
GPU	8457	12162
MEM	3558	5124
UX	4018	5752

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	MT8389	MT6592
Single-Core	59	85
Multi-Core	272	391

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	MT8389	MT6592
Frequency	1500 MHz	2000 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	32	32
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A7	4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A7 4x1.7 GHz ARM Cortex-A7
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	1 Gb	2 Gb
Memory Frequency	667	667
Memory bandwidth	4	4
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	32 KB	32 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	1 MB	1 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 MT6592 is 25% better than MT8389 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that MT8389 has 4 more core than MT6592. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	PowerVR SGX544	Mali-450 MP4
GPU Frequency	300 MHz	700 MHz
GFloPS	9.6	41.73
# of Cores	1	4
# of Shader Units
Display	1280 x 800 pixels	1920 x 1080 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	4.7	10.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	16.1	26.4
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	10.4	17.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	9.1	16.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	13.6	21.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	21.7	33.8
Real Racing 3	20.8	22.4
Sniper 3D	22.9	34
Need for Speed No Limits	12.5	28.6
Mortal Kombat X	15.1	23.3
CSR Racing 2	12.5	23.3

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	16 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	4K, 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264, H.265

Networks and Navigation

Modem
Upload speed		50 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which MediaTek MT8389 is better: 1
The number of parameters for which MediaTek MT6592 is better: 29
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel testing and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors MT8389 and MT6592, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

MT8389 SoC - all data

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

• MT8389 specs and review.

MT6592 SoC - all data

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

• MT6592 specs and review.