Intel Core i5-12600HE vs MediaTek MT6735M

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-12600HE CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT6735M
Intel Core i5-12600HE MediaTek MT6735M

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-12600HE or MediaTek MT6735M - 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 i5-12600HE has 12 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.50 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-12600HE was released in Q1/2022.

The MediaTek MT6735M has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The MediaTek MT6735M was released in Q2/2015.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
Intel Core i 12000H (23) CPU group MediaTek MT67xx (17)
12 Generation 1
Alder Lake H Architecture Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Intel Core i5-13600HE Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-12600HE is a 12 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz (4.50 GHz). The MediaTek MT6735M has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.00 GHz.

Intel Core i5-12600HE Characteristic MediaTek MT6735M
12 Cores 4
16 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.50 GHz (4.50 GHz)
4x Golden Cove
A-Core 1.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
1.80 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 i5-12600HE Characteristic MediaTek MT6735M
-- 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 ARM Mali-T720 MP2
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.50 GHz
1.30 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.50 GHz
13 GPU Generation Midgard 3
10 nm Technology 28nm
4 Max. displays 2
80 Compute units 2
640 Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12.1 DirectX Version 11

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 ARM Mali-T720 MP2
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 / Encode
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-12600HE supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The MediaTek MT6735M can connect up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels.

Intel Core i5-12600HE Characteristic MediaTek MT6735M
LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR3-533
64 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
83.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 6.4 GB/s
No ECC No
9.00 MB L2 Cache --
18.00 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 i5-12600HE has a TDP of 45 W, that of the MediaTek MT6735M is --.

Intel Core i5-12600HE Characteristic MediaTek MT6735M
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
115 W TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-12600HE has a 27.00 MB cache, while the MediaTek MT6735M cache has a total of 0.00 MB.

Intel Core i5-12600HE Characteristic MediaTek MT6735M
10 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, 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 Q2/2015
-- 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 i5-12600HE Intel Core i5-12600HE
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) @ 1.30 GHz
1611 (100%)
MediaTek MT6735M MediaTek MT6735M
ARM Mali-T720 MP2 @ 0.50 GHz
17 (1%)

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 i5-12600HE Intel Core i5-12600HE
12C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek MT6735M MediaTek MT6735M
4C 4T @ 1.00 GHz
68 (100%)

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 i5-12600HE Intel Core i5-12600HE
12C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek MT6735M MediaTek MT6735M
4C 4T @ 1.00 GHz
239 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-12600HE MediaTek MT6735M
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