Intel Pentium E2160 vs MediaTek MT8317

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Intel Pentium E2160 CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT8317
Intel Pentium E2160 MediaTek MT8317

CPU comparison

Intel Pentium E2160 or MediaTek MT8317 - 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 Pentium E2160 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium E2160 was released in Q2/2007.

The MediaTek MT8317 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The MediaTek MT8317 was released in Q3/2013.
Intel Pentium (150) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
Intel Pentium D (6) CPU group MediaTek MT83xx A9 (3)
0 Generation 1
Presler Architecture Cortex-A9
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium E2160 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium E2160 is 1.80 GHz while the MediaTek MT8317 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT8317 is at 1.00 GHz.

Intel Pentium E2160 Characteristic MediaTek MT8317
2 Cores 2
2 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
1.80 GHz Frequency 1.00 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 Pentium E2160 Characteristic MediaTek MT8317
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Pentium E2160 or MediaTek MT8317 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

no iGPU GPU PowerVR SGX531
GPU frequency 0.52 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.52 GHz
-- GPU Generation --
Technology 65nm
Max. displays 1
-- Compute units 1
-- Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- 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.

no iGPU GPU PowerVR SGX531
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Pentium E2160 can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 17.1 GB/s. The MediaTek MT8317 supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

Intel Pentium E2160 Characteristic MediaTek MT8317
DDR3-1066, DDR2-800 Memory
16 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 0
17.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
1.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Pentium E2160 is 65 W, while the MediaTek MT8317 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Pentium E2160 Characteristic MediaTek MT8317
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Pentium E2160 is manufactured in 65 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The MediaTek MT8317 is manufactured in 40 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Intel Pentium E2160 Characteristic MediaTek MT8317
65 nm Technology 40 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
LGA 775 Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q2/2007 Release date Q3/2013
-- Release price --
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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 Pentium E2160 Intel Pentium E2160
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
254 (100%)
MediaTek MT8317 MediaTek MT8317
2C 2T @ 1.00 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 Pentium E2160 Intel Pentium E2160
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
458 (100%)
MediaTek MT8317 MediaTek MT8317
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Pentium E2160 Intel Pentium E2160
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek MT8317 MediaTek MT8317
PowerVR SGX531 @ 0.52 GHz
4 (100%)

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 Pentium E2160 Intel Pentium E2160
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
641 (100%)
MediaTek MT8317 MediaTek MT8317
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Pentium E2160 MediaTek MT8317
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