Intel Core i7-4700EC vs MediaTek MT8389

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-4700EC CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT8389
Intel Core i7-4700EC MediaTek MT8389

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-4700EC or MediaTek MT8389 - 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 i7-4700EC has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.70 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-4700EC was released in Q1/2014.

The MediaTek MT8389 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The MediaTek MT8389 was released in Q2/2013.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
Intel Core i 4000 (64) CPU group MediaTek MT83xx A7 (6)
4 Generation 1
Haswell S Architecture Cortex-A7
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-4700EC is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.70 GHz. The MediaTek MT8389 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.20 GHz.

Intel Core i7-4700EC Characteristic MediaTek MT8389
4 Cores 4
8 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.70 GHz Frequency 1.20 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 i7-4700EC Characteristic MediaTek MT8389
-- 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.

Intel HD Graphics 4600 GPU PowerVR SGX544
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.29 GHz
1.00 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.29 GHz
7.5 GPU Generation --
22 nm Technology 45nm
3 Max. displays 1
20 Compute units 2
160 Shader 4
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.1 DirectX Version 10.1

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 4600 GPU PowerVR SGX544
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-4700EC supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The MediaTek MT8389 can connect up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels.

Intel Core i7-4700EC Characteristic MediaTek MT8389
DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600 Memory LPDDR2
32 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 0
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache 1.00 MB
8.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i7-4700EC has a TDP of 43 W, that of the MediaTek MT8389 is --.

Intel Core i7-4700EC Characteristic MediaTek MT8389
43 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-4700EC has a 8.00 MB cache, while the MediaTek MT8389 cache has a total of 1.00 MB.

Intel Core i7-4700EC Characteristic MediaTek MT8389
22 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions --
BGA 1364 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q1/2014 Release date Q2/2013
-- 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 i7-4700EC Intel Core i7-4700EC
Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.00 GHz
320 (100%)
MediaTek MT8389 MediaTek MT8389
PowerVR SGX544 @ 0.29 GHz
9 (3%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-4700EC MediaTek MT8389
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