MediaTek Kompanio 500 vs Intel Core i5-8279U

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


MediaTek Kompanio 500 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-8279U
MediaTek Kompanio 500 Intel Core i5-8279U

CPU comparison

MediaTek Kompanio 500 or Intel Core i5-8279U - 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 Kompanio 500 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 0 memory channels. The MediaTek Kompanio 500 was released in Q4/2019.

The Intel Core i5-8279U has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-8279U was released in Q2/2019.
Mediatek Kompanio (9) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
MediaTek Kompanio 500 (1) CPU group Intel Core i 8000U (8)
1 Generation 8
Cortex-A73 / Cortex-A53 Architecture Coffee Lake U
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek Kompanio 500 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz. The Intel Core i5-8279U has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz (4.10 GHz).

MediaTek Kompanio 500 Characteristic Intel Core i5-8279U
8 Cores 4
8 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A73
A-Core 2.40 GHz (4.10 GHz)
2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
B-Core --

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.

MediaTek Kompanio 500 Characteristic Intel Core i5-8279U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

ARM Mali-G72 MP3 GPU Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655
0.80 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.15 GHz
Bifrost 2 GPU Generation 9.5
16 nm Technology 14 nm
1 Max. displays 3
3 Compute units 48
48 Shader 384
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB 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-G72 MP3 GPU Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655
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 Kompanio 500 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-8279U can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

MediaTek Kompanio 500 Characteristic Intel Core i5-8279U
LPDDR4X, LPDDR3 Memory DDR4-2400
Max. Memory 32 GB
0 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 6.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The MediaTek Kompanio 500 has a TDP of --, that of the Intel Core i5-8279U is 28 W.

MediaTek Kompanio 500 Characteristic Intel Core i5-8279U
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 28 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek Kompanio 500 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i5-8279U cache has a total of 6.00 MB.

MediaTek Kompanio 500 Characteristic Intel Core i5-8279U
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 1528
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q4/2019 Release date Q2/2019
-- Release price 320 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek Kompanio 500 (27%)
Intel Core i5-8279U (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek Kompanio 500 (30%)
Intel Core i5-8279U (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 Kompanio 500 MediaTek Kompanio 500
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
301 (29%)
Intel Core i5-8279U Intel Core i5-8279U
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
1035 (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 Kompanio 500 MediaTek Kompanio 500
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1327 (34%)
Intel Core i5-8279U Intel Core i5-8279U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
3953 (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 Kompanio 500 MediaTek Kompanio 500
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
317 (25%)
Intel Core i5-8279U Intel Core i5-8279U
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
1255 (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 Kompanio 500 MediaTek Kompanio 500
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1224 (28%)
Intel Core i5-8279U Intel Core i5-8279U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
4382 (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 Kompanio 500 MediaTek Kompanio 500
ARM Mali-G72 MP3 @ 0.80 GHz
89 (10%)
Intel Core i5-8279U Intel Core i5-8279U
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 @ 1.15 GHz
883 (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 Kompanio 500 MediaTek Kompanio 500
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
2154 (27%)
Intel Core i5-8279U Intel Core i5-8279U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
7965 (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 Kompanio 500 MediaTek Kompanio 500
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-8279U Intel Core i5-8279U
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
402 (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 Kompanio 500 MediaTek Kompanio 500
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-8279U Intel Core i5-8279U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
1702 (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 Kompanio 500 MediaTek Kompanio 500
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
157963 (100%)
Intel Core i5-8279U Intel Core i5-8279U
4C 8T @ 2.40 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.
MediaTek Kompanio 500 MediaTek Kompanio 500
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-8279U Intel Core i5-8279U
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
171 (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 Kompanio 500 MediaTek Kompanio 500
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-8279U Intel Core i5-8279U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
782 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek Kompanio 500 Intel Core i5-8279U
Unknown Apple MacBook Pro 13 (2019)

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