Intel Core i5-3610ME vs MediaTek MT8127

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Intel Core i5-3610ME CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT8127
Intel Core i5-3610ME MediaTek MT8127

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-3610ME or MediaTek MT8127 - 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 i5-3610ME has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-3610ME was released in Q2/2012.

The MediaTek MT8127 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The MediaTek MT8127 was released in Q2/2014.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
Intel Core i 3000M (29) CPU group MediaTek MT81xx A7 (5)
3 Generation 1
Ivy Bridge H Architecture Cortex-A7
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-3610ME has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-3610ME is 2.70 GHz (3.30 GHz) while the MediaTek MT8127 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT8127 is at 1.30 GHz.

Intel Core i5-3610ME Characteristic MediaTek MT8127
2 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.70 GHz Frequency 1.30 GHz
3.30 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 i5-3610ME Characteristic MediaTek MT8127
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i5-3610ME or MediaTek MT8127 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 4000 GPU ARM Mali-450 MP4
0.65 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
0.95 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.60 GHz
7 GPU Generation Utgard
22 nm Technology 28nm
3 Max. displays 1
16 Compute units 4
128 Shader 64
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.0 DirectX Version 0

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 4000 GPU ARM Mali-450 MP4
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

The Intel Core i5-3610ME can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The MediaTek MT8127 supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 5.3 GB/s.

Intel Core i5-3610ME Characteristic MediaTek MT8127
DDR3-1600 Memory DDR3-666
16 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 5.3 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 0.51 MB
3.00 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 i5-3610ME is 35 W, while the MediaTek MT8127 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i5-3610ME Characteristic MediaTek MT8127
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
105 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-3610ME is manufactured in 22 nm and has 3.00 MB cache. The MediaTek MT8127 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 0.51 MB cache.

Intel Core i5-3610ME Characteristic MediaTek MT8127
22 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions --
BGA 1023 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q2/2012 Release date Q2/2014
213 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3610ME (100%)
MediaTek MT8127 (10%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3610ME (100%)
MediaTek MT8127 (19%)

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 i5-3610ME Intel Core i5-3610ME
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
697 (100%)
MediaTek MT8127 MediaTek MT8127
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
72 (10%)

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 i5-3610ME Intel Core i5-3610ME
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
1360 (100%)
MediaTek MT8127 MediaTek MT8127
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
261 (19%)

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 i5-3610ME Intel Core i5-3610ME
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 0.95 GHz
243 (100%)
MediaTek MT8127 MediaTek MT8127
ARM Mali-450 MP4 @ 0.60 GHz
36 (15%)

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 i5-3610ME Intel Core i5-3610ME
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
585 (100%)
MediaTek MT8127 MediaTek MT8127
4C 4T @ 1.30 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 i5-3610ME Intel Core i5-3610ME
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
1144 (100%)
MediaTek MT8127 MediaTek MT8127
4C 4T @ 1.30 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 i5-3610ME Intel Core i5-3610ME
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
2610 (100%)
MediaTek MT8127 MediaTek MT8127
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-3610ME MediaTek MT8127
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