MediaTek Dimensity 1000 vs Intel Core i7-6900K

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MediaTek Dimensity 1000 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-6900K
MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Intel Core i7-6900K

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the MediaTek Dimensity 1000 and the Intel Core i7-6900K and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the MediaTek Dimensity 1000 8 core processor released in Q1/2020 with the Intel Core i7-6900K which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2016.
Mediatek Dimensity (36) Family Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition (24)
MediaTek Dimensity 1000 (4) CPU group Intel Core i 6000 (24)
1 Generation 6
Cortex-A77 / Cortex-A55 Architecture Skylake S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek Dimensity 1000 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i7-6900K clocks with 3.20 GHz (3.70 GHz), has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel.

MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Characteristic Intel Core i7-6900K
8 Cores 8
8 Threads 16
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.60 GHz
4x Cortex-A77
A-Core 3.20 GHz (3.70 GHz)
2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A55
B-Core --

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.

MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Characteristic Intel Core i7-6900K
Mediatek APU 3.0 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.

ARM Mali-G77 MP9 GPU no iGPU
0.85 GHz GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
Vallhall 1 GPU Generation --
7 nm Technology
1 Max. displays
9 Compute units --
144 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
4 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

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.

ARM Mali-G77 MP9 GPU no iGPU
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
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode / Encode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 4 memory channels is supported by the MediaTek Dimensity 1000, while the Intel Core i7-6900K supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 76.8 GB/s enabled.

MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Characteristic Intel Core i7-6900K
LPDDR4X-1866 Memory DDR4-2400
16 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
29.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 20.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 40
-- PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The MediaTek Dimensity 1000 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Core i7-6900K is 140 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Characteristic Intel Core i7-6900K
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 140 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek Dimensity 1000 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 7 nm. The cache of Intel Core i7-6900K is at 20.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Characteristic Intel Core i7-6900K
7 nm Technology 14 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
-- Socket LGA 2011-3
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2020 Release date Q2/2016
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek Dimensity 1000 (73%)
Intel Core i7-6900K (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek Dimensity 1000 (39%)
Intel Core i7-6900K (100%)

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.
MediaTek Dimensity 1000 MediaTek Dimensity 1000
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
796 (73%)
Intel Core i7-6900K Intel Core i7-6900K
8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz
1086 (100%)

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.
MediaTek Dimensity 1000 MediaTek Dimensity 1000
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
2976 (39%)
Intel Core i7-6900K Intel Core i7-6900K
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
7651 (100%)

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.
MediaTek Dimensity 1000 MediaTek Dimensity 1000
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-6900K Intel Core i7-6900K
8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz
1151 (100%)

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.
MediaTek Dimensity 1000 MediaTek Dimensity 1000
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-6900K Intel Core i7-6900K
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
11326 (100%)

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.
MediaTek Dimensity 1000 MediaTek Dimensity 1000
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-6900K Intel Core i7-6900K
8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz
1254 (100%)

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.
MediaTek Dimensity 1000 MediaTek Dimensity 1000
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-6900K Intel Core i7-6900K
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
7471 (100%)

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.
MediaTek Dimensity 1000 MediaTek Dimensity 1000
ARM Mali-G77 MP9 @ 0.85 GHz
979 (100%)
Intel Core i7-6900K Intel Core i7-6900K
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
MediaTek Dimensity 1000 MediaTek Dimensity 1000
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
507536 (100%)
Intel Core i7-6900K Intel Core i7-6900K
8C 16T @ 3.20 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.
MediaTek Dimensity 1000 MediaTek Dimensity 1000
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-6900K Intel Core i7-6900K
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
14474 (100%)

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.
MediaTek Dimensity 1000 MediaTek Dimensity 1000
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-6900K Intel Core i7-6900K
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
4402 (100%)

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

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. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
MediaTek Dimensity 1000 MediaTek Dimensity 1000
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
4.5 (100%)
Intel Core i7-6900K Intel Core i7-6900K
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Intel Core i7-6900K
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