Intel Core i7-11600H vs MediaTek MT6591

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-11600H CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT6591
Intel Core i7-11600H MediaTek MT6591

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-11600H or MediaTek MT6591 - 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 i7-11600H has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.60 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-11600H was released in Q3/2021.

The MediaTek MT6591 has 6 cores with 6 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 MT6591 was released in Q1/2014.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
Intel Core i 11000H (17) CPU group MediaTek MT65xx A7 (14)
11 Generation 1
Tiger Lake H Architecture Cortex-A9
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-11600H has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-11600H is 2.50 GHz (4.60 GHz) while the MediaTek MT6591 has 6 CPU cores and 6 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT6591 is at 1.50 GHz.

Intel Core i7-11600H Characteristic MediaTek MT6591
6 Cores 6
12 Threads 6
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.50 GHz Frequency 1.50 GHz
4.60 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 i7-11600H Characteristic MediaTek MT6591
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i7-11600H or MediaTek MT6591 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 UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU) GPU ARM Mali-450 MP4
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
1.45 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.60 GHz
11 GPU Generation Utgard
10 nm Technology 28nm
3 Max. displays 1
32 Compute units 4
256 Shader 64
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 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 UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU) GPU ARM Mali-450 MP4
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-11600H can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 51.2 GB/s. The MediaTek MT6591 supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

Intel Core i7-11600H Characteristic MediaTek MT6591
DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR3, LPDDR2
128 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 1.00 MB
18.00 MB L3 Cache --
4.0 PCIe version --
20 PCIe lanes --
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i7-11600H is 45 W, while the MediaTek MT6591 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i7-11600H Characteristic MediaTek MT6591
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
35 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-11600H is manufactured in 10 nm and has 18.00 MB cache. The MediaTek MT6591 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i7-11600H Characteristic MediaTek MT6591
10 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions --
BGA 1787 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Android
Q3/2021 Release date Q1/2014
395 $ Release price --
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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 i7-11600H Intel Core i7-11600H
Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU) @ 1.45 GHz
742 (100%)
MediaTek MT6591 MediaTek MT6591
ARM Mali-450 MP4 @ 0.60 GHz
36 (5%)

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 i7-11600H Intel Core i7-11600H
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz
1513 (100%)
MediaTek MT6591 MediaTek MT6591
6C 6T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i7-11600H Intel Core i7-11600H
6C 12T @ 2.50 GHz
6477 (100%)
MediaTek MT6591 MediaTek MT6591
6C 6T @ 1.50 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 i7-11600H Intel Core i7-11600H
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz
1903 (100%)
MediaTek MT6591 MediaTek MT6591
6C 6T @ 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 i7-11600H Intel Core i7-11600H
6C 12T @ 2.50 GHz
6482 (100%)
MediaTek MT6591 MediaTek MT6591
6C 6T @ 1.50 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 i7-11600H Intel Core i7-11600H
6C 12T @ 2.50 GHz
15769 (100%)
MediaTek MT6591 MediaTek MT6591
6C 6T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-11600H MediaTek MT6591
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