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Intel Core i7-3970X vs MediaTek MT6589M
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
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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
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
751 entries
751 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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Intel Core i7-3970X | MediaTek MT6589M |
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| Family | Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition (24) | Mediatek MT-Serie (72) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i 3000X (4) | MediaTek MT65xx A7 (14) |
| Architecture | Sandy Bridge E | Cortex-A9 |
| Technology | 32 nm | 28 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Smartphone / Tablet |
| Socket | LGA 2011 | |
| Predecessor | ||
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Intel Core i7-3970X | MediaTek MT6589M |
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| CPU Cores / Threads | 6 / 12 | 4 / 4 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | normal | normal |
| Cores: | 6x | 4x Cortex-A7 |
| Frequency: | 3.50 GHz | 1.20 GHz |
| Turbo (1 Core): | 4.00 GHz | |
| Turbo (All Cores): | 4.00 GHz | |
| L2-Cache | 1.00 MB | |
| L3-Cache | 15.00 MB | |
| Overclocking | ✓ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Intel Core i7-3970X | MediaTek MT6589M |
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| GPU name | no iGPU | PowerVR SGX544 |
| GPU frequency | 0.16 - 0.16 GHz | |
| CUs / Shader | / | 2 / 4 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 1 | |
| Max. GPU Memory | ||
| Technology | 45nm | |
| Release date | Q1/2010 |
NPU AI performance
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Intel Core i7-3970X | MediaTek MT6589M |
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| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Intel Core i7-3970X | MediaTek MT6589M |
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| Memory | DDR3-1600 (51.2 GB/s) | LPDDR3-533 (4.3 GB/s) LPDDR2-533 (4.3 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 64 GB | |
| Memory channels | 4 | 1 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 2.0 x 40 | |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 20.0 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Intel Core i7-3970X | MediaTek MT6589M |
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| TDP | 150 W | |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. |
Technical details
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Intel Core i7-3970X | MediaTek MT6589M |
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| Chip design | Monolithic | Chiplet |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✗ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | Android |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | Armv7-A (32 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX | |
| Release date | Q4/2012 | Q3/2013 |
| Release price | 820 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
Your rating
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