MediaTek MT6515 vs Intel Core i7-10700K

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MediaTek MT6515 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-10700K
MediaTek MT6515 Intel Core i7-10700K

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the MediaTek MT6515 and the Intel Core i7-10700K and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the MediaTek MT6515 1 core processor released in 2012 with the Intel Core i7-10700K which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2020.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
MediaTek MT65xx A9 (7) CPU group Intel Core i 10000 (43)
1 Generation 10
Cortex-A9 Architecture Comet Lake S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Core i7-9700K
-- Successor Intel Core i7-11700K

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 i7-10700K clocks with 3.80 GHz (5.10 GHz), has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel.

MediaTek MT6515 Characteristic Intel Core i7-10700K
1 Cores 8
1 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? Yes
1.00 GHz Frequency 3.80 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 5.10 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 4.90 GHz

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 MT6515 Characteristic Intel Core i7-10700K
-- 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.

PowerVR SGX531 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
0.52 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
0.52 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.20 GHz
-- GPU Generation 9.5
65nm Technology 14 nm
1 Max. displays 3
1 Compute units 24
-- Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 64 GB
10.1 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.

PowerVR SGX531 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
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 / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
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 i7-10700K supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 46.9 GB/s enabled.

MediaTek MT6515 Characteristic Intel Core i7-10700K
LPDDR2 Memory DDR4-2933
Max. Memory 128 GB
0 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 46.9 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 16.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The MediaTek MT6515 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Core i7-10700K is 125 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

MediaTek MT6515 Characteristic Intel Core i7-10700K
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 125 W
-- TDP (PL2) 229 W @ 56 s
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 95 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 i7-10700K is at 16.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

MediaTek MT6515 Characteristic Intel Core i7-10700K
40 nm Technology 14 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
-- Socket LGA 1200
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
2012 Release date Q2/2020
-- Release price 374 $
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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 (1%)
Intel Core i7-10700K Intel Core i7-10700K
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.20 GHz
461 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
MediaTek MT6515 MediaTek MT6515
1C 1T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-10700K Intel Core i7-10700K
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
74 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
MediaTek MT6515 MediaTek MT6515
1C 1T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-10700K Intel Core i7-10700K
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
618 (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 MT6515 MediaTek MT6515
1C 1T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-10700K Intel Core i7-10700K
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
1309 (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 MT6515 MediaTek MT6515
1C 1T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-10700K Intel Core i7-10700K
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
12678 (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 MT6515 MediaTek MT6515
1C 1T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-10700K Intel Core i7-10700K
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
1347 (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 MT6515 MediaTek MT6515
1C 1T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-10700K Intel Core i7-10700K
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
9268 (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 MT6515 MediaTek MT6515
1C 1T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-10700K Intel Core i7-10700K
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
1636 (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 MT6515 MediaTek MT6515
1C 1T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-10700K Intel Core i7-10700K
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
8629 (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 MT6515 MediaTek MT6515
1C 1T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-10700K Intel Core i7-10700K
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
524 (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 MT6515 MediaTek MT6515
1C 1T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-10700K Intel Core i7-10700K
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
5292 (100%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
MediaTek MT6515 MediaTek MT6515
1C 1T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-10700K Intel Core i7-10700K
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
192 (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 MT6515 MediaTek MT6515
1C 1T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-10700K Intel Core i7-10700K
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
19094 (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 MT6515 MediaTek MT6515
1C 1T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-10700K Intel Core i7-10700K
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
555 (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 MT6515 MediaTek MT6515
1C 1T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-10700K Intel Core i7-10700K
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
5614 (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 MT6515 MediaTek MT6515
1C 1T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-10700K Intel Core i7-10700K
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
228 (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 MT6515 MediaTek MT6515
1C 1T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-10700K Intel Core i7-10700K
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
2344 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT6515 Intel Core i7-10700K
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