Intel Core i5-10500E vs MediaTek MT8125

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-10500E CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT8125
Intel Core i5-10500E MediaTek MT8125

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-10500E or MediaTek MT8125 - 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 Core i5-10500E has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-10500E was released in Q2/2020.

The MediaTek MT8125 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 0 memory channels. The MediaTek MT8125 was released in Q4/2013.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
Intel Core i 10000 (43) CPU group MediaTek MT81xx A7 (5)
10 Generation 1
Comet Lake S Architecture Cortex-A7
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
Intel Core i5-9500 Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-10500E is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.10 GHz (4.20 GHz). The MediaTek MT8125 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.20 GHz.

Intel Core i5-10500E Characteristic MediaTek MT8125
6 Cores 4
12 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.10 GHz Frequency 1.20 GHz
4.20 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 Core i5-10500E Characteristic MediaTek MT8125
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel UHD Graphics 630 GPU PowerVR SGX544
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.26 GHz
1.15 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.26 GHz
9.5 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology 45nm
3 Max. displays 1
24 Compute units 2
192 Shader 4
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 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 UHD Graphics 630 GPU PowerVR SGX544
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-10500E supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The MediaTek MT8125 can connect up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels.

Intel Core i5-10500E Characteristic MediaTek MT8125
DDR4-2666 Memory LPDDR2
128 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 0
42.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 1.00 MB
12.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i5-10500E has a TDP of 65 W, that of the MediaTek MT8125 is --.

Intel Core i5-10500E Characteristic MediaTek MT8125
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-10500E has a 12.00 MB cache, while the MediaTek MT8125 cache has a total of 1.00 MB.

Intel Core i5-10500E Characteristic MediaTek MT8125
14 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions --
LGA 1200 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Android
Q2/2020 Release date Q4/2013
195 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-10500E (100%)
MediaTek MT8125 (6%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-10500E (100%)
MediaTek MT8125 (2%)

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 Core i5-10500E Intel Core i5-10500E
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
1062 (100%)
MediaTek MT8125 MediaTek MT8125
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
69 (6%)

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 Core i5-10500E Intel Core i5-10500E
6C 12T @ 3.10 GHz
5520 (100%)
MediaTek MT8125 MediaTek MT8125
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
134 (2%)

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 Core i5-10500E Intel Core i5-10500E
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz
442 (100%)
MediaTek MT8125 MediaTek MT8125
PowerVR SGX544 @ 0.26 GHz
8 (2%)

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 Core i5-10500E Intel Core i5-10500E
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
1467 (100%)
MediaTek MT8125 MediaTek MT8125
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 Core i5-10500E Intel Core i5-10500E
6C 12T @ 3.10 GHz
6110 (100%)
MediaTek MT8125 MediaTek MT8125
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 Core i5-10500E Intel Core i5-10500E
6C 12T @ 3.10 GHz
11224 (100%)
MediaTek MT8125 MediaTek MT8125
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-10500E MediaTek MT8125
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