Intel Core i7-4980HQ vs MediaTek MT6582M

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-4980HQ CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT6582M
Intel Core i7-4980HQ MediaTek MT6582M

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-4980HQ or MediaTek MT6582M - 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 i7-4980HQ has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-4980HQ was released in Q3/2014.

The MediaTek MT6582M 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 MT6582M was released in Q1/2014.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
Intel Core i 4000M/4000H (38) CPU group MediaTek MT65xx A7 (14)
4 Generation 1
Haswell H Architecture Cortex-A9
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-4980HQ is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.80 GHz (4.00 GHz). The MediaTek MT6582M has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.30 GHz.

Intel Core i7-4980HQ Characteristic MediaTek MT6582M
4 Cores 4
8 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.80 GHz Frequency 1.30 GHz
4.00 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 i7-4980HQ Characteristic MediaTek MT6582M
-- 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 Iris Pro Graphics 5200 GPU ARM Mali-400 MP2
0.20 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
1.30 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.40 GHz
7.5 GPU Generation Utgard
22 nm Technology 28nm
3 Max. displays 1
40 Compute units 2
320 Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.1 DirectX Version 0

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 Iris Pro Graphics 5200 GPU ARM Mali-400 MP2
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
Decode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-4980HQ supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The MediaTek MT6582M can connect up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels.

Intel Core i7-4980HQ Characteristic MediaTek MT6582M
DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600 Memory LPDDR3-533, LPDDR2-533
32 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 4.3 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
6.00 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 i7-4980HQ has a TDP of 47 W, that of the MediaTek MT6582M is --.

Intel Core i7-4980HQ Characteristic MediaTek MT6582M
47 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-4980HQ has a 6.00 MB cache, while the MediaTek MT6582M cache has a total of 0.00 MB.

Intel Core i7-4980HQ Characteristic MediaTek MT6582M
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
Q3/2014 Release date Q1/2014
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4980HQ (100%)
MediaTek MT6582M (8%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4980HQ (100%)
MediaTek MT6582M (6%)

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 i7-4980HQ Intel Core i7-4980HQ
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
943 (100%)
MediaTek MT6582M MediaTek MT6582M
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
71 (8%)

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 i7-4980HQ Intel Core i7-4980HQ
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
3561 (100%)
MediaTek MT6582M MediaTek MT6582M
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
227 (6%)

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 i7-4980HQ Intel Core i7-4980HQ
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200 @ 1.30 GHz
832 (100%)
MediaTek MT6582M MediaTek MT6582M
ARM Mali-400 MP2 @ 0.40 GHz
7 (1%)

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 i7-4980HQ Intel Core i7-4980HQ
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
1107 (100%)
MediaTek MT6582M MediaTek MT6582M
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 i7-4980HQ Intel Core i7-4980HQ
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
3846 (100%)
MediaTek MT6582M MediaTek MT6582M
4C 4T @ 1.30 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 i7-4980HQ Intel Core i7-4980HQ
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
6751 (100%)
MediaTek MT6582M MediaTek MT6582M
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 i7-4980HQ Intel Core i7-4980HQ
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
1883 (100%)
MediaTek MT6582M MediaTek MT6582M
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i7-4980HQ Intel Core i7-4980HQ
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
153 (100%)
MediaTek MT6582M MediaTek MT6582M
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i7-4980HQ Intel Core i7-4980HQ
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
695 (100%)
MediaTek MT6582M MediaTek MT6582M
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-4980HQ MediaTek MT6582M
Dell Allienware 17-4105 R2
MSI GT72
MSI GT80
MSI WT72
Unknown

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