Samsung S5L8900 vs MediaTek MT8321

Let's find out which one of MediaTek MT8321 and Samsung S5L8900 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  MediaTek MT8321 Samsung S5L8900
• Family
  Mediatek MT-Serie Samsung S5L
• CPU group
  MediaTek MT83xx A7 Samsung S5L8900
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Generation
  1 1

In this block we are going to compare MediaTek MT8321 vs Samsung S5L8900 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.

• CPU Cores / Threads
  4 / 4 1 / 1
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• Cores
  4x Cortex-A7 1x
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Frequency
  1.30 GHz 0.40 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  -- 0.41 GHz

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in MediaTek MT8321 and Samsung S5L8900 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  ARM Mali-400 PowerVR MBX Lite
• GPU frequency
  0.01 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  0.01 GHz No turbo
• Execution units
  1 1
• Shader
  16 1
• Max. displays
  1 1
• Generation
  Utgard
• Direct X
  0 --
• Technology
  28nm 130nm
• Release date
  Q2/2008 Q1/2001

Let's compare the support of video codecs between MediaTek MT8321 and Samsung S5L8900. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• h264
  No No
• VP8
  No No
• VP9
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No No
• VC-1
  No No
• JPEG
  No No

To choose the best model between MediaTek MT8321 and Samsung S5L8900 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.

• ECC
  No No
• AES-NI
  No No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for MediaTek MT8321 or Samsung S5L8900? 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.

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for MediaTek MT8321 and Samsung S5L8900 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  28 nm 90 nm
• Chip design
  Chiplet
• Socket
  N/A N/A
• Architecture
  Cortex-A7 ARM 1176
• Operating systems
  Android Android
• Virtualization
  None None
• Instruction set (ISA)
  ARMv7-A32 (32 bit) ARMv7-A32 (32 bit)
• Release date
  Q2/2014 Q1/2007