CPU: Motorola 68000 at 7.61 MHz
- 1 MByte (8 Mbit) ROM Area
- 64 KByte RAM Area
Co-Processor: Z80 @ 4 MHz (Not Present in MK-1631)
- Controls PSG (Programmable Sound Generator) & FM Chips
- 8 KBytes of dedicated Sound Ram

Graphics:
- 64 simultaneous colors of 512 color pallete.
- Pixel resolution: 320 x 224
- VDP (Video Display Processor)
- 3 Planes: 2 scrolling playfields, 1 sprite plane

Sound:
- PSG (TI 76489 chip)
- FM chip (Yamaha YM 2612)
- 6-channel stereo
- 8 KBytes RAM
- Signal/Noise Ratio: 14dB