MediaTek Helio G90 vs Intel Core i5-9500

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


MediaTek Helio G90 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-9500
MediaTek Helio G90 Intel Core i5-9500

CPU comparison

MediaTek Helio G90 or Intel Core i5-9500 - 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 Helio G90 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.05 GHz. Up to 10 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The MediaTek Helio G90 was released in Q3/2019.

The Intel Core i5-9500 has 6 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-9500 was released in Q2/2019.
Mediatek Helio (37) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
MediaTek Helio G90 (4) CPU group Intel Core i 9000 (34)
1 Generation 9
Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55 Architecture Coffee Lake S Refresh
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Core i5-8500
-- Successor Intel Core i5-10500

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek Helio G90 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the MediaTek Helio G90 is 2.05 GHz while the Intel Core i5-9500 has 6 CPU cores and 6 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-9500 is at 3.00 GHz (4.40 GHz).

MediaTek Helio G90 Characteristic Intel Core i5-9500
8 Cores 6
8 Threads 6
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.05 GHz
2x Cortex-A76
A-Core 3.00 GHz (4.40 GHz)
2.00 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 G90 Characteristic Intel Core i5-9500
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The MediaTek Helio G90 or Intel Core i5-9500 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-G76 MP4 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
0.72 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
Bifrost 3 GPU Generation 9.5
7 nm Technology 14 nm
2 Max. displays 3
4 Compute units 24
64 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
4 GB 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-G76 MP4 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
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
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The MediaTek Helio G90 can use up to 10 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 17.1 GB/s. The Intel Core i5-9500 supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 42.7 GB/s.

MediaTek Helio G90 Characteristic Intel Core i5-9500
LPDDR4X-2133 Memory DDR4-2666
10 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
17.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 42.7 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 9.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek Helio G90 is --, while the Intel Core i5-9500 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

MediaTek Helio G90 Characteristic Intel Core i5-9500
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The MediaTek Helio G90 is manufactured in 12 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i5-9500 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 9.00 MB cache.

MediaTek Helio G90 Characteristic Intel Core i5-9500
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 LGA 1151-2
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2019 Release date Q2/2019
-- Release price 260 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek Helio G90 (44%)
Intel Core i5-9500 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek Helio G90 (36%)
Intel Core i5-9500 (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 G90 MediaTek Helio G90
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
517 (44%)
Intel Core i5-9500 Intel Core i5-9500
6C 6T @ 4.40 GHz
1168 (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 G90 MediaTek Helio G90
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
1639 (35%)
Intel Core i5-9500 Intel Core i5-9500
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz
4736 (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 G90 MediaTek Helio G90
ARM Mali-G76 MP4 @ 0.72 GHz
208 (49%)
Intel Core i5-9500 Intel Core i5-9500
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz
422 (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 G90 MediaTek Helio G90
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
3548 (36%)
Intel Core i5-9500 Intel Core i5-9500
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz
9791 (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 G90 MediaTek Helio G90
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-9500 Intel Core i5-9500
6C 6T @ 4.40 GHz
1427 (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 G90 MediaTek Helio G90
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-9500 Intel Core i5-9500
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz
5424 (100%)

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 G90 MediaTek Helio G90
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
224637 (100%)
Intel Core i5-9500 Intel Core i5-9500
6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 G90 MediaTek Helio G90
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-9500 Intel Core i5-9500
6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz
2692 (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 G90 MediaTek Helio G90
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-9500 Intel Core i5-9500
6C 6T @ 4.40 GHz
182 (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 G90 MediaTek Helio G90
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-9500 Intel Core i5-9500
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz
1016 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek Helio G90 Intel Core i5-9500
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