Intel Core i5-1250P vs MediaTek MT6589M

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-1250P CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT6589M
Intel Core i5-1250P MediaTek MT6589M

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-1250P 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 Core i5-1250P has 12 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-1250P was released in Q1/2022.

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 Core i5 (331) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
Intel Core i 1200P/1200U (21) CPU group MediaTek MT65xx A7 (14)
12 Generation 1
Alder Lake U Architecture Cortex-A9
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Intel Core i5-1350P Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-1250P is a 12 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.70 GHz (4.40 GHz). The MediaTek MT6589M has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.20 GHz.

Intel Core i5-1250P Characteristic MediaTek MT6589M
12 Cores 4
16 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.70 GHz (4.40 GHz)
4x Golden Cove
A-Core 1.20 GHz
4x Cortex-A7
1.20 GHz (3.30 GHz)
8x Gracemont
B-Core --

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 i5-1250P Characteristic MediaTek MT6589M
-- 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 Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) GPU PowerVR SGX544
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.16 GHz
1.40 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.16 GHz
13 GPU Generation --
10 nm Technology 45nm
4 Max. displays 1
80 Compute units 2
640 Shader 4
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12.1 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 Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) 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

The Intel Core i5-1250P supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The MediaTek MT6589M can connect up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels.

Intel Core i5-1250P Characteristic MediaTek MT6589M
LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR3-533, LPDDR2-533
64 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
83.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 4.3 GB/s
No ECC No
9.00 MB L2 Cache 1.00 MB
12.00 MB L3 Cache --
4.0 PCIe version --
28 PCIe lanes --
55.1 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i5-1250P has a TDP of 28 W, that of the MediaTek MT6589M is --.

Intel Core i5-1250P Characteristic MediaTek MT6589M
28 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
64 W TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-1250P has a 21.00 MB cache, while the MediaTek MT6589M cache has a total of 1.00 MB.

Intel Core i5-1250P Characteristic MediaTek MT6589M
10 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 --
BGA 1744 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Android
Q1/2022 Release date Q3/2013
-- 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 Core i5-1250P Intel Core i5-1250P
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) @ 1.40 GHz
1735 (100%)
MediaTek MT6589M MediaTek MT6589M
PowerVR SGX544 @ 0.16 GHz
5 (0%)

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 i5-1250P Intel Core i5-1250P
12C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
1688 (100%)
MediaTek MT6589M MediaTek MT6589M
4C 4T @ 1.20 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 i5-1250P Intel Core i5-1250P
12C 16T @ 2.70 GHz
11280 (100%)
MediaTek MT6589M MediaTek MT6589M
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i5-1250P Intel Core i5-1250P
12C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
1564 (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 Core i5-1250P Intel Core i5-1250P
12C 16T @ 2.70 GHz
9136 (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 Core i5-1250P Intel Core i5-1250P
12C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
2102 (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 Core i5-1250P Intel Core i5-1250P
12C 16T @ 2.70 GHz
8420 (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 Core i5-1250P Intel Core i5-1250P
12C 16T @ 2.70 GHz
19493 (100%)
MediaTek MT6589M MediaTek MT6589M
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-1250P MediaTek MT6589M
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