Intel Core i7-5550U vs MediaTek MT6589T

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-5550U CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT6589T
Intel Core i7-5550U MediaTek MT6589T

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i7-5550U and the MediaTek MT6589T and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i7-5550U 2 core processor released in Q1/2015 with the MediaTek MT6589T which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2013.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
Intel Core i 5000U (16) CPU group MediaTek MT65xx A7 (14)
5 Generation 1
Broadwell U Architecture Cortex-A9
Mobile Segment Mobile
Intel Core i7-4550U Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-5550U is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz (3.00 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The MediaTek MT6589T clocks with 1.50 GHz, has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i7-5550U Characteristic MediaTek MT6589T
2 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz Frequency 1.50 GHz
3.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.90 GHz 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 i7-5550U Characteristic MediaTek MT6589T
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel HD Graphics 6000 GPU PowerVR SGX544
0.30 GHz GPU frequency 0.36 GHz
1.00 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.36 GHz
8 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology 45nm
3 Max. displays 1
48 Compute units 2
384 Shader 4
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
8 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.2 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 6000 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
Decode Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i7-5550U, while the MediaTek MT6589T supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 4.3 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i7-5550U Characteristic MediaTek MT6589T
DDR3-1866 Memory LPDDR2-533
16 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
29.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 4.3 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 1.00 MB
4.00 MB L3 Cache --
2.0 PCIe version --
12 PCIe lanes --
6.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i7-5550U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP of the MediaTek MT6589T is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i7-5550U Characteristic MediaTek MT6589T
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-5550U has 4.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of MediaTek MT6589T is at 1.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 28 nm.

Intel Core i7-5550U Characteristic MediaTek MT6589T
14 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 1168 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q1/2015 Release date Q3/2013
-- 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 i7-5550U Intel Core i7-5550U
Intel HD Graphics 6000 @ 1.00 GHz
768 (100%)
MediaTek MT6589T MediaTek MT6589T
PowerVR SGX544 @ 0.36 GHz
11 (1%)

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 i7-5550U Intel Core i7-5550U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
681 (100%)
MediaTek MT6589T MediaTek MT6589T
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i7-5550U Intel Core i7-5550U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
1746 (100%)
MediaTek MT6589T MediaTek MT6589T
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i7-5550U Intel Core i7-5550U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
956 (100%)
MediaTek MT6589T MediaTek MT6589T
4C 4T @ 1.50 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 i7-5550U Intel Core i7-5550U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
1941 (100%)
MediaTek MT6589T MediaTek MT6589T
4C 4T @ 1.50 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 i7-5550U Intel Core i7-5550U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
2801 (100%)
MediaTek MT6589T MediaTek MT6589T
4C 4T @ 1.50 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 i7-5550U Intel Core i7-5550U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
123 (100%)
MediaTek MT6589T MediaTek MT6589T
4C 4T @ 1.50 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 i7-5550U Intel Core i7-5550U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
307 (100%)
MediaTek MT6589T MediaTek MT6589T
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-5550U MediaTek MT6589T
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