Intel Pentium Gold G6500T vs MediaTek MT8173

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Intel Pentium Gold G6500T CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT8173
Intel Pentium Gold G6500T MediaTek MT8173

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Pentium Gold G6500T and the MediaTek MT8173 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Pentium Gold G6500T 2 core processor released in Q2/2020 with the MediaTek MT8173 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2015.
Intel Pentium (150) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
Intel Pentium G6000 (12) CPU group MediaTek MT81xx MT86xx A72 / A53 (3)
10 Generation 1
Comet Lake S Architecture Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
Intel Pentium Gold G5500T Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium Gold G6500T is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.50 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The MediaTek MT8173 clocks with 1.80 GHz, has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Intel Pentium Gold G6500T Characteristic MediaTek MT8173
2 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.50 GHz A-Core 1.80 GHz
2x Cortex-A72
-- B-Core 1.40 GHz
2x Cortex-A53

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Pentium Gold G6500T Characteristic MediaTek MT8173
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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 630 GPU PowerVR GX6250
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.70 GHz
1.05 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.70 GHz
9.5 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology 28 nm
3 Max. displays 1
24 Compute units 2
192 Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version 10

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 630 GPU PowerVR GX6250
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
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 Pentium Gold G6500T, while the MediaTek MT8173 supports a maximum of 2 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 14.9 GB/s enabled.

Intel Pentium Gold G6500T Characteristic MediaTek MT8173
DDR4-2666 Memory LPDDR3-933
128 GB Max. Memory 2 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
42.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 14.9 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Pentium Gold G6500T has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP of the MediaTek MT8173 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Pentium Gold G6500T Characteristic MediaTek MT8173
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
25 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Pentium Gold G6500T has 4.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of MediaTek MT8173 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 28 nm.

Intel Pentium Gold G6500T Characteristic MediaTek MT8173
14 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions --
LGA 1200 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Android
Q2/2020 Release date Q1/2015
90 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium Gold G6500T (100%)
MediaTek MT8173 (42%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium Gold G6500T (100%)
MediaTek MT8173 (31%)

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 Gold G6500T Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
889 (100%)
MediaTek MT8173 MediaTek MT8173
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
331 (37%)

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 Gold G6500T Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1935 (100%)
MediaTek MT8173 MediaTek MT8173
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
768 (40%)

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 Pentium Gold G6500T Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
762 (100%)
MediaTek MT8173 MediaTek MT8173
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
348 (46%)

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 Pentium Gold G6500T Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1680 (100%)
MediaTek MT8173 MediaTek MT8173
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
610 (36%)

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 Gold G6500T Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.05 GHz
403 (100%)
MediaTek MT8173 MediaTek MT8173
PowerVR GX6250 @ 0.70 GHz
90 (22%)

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 Gold G6500T Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
3755 (100%)
MediaTek MT8173 MediaTek MT8173
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
609 (16%)

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 Pentium Gold G6500T Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
367 (100%)
MediaTek MT8173 MediaTek MT8173
4C 4T @ 1.80 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 Pentium Gold G6500T Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
146 (100%)
MediaTek MT8173 MediaTek MT8173
4C 4T @ 1.80 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 Pentium Gold G6500T Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
366 (100%)
MediaTek MT8173 MediaTek MT8173
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Pentium Gold G6500T MediaTek MT8173
Unknown Amazon Fire HD 10 (2017)

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