Intel Core i9-9980HK vs MediaTek MT6589M

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i9-9980HK CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT6589M
Intel Core i9-9980HK MediaTek MT6589M

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i9-9980HK and the MediaTek MT6589M and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i9-9980HK 8 core processor released in Q2/2019 with the MediaTek MT6589M which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2013.
Intel Core i9 (78) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
Intel Core i 9000H (11) CPU group MediaTek MT65xx A7 (14)
9 Generation 1
Coffee Lake H Refresh Architecture Cortex-A9
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Intel Core i9-10980HK Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i9-9980HK is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz (5.00 GHz). The processor can compute 16 threads at the same time. The MediaTek MT6589M clocks with 1.20 GHz, has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i9-9980HK Characteristic MediaTek MT6589M
8 Cores 4
16 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
2.40 GHz Frequency 1.20 GHz
5.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.40 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 i9-9980HK Characteristic MediaTek MT6589M
-- 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 UHD Graphics 630 GPU PowerVR SGX544
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.16 GHz
1.25 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.16 GHz
9.5 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology 45nm
3 Max. displays 1
24 Compute units 2
192 Shader 4
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 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 UHD Graphics 630 GPU PowerVR SGX544
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 128 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i9-9980HK, while the MediaTek MT6589M supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 4.3 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i9-9980HK Characteristic MediaTek MT6589M
LPDDR3-2133, DDR4-2666 Memory LPDDR3-533, LPDDR2-533
128 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
42.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 4.3 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 1.00 MB
16.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i9-9980HK has a TDP of 45 W. The TDP of the MediaTek MT6589M is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i9-9980HK Characteristic MediaTek MT6589M
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i9-9980HK has 16.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of MediaTek MT6589M is at 1.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 28 nm.

Intel Core i9-9980HK Characteristic MediaTek MT6589M
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 1440 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Android
Q2/2019 Release date Q3/2013
580 $ 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 i9-9980HK Intel Core i9-9980HK
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.25 GHz
480 (100%)
MediaTek MT6589M MediaTek MT6589M
PowerVR SGX544 @ 0.16 GHz
5 (1%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i9-9980HK Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
71 (100%)
MediaTek MT6589M MediaTek MT6589M
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i9-9980HK Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
424 (100%)
MediaTek MT6589M MediaTek MT6589M
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 i9-9980HK Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
1186 (100%)
MediaTek MT6589M MediaTek MT6589M
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 i9-9980HK Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
8370 (100%)
MediaTek MT6589M MediaTek MT6589M
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i9-9980HK Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
1183 (100%)
MediaTek MT6589M MediaTek MT6589M
4C 4T @ 1.20 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 i9-9980HK Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
7301 (100%)
MediaTek MT6589M MediaTek MT6589M
4C 4T @ 1.20 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 i9-9980HK Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
1492 (100%)
MediaTek MT6589M MediaTek MT6589M
4C 4T @ 1.20 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 i9-9980HK Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
6927 (100%)
MediaTek MT6589M MediaTek MT6589M
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 i9-9980HK Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
485 (100%)
MediaTek MT6589M MediaTek MT6589M
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 i9-9980HK Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
3503 (100%)
MediaTek MT6589M MediaTek MT6589M
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
Intel Core i9-9980HK Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
145 (100%)
MediaTek MT6589M MediaTek MT6589M
4C 4T @ 1.20 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 i9-9980HK Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
14481 (100%)
MediaTek MT6589M MediaTek MT6589M
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
Intel Core i9-9980HK Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
251.2 (100%)
MediaTek MT6589M MediaTek MT6589M
4C 4T @ 1.20 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 i9-9980HK Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C 16T @ 2.40 GHz
4269 (100%)
MediaTek MT6589M MediaTek MT6589M
4C 4T @ 1.20 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 i9-9980HK Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
196 (100%)
MediaTek MT6589M MediaTek MT6589M
4C 4T @ 1.20 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 i9-9980HK Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
1607 (100%)
MediaTek MT6589M MediaTek MT6589M
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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