MediaTek MT6515 vs Intel Core i5-1245UL

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MediaTek MT6515 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-1245UL
MediaTek MT6515 Intel Core i5-1245UL

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the MediaTek MT6515 and the Intel Core i5-1245UL and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the MediaTek MT6515 1 core processor released in 2012 with the Intel Core i5-1245UL which has 10 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2022.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
MediaTek MT65xx A9 (7) CPU group Intel Core i 1200P/1200U (21)
1 Generation 12
Cortex-A9 Architecture Alder Lake U
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT6515 is a 1 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.00 GHz. The processor can compute 1 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i5-1245UL clocks with 2.50 GHz (4.40 GHz), has 10 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel.

MediaTek MT6515 Characteristic Intel Core i5-1245UL
1 Cores 10
1 Threads 12
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.00 GHz
1x Cortex-A9
A-Core 2.50 GHz (4.40 GHz)
2x Golden Cove
-- B-Core 1.20 GHz (3.30 GHz)
8x Gracemont

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 MT6515 Characteristic Intel Core i5-1245UL
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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.

PowerVR SGX531 GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake)
0.52 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
0.52 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.20 GHz
-- GPU Generation 13
65nm Technology 10 nm
1 Max. displays 4
1 Compute units 80
-- Shader 640
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
10.1 DirectX Version 12.1

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.

PowerVR SGX531 GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 Decode
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 0 memory channels is supported by the MediaTek MT6515, while the Intel Core i5-1245UL supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 76.8 GB/s enabled.

MediaTek MT6515 Characteristic Intel Core i5-1245UL
LPDDR2 Memory DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max. Memory 64 GB
0 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 6.50 MB
-- L3 Cache 12.00 MB
-- PCIe version 4.0
-- PCIe lanes 28
-- PCIe Bandwidth 55.1 GB/s

Thermal Management

The MediaTek MT6515 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Core i5-1245UL is 15 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

MediaTek MT6515 Characteristic Intel Core i5-1245UL
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) 55 W
-- TDP up 28 W
-- TDP down 12 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The MediaTek MT6515 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 40 nm. The cache of Intel Core i5-1245UL is at 18.50 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm.

MediaTek MT6515 Characteristic Intel Core i5-1245UL
40 nm Technology 10 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
-- Socket BGA 1744
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
2012 Release date Q3/2022
-- Release price --
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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 MT6515 MediaTek MT6515
PowerVR SGX531 @ 0.52 GHz
4 (0%)
Intel Core i5-1245UL Intel Core i5-1245UL
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) @ 1.20 GHz
1487 (100%)

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