Intel Core i7-3820 vs MediaTek MT6735

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-3820 CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT6735
Intel Core i7-3820 MediaTek MT6735

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-3820 or MediaTek MT6735 - 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 i7-3820 has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-3820 was released in Q1/2012.

The MediaTek MT6735 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The MediaTek MT6735 was released in Q2/2015.
Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition (24) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
Intel Core i 3000X (4) CPU group MediaTek MT67xx (17)
3 Generation 1
Sandy Bridge E Architecture Cortex-A53
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-3820 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.60 GHz (3.80 GHz). The MediaTek MT6735 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.30 GHz.

Intel Core i7-3820 Characteristic MediaTek MT6735
4 Cores 4
8 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
3.60 GHz Frequency 1.30 GHz
3.80 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 i7-3820 Characteristic MediaTek MT6735
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

no iGPU GPU ARM Mali-T720 MP2
GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.60 GHz
-- GPU Generation Midgard 3
Technology 28nm
Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 2
-- Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version 11

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.

no iGPU GPU ARM Mali-T720 MP2
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-3820 supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The MediaTek MT6735 can connect up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels.

Intel Core i7-3820 Characteristic MediaTek MT6735
DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600 Memory LPDDR3-667
64 GB Max. Memory
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 5.3 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
10.00 MB L3 Cache --
2.0 PCIe version --
40 PCIe lanes --
20.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i7-3820 has a TDP of 130 W, that of the MediaTek MT6735 is --.

Intel Core i7-3820 Characteristic MediaTek MT6735
130 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
105 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-3820 has a 10.00 MB cache, while the MediaTek MT6735 cache has a total of 0.00 MB.

Intel Core i7-3820 Characteristic MediaTek MT6735
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 --
LGA 2011 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d (C2 Stepping) Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q1/2012 Release date Q2/2015
305 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-3820 (100%)
MediaTek MT6735 (14%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-3820 (100%)
MediaTek MT6735 (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 i7-3820 Intel Core i7-3820
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
772 (100%)
MediaTek MT6735 MediaTek MT6735
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
111 (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 i7-3820 Intel Core i7-3820
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
3293 (100%)
MediaTek MT6735 MediaTek MT6735
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
389 (12%)

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 i7-3820 Intel Core i7-3820
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
729 (100%)
MediaTek MT6735 MediaTek MT6735
4C 4T @ 1.30 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 i7-3820 Intel Core i7-3820
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
2596 (100%)
MediaTek MT6735 MediaTek MT6735
4C 4T @ 1.30 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 i7-3820 Intel Core i7-3820
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek MT6735 MediaTek MT6735
ARM Mali-T720 MP2 @ 0.60 GHz
20 (100%)

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 i7-3820 Intel Core i7-3820
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
5775 (100%)
MediaTek MT6735 MediaTek MT6735
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i7-3820 Intel Core i7-3820
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
1771 (100%)
MediaTek MT6735 MediaTek MT6735
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-3820 MediaTek MT6735
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