Intel Celeron G1610T vs MediaTek MT6589M

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Intel Celeron G1610T CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT6589M
Intel Celeron G1610T MediaTek MT6589M

CPU comparison

Intel Celeron G1610T or MediaTek MT6589M - 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 Intel Celeron G1610T has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.30 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron G1610T was released in Q1/2013.

The MediaTek MT6589M has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The MediaTek MT6589M was released in Q3/2013.
Intel Celeron (165) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
Intel Celeron G1000 (12) CPU group MediaTek MT65xx A7 (14)
3 Generation 1
Ivy Bridge S Architecture Cortex-A9
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron G1610T has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron G1610T is 2.30 GHz while the MediaTek MT6589M has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT6589M is at 1.20 GHz.

Intel Celeron G1610T Characteristic MediaTek MT6589M
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.30 GHz Frequency 1.20 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.

Intel Celeron G1610T Characteristic MediaTek MT6589M
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Celeron G1610T or MediaTek MT6589M 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.

Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) GPU PowerVR SGX544
0.65 GHz GPU frequency 0.16 GHz
1.05 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.16 GHz
7 GPU Generation --
22 nm Technology 45nm
3 Max. displays 1
6 Compute units 2
48 Shader 4
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.0 DirectX Version 10.1

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.

Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) GPU PowerVR SGX544
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Celeron G1610T can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The MediaTek MT6589M supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 4.3 GB/s.

Intel Celeron G1610T Characteristic MediaTek MT6589M
DDR3-1333 Memory LPDDR3-533, LPDDR2-533
32 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 4.3 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache 1.00 MB
2.00 MB L3 Cache --
2.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
8.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Celeron G1610T is 35 W, while the MediaTek MT6589M has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Celeron G1610T Characteristic MediaTek MT6589M
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Celeron G1610T is manufactured in 22 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The MediaTek MT6589M is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache.

Intel Celeron G1610T Characteristic MediaTek MT6589M
22 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions --
LGA 1155 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q1/2013 Release date Q3/2013
42 $ Release price --
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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.
Intel Celeron G1610T Intel Celeron G1610T
Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) @ 1.05 GHz
101 (100%)
MediaTek MT6589M MediaTek MT6589M
PowerVR SGX544 @ 0.16 GHz
5 (5%)

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.
Intel Celeron G1610T Intel Celeron G1610T
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
476 (100%)
MediaTek MT6589M MediaTek MT6589M
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Celeron G1610T Intel Celeron G1610T
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
854 (100%)
MediaTek MT6589M MediaTek MT6589M
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Celeron G1610T Intel Celeron G1610T
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
412 (100%)
MediaTek MT6589M MediaTek MT6589M
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Celeron G1610T Intel Celeron G1610T
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
712 (100%)
MediaTek MT6589M MediaTek MT6589M
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Celeron G1610T Intel Celeron G1610T
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
1370 (100%)
MediaTek MT6589M MediaTek MT6589M
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Celeron G1610T Intel Celeron G1610T
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
81 (100%)
MediaTek MT6589M MediaTek MT6589M
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Celeron G1610T Intel Celeron G1610T
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
154 (100%)
MediaTek MT6589M MediaTek MT6589M
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Celeron G1610T MediaTek MT6589M
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