Intel Core i5-3570 vs MediaTek Helio G90

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-3570 CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek Helio G90
Intel Core i5-3570 MediaTek Helio G90

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-3570 or MediaTek Helio G90 - 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 i5-3570 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-3570 was released in Q2/2012.

The MediaTek Helio G90 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.05 GHz. The CPU supports up to 10 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The MediaTek Helio G90 was released in Q3/2019.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family Mediatek Helio (37)
Intel Core i 3000 (31) CPU group MediaTek Helio G90 (4)
3 Generation 1
Ivy Bridge S Architecture Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Intel Core i5-4570 Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-3570 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-3570 is 3.40 GHz (3.80 GHz) while the MediaTek Helio G90 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the MediaTek Helio G90 is at 2.05 GHz.

Intel Core i5-3570 Characteristic MediaTek Helio G90
4 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.40 GHz (3.80 GHz) A-Core 2.05 GHz
2x Cortex-A76
-- 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 i5-3570 Characteristic MediaTek Helio G90
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i5-3570 or MediaTek Helio G90 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel HD Graphics 2500 GPU ARM Mali-G76 MP4
0.65 GHz GPU frequency 0.72 GHz
1.15 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7 GPU Generation Bifrost 3
22 nm Technology 7 nm
3 Max. displays 2
6 Compute units 4
48 Shader 64
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 4 GB
11.0 DirectX Version 12

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 ARM Mali-G76 MP4
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-3570 can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The MediaTek Helio G90 supports up to 10 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 17.1 GB/s.

Intel Core i5-3570 Characteristic MediaTek Helio G90
DDR3-1600 Memory LPDDR4X-2133
32 GB Max. Memory 10 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 17.1 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 thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i5-3570 is 77 W, while the MediaTek Helio G90 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i5-3570 Characteristic MediaTek Helio G90
77 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-3570 is manufactured in 22 nm and has 6.00 MB cache. The MediaTek Helio G90 is manufactured in 12 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i5-3570 Characteristic MediaTek Helio G90
22 nm Technology 12 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 Q3/2019
213 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3570 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G90 (64%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3570 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G90 (66%)

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 i5-3570 Intel Core i5-3570
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
805 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G90 MediaTek Helio G90
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
517 (64%)

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 i5-3570 Intel Core i5-3570
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
2788 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G90 MediaTek Helio G90
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
1639 (59%)

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 i5-3570 Intel Core i5-3570
Intel HD Graphics 2500 @ 1.15 GHz
110 (53%)
MediaTek Helio G90 MediaTek Helio G90
ARM Mali-G76 MP4 @ 0.72 GHz
208 (100%)

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 i5-3570 Intel Core i5-3570
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
4914 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G90 MediaTek Helio G90
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
3548 (72%)

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 i5-3570 Intel Core i5-3570
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
731 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G90 MediaTek Helio G90
8C 8T @ 2.05 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 i5-3570 Intel Core i5-3570
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
2780 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G90 MediaTek Helio G90
8C 8T @ 2.05 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 i5-3570 Intel Core i5-3570
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
741 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G90 MediaTek Helio G90
8C 8T @ 2.05 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 i5-3570 Intel Core i5-3570
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
2246 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G90 MediaTek Helio G90
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i5-3570 Intel Core i5-3570
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Helio G90 MediaTek Helio G90
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
224637 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i5-3570 Intel Core i5-3570
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
372 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G90 MediaTek Helio G90
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i5-3570 Intel Core i5-3570
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1436 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G90 MediaTek Helio G90
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 i5-3570 Intel Core i5-3570
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
132 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G90 MediaTek Helio G90
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 i5-3570 Intel Core i5-3570
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
510 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G90 MediaTek Helio G90
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-3570 MediaTek Helio G90
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