MediaTek MT6572M vs Intel Core i7-8569U

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MediaTek MT6572M CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-8569U
MediaTek MT6572M Intel Core i7-8569U

CPU comparison

MediaTek MT6572M or Intel Core i7-8569U - 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 MT6572M has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.00 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 0 memory channels. The MediaTek MT6572M was released in 2013.

The Intel Core i7-8569U has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-8569U was released in Q2/2019.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
MediaTek MT65xx A7 (14) CPU group Intel Core i 8000U (8)
1 Generation 8
Cortex-A9 Architecture Coffee Lake U
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT6572M has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT6572M is 1.00 GHz while the Intel Core i7-8569U has 4 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-8569U is at 2.80 GHz (4.70 GHz).

MediaTek MT6572M Characteristic Intel Core i7-8569U
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.00 GHz Frequency 2.80 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.60 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 MT6572M Characteristic Intel Core i7-8569U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The MediaTek MT6572M or Intel Core i7-8569U 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-400 GPU Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
0.40 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.20 GHz
Utgard GPU Generation 9.5
28nm Technology 14 nm
1 Max. displays 3
1 Compute units 48
16 Shader 384
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
0 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-400 GPU Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655
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

The MediaTek MT6572M can use up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Intel Core i7-8569U supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 38.4 GB/s.

MediaTek MT6572M Characteristic Intel Core i7-8569U
LPDDR2 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 8.00 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 MT6572M is --, while the Intel Core i7-8569U has a TDP of 28 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

MediaTek MT6572M Characteristic Intel Core i7-8569U
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 28 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek MT6572M is manufactured in 28 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i7-8569U is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 8.00 MB cache.

MediaTek MT6572M Characteristic Intel Core i7-8569U
28 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 BGA 1528
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
2013 Release date Q2/2019
-- Release price 430 $
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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 MT6572M MediaTek MT6572M
ARM Mali-400 @ 0.40 GHz
4 (0%)
Intel Core i7-8569U Intel Core i7-8569U
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 @ 1.20 GHz
922 (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 MT6572M MediaTek MT6572M
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-8569U Intel Core i7-8569U
4C 8T @ 4.70 GHz
1146 (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 MT6572M MediaTek MT6572M
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-8569U Intel Core i7-8569U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
4311 (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 MT6572M MediaTek MT6572M
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-8569U Intel Core i7-8569U
4C 8T @ 4.70 GHz
1432 (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 MT6572M MediaTek MT6572M
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-8569U Intel Core i7-8569U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
4820 (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 MT6572M MediaTek MT6572M
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-8569U Intel Core i7-8569U
4C 8T @ 4.70 GHz
412 (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 MT6572M MediaTek MT6572M
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-8569U Intel Core i7-8569U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
1802 (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 MT6572M MediaTek MT6572M
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-8569U Intel Core i7-8569U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
8702 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT6572M Intel Core i7-8569U
Unknown Apple MacBook Pro 13 (2019)

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