MediaTek MT6738 vs Intel Pentium T4300

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MediaTek MT6738 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium T4300
MediaTek MT6738 Intel Pentium T4300

CPU comparison

MediaTek MT6738 or Intel Pentium T4300 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The MediaTek MT6738 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. Up to 4 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The MediaTek MT6738 was released in Q2/2016.

The Intel Pentium T4300 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium T4300 was released in Q1/2009.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family Intel Pentium (150)
MediaTek MT67xx (17) CPU group Intel Pentium T4000/SU4000 (5)
1 Generation 2
Cortex-A53 Architecture Penryn
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT6738 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT6738 is 1.50 GHz while the Intel Pentium T4300 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium T4300 is at 2.10 GHz.

MediaTek MT6738 Characteristic Intel Pentium T4300
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.50 GHz Frequency 2.10 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

MediaTek MT6738 Characteristic Intel Pentium T4300
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The MediaTek MT6738 or Intel Pentium T4300 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

ARM Mali-T860 MP2 GPU no iGPU
0.35 GHz GPU frequency --
0.35 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
Midgard 4 GPU Generation --
28nm Technology
2 Max. displays
2 Compute units --
32 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
11 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

ARM Mali-T860 MP2 GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The MediaTek MT6738 can use up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 5.3 GB/s. The Intel Pentium T4300 supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 12.8 GB/s.

MediaTek MT6738 Characteristic Intel Pentium T4300
LPDDR3-667 Memory DDR3-800, DDR2-800
4 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
5.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 12.8 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 1.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek MT6738 is --, while the Intel Pentium T4300 has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

MediaTek MT6738 Characteristic Intel Pentium T4300
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The MediaTek MT6738 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Intel Pentium T4300 is manufactured in 45 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache.

MediaTek MT6738 Characteristic Intel Pentium T4300
28 nm Technology 45 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE 4.1
-- Socket PGA 478
None Virtualization VT-x
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2016 Release date Q1/2009
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek MT6738 (42%)
Intel Pentium T4300 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek MT6738 (85%)
Intel Pentium T4300 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
MediaTek MT6738 MediaTek MT6738
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
127 (42%)
Intel Pentium T4300 Intel Pentium T4300
2C 2T @ 2.10 GHz
303 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
MediaTek MT6738 MediaTek MT6738
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
408 (75%)
Intel Pentium T4300 Intel Pentium T4300
2C 2T @ 2.10 GHz
547 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
MediaTek MT6738 MediaTek MT6738
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
693 (94%)
Intel Pentium T4300 Intel Pentium T4300
2C 2T @ 2.10 GHz
735 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
MediaTek MT6738 MediaTek MT6738
ARM Mali-T860 MP2 @ 0.35 GHz
24 (100%)
Intel Pentium T4300 Intel Pentium T4300
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
MediaTek MT6738 MediaTek MT6738
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium T4300 Intel Pentium T4300
2C 2T @ 2.10 GHz
329 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT6738 Intel Pentium T4300
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