MediaTek Dimensity 1080 vs Intel Core i5-13500TE

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MediaTek Dimensity 1080 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-13500TE
MediaTek Dimensity 1080 Intel Core i5-13500TE

CPU comparison

MediaTek Dimensity 1080 or Intel Core i5-13500TE - 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 MediaTek Dimensity 1080 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The MediaTek Dimensity 1080 was released in Q4/2022.

The Intel Core i5-13500TE has 14 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-13500TE was released in Q1/2023.
Mediatek Dimensity (36) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
MediaTek Dimensity 10xx (2) CPU group Intel Core i 13000 (AL) (16)
2 Generation 13
Cortex-A78 / Cortex-A55 Architecture Alder Lake S Refresh
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Core i5-12500TE
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek Dimensity 1080 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the MediaTek Dimensity 1080 is 2.60 GHz while the Intel Core i5-13500TE has 14 CPU cores and 20 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-13500TE is at 1.30 GHz (4.50 GHz).

MediaTek Dimensity 1080 Characteristic Intel Core i5-13500TE
8 Cores 14
8 Threads 20
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.60 GHz
2x Cortex-A78
A-Core 1.30 GHz (4.50 GHz)
6x Raptor Cove
2.00 GHz
6x Cortex-A55
B-Core 1.10 GHz (3.10 GHz)
8x Gracemont

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 1080 Characteristic Intel Core i5-13500TE
Mediatek APU 3.0 AI hardware --
MediaTek APU 3.0 @ 4.5 TOPS AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The MediaTek Dimensity 1080 or Intel Core i5-13500TE 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.

ARM Mali-G68 MP4 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770
GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.55 GHz
Vallhall 2 GPU Generation 11
6 nm Technology 10 nm
1 Max. displays 3
4 Compute units 32
64 Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 64 GB
12 DirectX Version 12

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-G68 MP4 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec AV1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The MediaTek Dimensity 1080 can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 44.0 GB/s. The Intel Core i5-13500TE supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 76.8 GB/s.

MediaTek Dimensity 1080 Characteristic Intel Core i5-13500TE
LPDDR5-5500, LPDDR4X-4266 Memory DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
16 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
44.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 11.50 MB
-- L3 Cache 24.00 MB
-- PCIe version 5.0
-- PCIe lanes 20
-- PCIe Bandwidth 78.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek Dimensity 1080 is --, while the Intel Core i5-13500TE has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

MediaTek Dimensity 1080 Characteristic Intel Core i5-13500TE
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The MediaTek Dimensity 1080 is manufactured in 6 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i5-13500TE is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 35.50 MB cache.

MediaTek Dimensity 1080 Characteristic Intel Core i5-13500TE
6 nm Technology 10 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
-- Socket LGA 1700
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q4/2022 Release date Q1/2023
-- 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.
MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MediaTek Dimensity 1080
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
732 (100%)
Intel Core i5-13500TE Intel Core i5-13500TE
14C 20T @ 4.50 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.
MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MediaTek Dimensity 1080
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
2219 (100%)
Intel Core i5-13500TE Intel Core i5-13500TE
14C 20T @ 3.30 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.
MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MediaTek Dimensity 1080
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
1034 (100%)
Intel Core i5-13500TE Intel Core i5-13500TE
14C 20T @ 4.50 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.
MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MediaTek Dimensity 1080
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
2509 (100%)
Intel Core i5-13500TE Intel Core i5-13500TE
14C 20T @ 3.30 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.
MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MediaTek Dimensity 1080
ARM Mali-G68 MP4 @ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-13500TE Intel Core i5-13500TE
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.55 GHz
794 (100%)

AnTuTu 9 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 9 benchmark is very well suited to measuring the performance of a smartphone. AnTuTu 9 is quite heavy on 3D graphics and can now also use the "Metal" graphics interface. In AnTuTu, memory and UX (user experience) are also tested by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu version 9 can compare any ARM CPU running on Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly comparable when benchmarked on different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 9 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The rating is made up of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the working memory, and the performance of the internal graphics.
MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MediaTek Dimensity 1080
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
473498 (100%)
Intel Core i5-13500TE Intel Core i5-13500TE
14C 20T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)

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 1080 MediaTek Dimensity 1080
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
4.5 (100%)
Intel Core i5-13500TE Intel Core i5-13500TE
14C 20T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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