Intel Core i7-2657M vs MediaTek Kompanio 1300T

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-2657M CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek Kompanio 1300T
Intel Core i7-2657M MediaTek Kompanio 1300T

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-2657M or MediaTek Kompanio 1300T - 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 i7-2657M has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.70 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-2657M was released in Q1/2011.

The MediaTek Kompanio 1300T has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The MediaTek Kompanio 1300T was released in Q3/2021.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family Mediatek Kompanio (9)
Intel Core i 2000M (46) CPU group MediaTek Kompanio 900/1200/1300 (4)
2 Generation 3
Sandy Bridge H Architecture Cortex-A78 / Cortex-A55
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-2657M has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-2657M is 1.60 GHz (2.70 GHz) while the MediaTek Kompanio 1300T has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the MediaTek Kompanio 1300T is at 2.60 GHz.

Intel Core i7-2657M Characteristic MediaTek Kompanio 1300T
2 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.60 GHz (2.70 GHz) A-Core 2.60 GHz
2x Cortex-A78
-- B-Core 2.00 GHz
6x Cortex-A55

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 i7-2657M Characteristic MediaTek Kompanio 1300T
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i7-2657M or MediaTek Kompanio 1300T 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 ARM Mali-G77 MP9
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.85 GHz
1.00 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
6 GPU Generation Vallhall 1
32 nm Technology 7 nm
2 Max. displays 1
12 Compute units 9
96 Shader 144
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 4 GB
10.1 DirectX Version 12

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 ARM Mali-G77 MP9
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode / Encode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-2657M can use up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The MediaTek Kompanio 1300T supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

Intel Core i7-2657M Characteristic MediaTek Kompanio 1300T
DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 Memory LPDDR4X
8 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 0
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
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 i7-2657M is 17 W, while the MediaTek Kompanio 1300T has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i7-2657M Characteristic MediaTek Kompanio 1300T
17 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-2657M is manufactured in 32 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The MediaTek Kompanio 1300T is manufactured in 6 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i7-2657M Characteristic MediaTek Kompanio 1300T
32 nm Technology 6 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
Q1/2011 Release date Q3/2021
270 $ 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 i7-2657M Intel Core i7-2657M
Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.00 GHz
192 (20%)
MediaTek Kompanio 1300T MediaTek Kompanio 1300T
ARM Mali-G77 MP9 @ 0.85 GHz
979 (100%)

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 i7-2657M Intel Core i7-2657M
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Kompanio 1300T MediaTek Kompanio 1300T
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
802 (100%)

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 i7-2657M Intel Core i7-2657M
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Kompanio 1300T MediaTek Kompanio 1300T
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
3088 (100%)

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 i7-2657M Intel Core i7-2657M
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Kompanio 1300T MediaTek Kompanio 1300T
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
1053 (100%)

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 i7-2657M Intel Core i7-2657M
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Kompanio 1300T MediaTek Kompanio 1300T
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
3389 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-2657M MediaTek Kompanio 1300T
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