MediaTek Helio G80 vs Intel Core i7-6500U

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MediaTek Helio G80 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-6500U
MediaTek Helio G80 Intel Core i7-6500U

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the MediaTek Helio G80 and the Intel Core i7-6500U and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the MediaTek Helio G80 8 core processor released in Q2/2020 with the Intel Core i7-6500U which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2015.
Mediatek Helio (37) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
MediaTek Helio G70/G80 (4) CPU group Intel Core i 6000U (20)
1 Generation 6
Cortex-A75 / Cortex-A55 Architecture Skylake U
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Intel Core i7-5500U
-- Successor Intel Core i7-7500U

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek Helio G80 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i7-6500U clocks with 2.50 GHz (3.10 GHz), has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

MediaTek Helio G80 Characteristic Intel Core i7-6500U
8 Cores 2
8 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz
2x Cortex-A75
A-Core 2.50 GHz (3.10 GHz)
1.80 GHz
6x 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 Helio G80 Characteristic Intel Core i7-6500U
-- 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-G52 MP2 GPU Intel HD Graphics 520
0.95 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.05 GHz
Bifrost 2 GPU Generation 9
16 nm Technology 14 nm
2 Max. displays 3
2 Compute units 24
32 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 32 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-G52 MP2 GPU Intel HD Graphics 520
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 8 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the MediaTek Helio G80, while the Intel Core i7-6500U supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 34.1 GB/s enabled.

MediaTek Helio G80 Characteristic Intel Core i7-6500U
Memory DDR3-2133
8 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
14.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 4.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 12
-- PCIe Bandwidth 11.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The MediaTek Helio G80 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Core i7-6500U is 15 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

MediaTek Helio G80 Characteristic Intel Core i7-6500U
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek Helio G80 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 12 nm. The cache of Intel Core i7-6500U is at 4.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

MediaTek Helio G80 Characteristic Intel Core i7-6500U
12 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 BGA 1356
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2020 Release date Q3/2015
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek Helio G80 (39%)
Intel Core i7-6500U (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek Helio G80 (61%)
Intel Core i7-6500U (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 Helio G80 MediaTek Helio G80
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
306 (40%)
Intel Core i7-6500U Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
767 (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 Helio G80 MediaTek Helio G80
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
786 (44%)
Intel Core i7-6500U Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
1795 (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 Helio G80 MediaTek Helio G80
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
406 (38%)
Intel Core i7-6500U Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
1070 (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 Helio G80 MediaTek Helio G80
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1350 (63%)
Intel Core i7-6500U Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
2132 (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 Helio G80 MediaTek Helio G80
ARM Mali-G52 MP2 @ 0.95 GHz
61 (15%)
Intel Core i7-6500U Intel Core i7-6500U
Intel HD Graphics 520 @ 1.05 GHz
403 (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.
MediaTek Helio G80 MediaTek Helio G80
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
2476 (76%)
Intel Core i7-6500U Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
3278 (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 Helio G80 MediaTek Helio G80
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-6500U Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
801 (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 Helio G80 MediaTek Helio G80
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-6500U Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
1858 (100%)

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.
MediaTek Helio G80 MediaTek Helio G80
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-6500U Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
282 (100%)

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.
MediaTek Helio G80 MediaTek Helio G80
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-6500U Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
699 (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 Helio G80 MediaTek Helio G80
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
231640 (100%)
Intel Core i7-6500U Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 2.50 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 Helio G80 MediaTek Helio G80
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
202364 (100%)
Intel Core i7-6500U Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 2.50 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.
MediaTek Helio G80 MediaTek Helio G80
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-6500U Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
1156.4 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-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 Helio G80 MediaTek Helio G80
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-6500U Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
282 (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 Helio G80 MediaTek Helio G80
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-6500U Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
834 (100%)

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.
MediaTek Helio G80 MediaTek Helio G80
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-6500U Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
132 (100%)

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.
MediaTek Helio G80 MediaTek Helio G80
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-6500U Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
302 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek Helio G80 Intel Core i7-6500U
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