Intel Core i5-6350HQ vs MediaTek MT8167A

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-6350HQ CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT8167A
Intel Core i5-6350HQ MediaTek MT8167A

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-6350HQ or MediaTek MT8167A - 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 i5-6350HQ has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-6350HQ was released in Q1/2016.

The MediaTek MT8167A has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The MediaTek MT8167A was released in Q2/2017.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
Intel Core i 6000H (15) CPU group MediaTek MT81xx A35 (1)
6 Generation 1
Skylake H Architecture Cortex-A35
Mobile Segment Mobile
Intel Core i5-5350H Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-6350HQ has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-6350HQ is 2.30 GHz (3.20 GHz) while the MediaTek MT8167A has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT8167A is at 1.50 GHz.

Intel Core i5-6350HQ Characteristic MediaTek MT8167A
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.30 GHz Frequency 1.50 GHz
3.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Core i5-6350HQ Characteristic MediaTek MT8167A
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i5-6350HQ or MediaTek MT8167A 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 Iris Pro Graphics 580 GPU PowerVR GE8300
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.55 GHz
0.90 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology 20 nm
3 Max. displays 1
72 Compute units 1
576 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12.0 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 Iris Pro Graphics 580 GPU PowerVR GE8300
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-6350HQ can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 34.1 GB/s. The MediaTek MT8167A supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

Intel Core i5-6350HQ Characteristic MediaTek MT8167A
LPDDR3-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600 Memory LPDDR3, DDR4, DDR3
64 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
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 i5-6350HQ is 45 W, while the MediaTek MT8167A has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i5-6350HQ Characteristic MediaTek MT8167A
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
35 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-6350HQ is manufactured in 14 nm and has 6.00 MB cache. The MediaTek MT8167A is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i5-6350HQ Characteristic MediaTek MT8167A
14 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions --
BGA 1440 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q1/2016 Release date Q2/2017
306 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6350HQ (100%)
MediaTek MT8167A (14%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6350HQ (100%)
MediaTek MT8167A (12%)

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 i5-6350HQ Intel Core i5-6350HQ
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
749 (100%)
MediaTek MT8167A MediaTek MT8167A
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
102 (14%)

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 i5-6350HQ Intel Core i5-6350HQ
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
2523 (100%)
MediaTek MT8167A MediaTek MT8167A
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
341 (14%)

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 i5-6350HQ Intel Core i5-6350HQ
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580 @ 0.90 GHz
1037 (100%)
MediaTek MT8167A MediaTek MT8167A
PowerVR GE8300 @ 0.55 GHz
35 (3%)

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 i5-6350HQ Intel Core i5-6350HQ
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
4692 (100%)
MediaTek MT8167A MediaTek MT8167A
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
479 (10%)

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 i5-6350HQ Intel Core i5-6350HQ
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
1046 (100%)
MediaTek MT8167A MediaTek MT8167A
4C 4T @ 1.50 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 i5-6350HQ Intel Core i5-6350HQ
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
2788 (100%)
MediaTek MT8167A MediaTek MT8167A
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-6350HQ MediaTek MT8167A
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