Intel Core i5-11500H vs MediaTek Helio P90

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-11500H CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek Helio P90
Intel Core i5-11500H MediaTek Helio P90

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-11500H or MediaTek Helio P90 - 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 i5-11500H has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.60 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-11500H was released in Q2/2021.

The MediaTek Helio P90 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The MediaTek Helio P90 was released in Q4/2019.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family Mediatek Helio (37)
Intel Core i 11000H (17) CPU group MediaTek Helio P65/P90/P95 (3)
11 Generation 3
Tiger Lake H Architecture Cortex-A75 / Cortex-A55
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Intel Core i5-12500H Successor MediaTek Helio P95

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-11500H is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.90 GHz (4.60 GHz). The MediaTek Helio P90 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz.

Intel Core i5-11500H Characteristic MediaTek Helio P90
6 Cores 8
12 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.90 GHz (4.60 GHz) A-Core 2.20 GHz
2x Cortex-A75
-- B-Core 2.00 GHz
6x Cortex-A55

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 i5-11500H Characteristic MediaTek Helio P90
-- 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 11th Gen (32 EU) GPU PowerVR GM 9446
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.95 GHz
1.45 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
11 GPU Generation 1
10 nm Technology 12
3 Max. displays 0
32 Compute units 3
256 Shader 12
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 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.

Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU) GPU PowerVR GM 9446
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-11500H supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The MediaTek Helio P90 can connect up to 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels.

Intel Core i5-11500H Characteristic MediaTek Helio P90
DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR4X-1866
128 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 14.9 GB/s
No ECC No
5.00 MB L2 Cache --
12.00 MB L3 Cache --
4.0 PCIe version --
20 PCIe lanes --
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i5-11500H has a TDP of 45 W, that of the MediaTek Helio P90 is --.

Intel Core i5-11500H Characteristic MediaTek Helio P90
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
35 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-11500H has a 17.00 MB cache, while the MediaTek Helio P90 cache has a total of 0.00 MB.

Intel Core i5-11500H Characteristic MediaTek Helio P90
10 nm Technology 12 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions --
BGA 1787 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Android
Q2/2021 Release date Q4/2019
250 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11500H (100%)
MediaTek Helio P90 (26%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11500H (100%)
MediaTek Helio P90 (22%)

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 i5-11500H Intel Core i5-11500H
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz
1459 (100%)
MediaTek Helio P90 MediaTek Helio P90
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
412 (28%)

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 i5-11500H Intel Core i5-11500H
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
6672 (100%)
MediaTek Helio P90 MediaTek Helio P90
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1512 (23%)

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 i5-11500H Intel Core i5-11500H
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz
1934 (100%)
MediaTek Helio P90 MediaTek Helio P90
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
470 (24%)

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 i5-11500H Intel Core i5-11500H
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
6329 (100%)
MediaTek Helio P90 MediaTek Helio P90
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1552 (25%)

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 i5-11500H Intel Core i5-11500H
Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU) @ 1.45 GHz
742 (100%)
MediaTek Helio P90 MediaTek Helio P90
PowerVR GM 9446 @ 0.95 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 i5-11500H Intel Core i5-11500H
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
16082 (100%)
MediaTek Helio P90 MediaTek Helio P90
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
2907 (18%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 Core i5-11500H Intel Core i5-11500H
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz
1442 (100%)
MediaTek Helio P90 MediaTek Helio P90
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 Core i5-11500H Intel Core i5-11500H
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
9532 (100%)
MediaTek Helio P90 MediaTek Helio P90
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 Core i5-11500H Intel Core i5-11500H
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz
577 (100%)
MediaTek Helio P90 MediaTek Helio P90
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 Core i5-11500H Intel Core i5-11500H
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
4186 (100%)
MediaTek Helio P90 MediaTek Helio P90
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

AnTuTu 9 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 9 benchmark is very well suited to measuring the performance of a smartphone. AnTuTu 9 is quite heavy on 3D graphics and can now also use the "Metal" graphics interface. In AnTuTu, memory and UX (user experience) are also tested by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu version 9 can compare any ARM CPU running on Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly comparable when benchmarked on different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 9 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The rating is made up of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the working memory, and the performance of the internal graphics.
Intel Core i5-11500H Intel Core i5-11500H
6C 12T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Helio P90 MediaTek Helio P90
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
239467 (100%)

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
Intel Core i5-11500H Intel Core i5-11500H
6C 12T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Helio P90 MediaTek Helio P90
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
216494 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-11500H MediaTek Helio P90
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