Intel Core i5-3450S vs MediaTek MT8176

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-3450S CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT8176
Intel Core i5-3450S MediaTek MT8176

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i5-3450S and the MediaTek MT8176 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i5-3450S 4 core processor released in Q2/2012 with the MediaTek MT8176 which has 6 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2016.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
Intel Core i 3000 (31) CPU group MediaTek MT81xx MT86xx A72 / A53 (3)
3 Generation 1
Ivy Bridge S Architecture Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-3450S is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.80 GHz (3.50 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The MediaTek MT8176 clocks with 2.00 GHz, has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 6 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i5-3450S Characteristic MediaTek MT8176
4 Cores 6
4 Threads 6
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.80 GHz Frequency 2.00 GHz
3.50 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 i5-3450S Characteristic MediaTek MT8176
-- 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 HD Graphics 2500 GPU PowerVR GX6250
0.65 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.60 GHz
7 GPU Generation --
22 nm Technology 28 nm
3 Max. displays 1
6 Compute units 2
48 Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.0 DirectX Version 10

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 HD Graphics 2500 GPU PowerVR GX6250
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 32 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i5-3450S, while the MediaTek MT8176 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 14.9 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i5-3450S Characteristic MediaTek MT8176
DDR3-1600 Memory LPDDR3-933
32 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 14.9 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
6.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i5-3450S has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP of the MediaTek MT8176 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i5-3450S Characteristic MediaTek MT8176
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-3450S has 6.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 22 nm. The cache of MediaTek MT8176 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 28 nm.

Intel Core i5-3450S Characteristic MediaTek MT8176
22 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions --
LGA 1155 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q2/2012 Release date Q1/2016
195 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3450S (100%)
MediaTek MT8176 (46%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3450S (100%)
MediaTek MT8176 (36%)

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 i5-3450S Intel Core i5-3450S
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
745 (100%)
MediaTek MT8176 MediaTek MT8176
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz
314 (42%)

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 i5-3450S Intel Core i5-3450S
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
2410 (100%)
MediaTek MT8176 MediaTek MT8176
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz
861 (36%)

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 i5-3450S Intel Core i5-3450S
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
691 (100%)
MediaTek MT8176 MediaTek MT8176
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz
338 (49%)

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 i5-3450S Intel Core i5-3450S
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
1902 (100%)
MediaTek MT8176 MediaTek MT8176
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz
782 (41%)

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 i5-3450S Intel Core i5-3450S
Intel HD Graphics 2500 @ 1.10 GHz
106 (100%)
MediaTek MT8176 MediaTek MT8176
PowerVR GX6250 @ 0.60 GHz
77 (73%)

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 i5-3450S Intel Core i5-3450S
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
4350 (100%)
MediaTek MT8176 MediaTek MT8176
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz
1381 (32%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-3450S MediaTek MT8176
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