Intel Core i7-2637M vs MediaTek MT8693

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-2637M CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT8693
Intel Core i7-2637M MediaTek MT8693

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-2637M or MediaTek MT8693 - 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 i7-2637M has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-2637M was released in Q2/2011.

The MediaTek MT8693 has 6 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The MediaTek MT8693 was released in 2016.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
Intel Core i 2000M (46) CPU group MediaTek MT81xx MT86xx A72 / A53 (3)
2 Generation 1
Sandy Bridge H Architecture Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-2637M has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-2637M is 1.70 GHz (2.80 GHz) while the MediaTek MT8693 has 6 CPU cores and 6 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT8693 is at 2.00 GHz.

Intel Core i7-2637M Characteristic MediaTek MT8693
2 Cores 6
4 Threads 6
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.70 GHz Frequency 2.00 GHz
2.80 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 i7-2637M Characteristic MediaTek MT8693
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i7-2637M or MediaTek MT8693 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 3000 GPU PowerVR GX6250
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.01 GHz
1.20 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.01 GHz
6 GPU Generation --
32 nm Technology 28 nm
2 Max. displays 1
12 Compute units 2
96 Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
10.1 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 HD Graphics 3000 GPU PowerVR GX6250
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
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-2637M can use up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The MediaTek MT8693 supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 14.9 GB/s.

Intel Core i7-2637M Characteristic MediaTek MT8693
DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 Memory LPDDR3-933
8 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 14.9 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache --
2.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
8.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i7-2637M is 17 W, while the MediaTek MT8693 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i7-2637M Characteristic MediaTek MT8693
17 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-2637M is manufactured in 32 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The MediaTek MT8693 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i7-2637M Characteristic MediaTek MT8693
32 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 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
Q2/2011 Release date 2016
280 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-2637M (100%)
MediaTek MT8693 (55%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-2637M (100%)
MediaTek MT8693 (35%)

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 i7-2637M Intel Core i7-2637M
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
567 (100%)
MediaTek MT8693 MediaTek MT8693
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz
312 (55%)

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 i7-2637M Intel Core i7-2637M
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
1226 (100%)
MediaTek MT8693 MediaTek MT8693
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz
433 (35%)

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 i7-2637M Intel Core i7-2637M
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
467 (100%)
MediaTek MT8693 MediaTek MT8693
6C 6T @ 2.00 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 i7-2637M Intel Core i7-2637M
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
898 (100%)
MediaTek MT8693 MediaTek MT8693
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i7-2637M Intel Core i7-2637M
Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.20 GHz
230 (100%)
MediaTek MT8693 MediaTek MT8693
PowerVR GX6250 @ 0.01 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 i7-2637M Intel Core i7-2637M
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
1783 (100%)
MediaTek MT8693 MediaTek MT8693
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-2637M MediaTek MT8693
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