Intel Core i5-11600T vs MediaTek MT6589

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-11600T CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT6589
Intel Core i5-11600T MediaTek MT6589

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i5-11600T and the MediaTek MT6589 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i5-11600T 6 core processor released in Q1/2021 with the MediaTek MT6589 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2013.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
Intel Core i 11000 (22) CPU group MediaTek MT65xx A7 (14)
11 Generation 1
Rocket Lake S Architecture Cortex-A9
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
Intel Core i5-10600T Predecessor --
Intel Core i5-12600T Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-11600T is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.70 GHz (4.10 GHz). The processor can compute 12 threads at the same time. The MediaTek MT6589 clocks with 1.20 GHz, has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i5-11600T Characteristic MediaTek MT6589
6 Cores 4
12 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.70 GHz Frequency 1.20 GHz
4.10 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.50 GHz 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 i5-11600T Characteristic MediaTek MT6589
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel UHD Graphics 750 GPU PowerVR SGX544
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.29 GHz
1.30 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.29 GHz
12 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology 45nm
3 Max. displays 1
32 Compute units 2
256 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 750 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 Codec VP8 Decode
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 128 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i5-11600T, while the MediaTek MT6589 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 4.3 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i5-11600T Characteristic MediaTek MT6589
DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR3-533, LPDDR2-533
128 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 4.3 GB/s
No ECC No
3.00 MB L2 Cache 1.00 MB
12.00 MB L3 Cache --
4.0 PCIe version --
20 PCIe lanes --
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i5-11600T has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP of the MediaTek MT6589 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i5-11600T Characteristic MediaTek MT6589
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
84 W @ 28 s TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
25 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-11600T has 15.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of MediaTek MT6589 is at 1.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 28 nm.

Intel Core i5-11600T Characteristic MediaTek MT6589
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, AVX-512 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
Q1/2021 Release date Q1/2013
213 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11600T (100%)
MediaTek MT6589 (6%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11600T (100%)
MediaTek MT6589 (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 i5-11600T Intel Core i5-11600T
6C 12T @ 4.10 GHz
1326 (100%)
MediaTek MT6589 MediaTek MT6589
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
75 (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 i5-11600T Intel Core i5-11600T
6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz
6127 (100%)
MediaTek MT6589 MediaTek MT6589
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 i5-11600T Intel Core i5-11600T
Intel UHD Graphics 750 @ 1.30 GHz
666 (100%)
MediaTek MT6589 MediaTek MT6589
PowerVR SGX544 @ 0.29 GHz
9 (1%)

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 i5-11600T Intel Core i5-11600T
6C 12T @ 4.10 GHz
1856 (100%)
MediaTek MT6589 MediaTek MT6589
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 i5-11600T Intel Core i5-11600T
6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz
6455 (100%)
MediaTek MT6589 MediaTek MT6589
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 i5-11600T Intel Core i5-11600T
6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz
13879 (100%)
MediaTek MT6589 MediaTek MT6589
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-11600T MediaTek MT6589
Unknown Unknown

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