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Intel Core i5-6685R vs MediaTek MT8173
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i5-6685R
100 %
4C / 4T · 3.80 GHz
MediaTek MT8173
35 %
4C / 4T · 1.80 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i5-6685R
100 %
4C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
MediaTek MT8173
24 %
4C / 4T · 1.80 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Intel Core i5-6685R
100 %
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580
MediaTek MT8173
7 %
PowerVR GX6250
More benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
1,927 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,113 entries
1,113 entries
Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,110 entries
1,110 entries
Geekbench 3 (SC)
945 entries
945 entries
Geekbench 3 (MC)
941 entries
941 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
826 entries
826 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
837 entries
837 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-6685R | MediaTek MT8173 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Core i5 (336) | Mediatek MT-Serie (72) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i 6000 (24) | MediaTek MT81xx MT86xx A72 / A53 (3) |
| Architecture | Skylake S | Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53 |
| Technology | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Smartphone / Tablet |
| Socket | BGA 1440 | |
| Predecessor | ||
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-6685R | MediaTek MT8173 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 4 / 4 | 4 / 4 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | normal | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Core Cluster 1: | 4x 3.20 - 3.80 GHz |
2x Cortex-A72 1.80 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 2x Cortex-A53 1.40 GHz |
|
| L2-Cache | ||
| L3-Cache | 6.00 MB | |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-6685R | MediaTek MT8173 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580 | PowerVR GX6250 |
| GPU frequency | 0.35 - 1.15 GHz | 0.70 - 0.70 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 72 / 576 | 2 / 32 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 3 | 1 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 32 GB | |
| Technology | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Release date | Q3/2015 | Q1/2014 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-6685R | MediaTek MT8173 |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-6685R | MediaTek MT8173 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR4-2133 (34.1 GB/s) | LPDDR3-933 (14.9 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 64 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 3.0 x 16 | |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 15.8 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-6685R | MediaTek MT8173 |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 65 W | |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-6685R | MediaTek MT8173 |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Chiplet |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✗ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | Android |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 | |
| Release date | Q2/2016 | Q1/2015 |
| Release price | ||
| Documents | Technical data sheet | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
Your rating
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