MediaTek MT6582M vs Intel Core i3-8109U

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MediaTek MT6582M CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-8109U
MediaTek MT6582M Intel Core i3-8109U

CPU comparison

MediaTek MT6582M or Intel Core i3-8109U - 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 MT6582M has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.30 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The MediaTek MT6582M was released in Q1/2014.

The Intel Core i3-8109U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-8109U was released in Q4/2017.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
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 MT6582M is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.30 GHz. The Intel Core i3-8109U has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz (3.60 GHz).

MediaTek MT6582M Characteristic Intel Core i3-8109U
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.30 GHz Frequency 3.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.60 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.20 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 MT6582M Characteristic Intel Core i3-8109U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

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-400 MP2 GPU Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
0.40 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.05 GHz
Utgard GPU Generation 9.5
28nm Technology 14 nm
1 Max. displays 3
2 Compute units 48
32 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 MP2 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 MT6582M supports a maximum of GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-8109U can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

MediaTek MT6582M Characteristic Intel Core i3-8109U
LPDDR3-533, LPDDR2-533 Memory LPDDR3-2133, DDR4-2400
Max. Memory 32 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
4.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 4.00 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 MT6582M has a TDP of --, that of the Intel Core i3-8109U is 28 W.

MediaTek MT6582M Characteristic Intel Core i3-8109U
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 28 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 20 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The MediaTek MT6582M has a 0.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i3-8109U cache has a total of 4.00 MB.

MediaTek MT6582M Characteristic Intel Core i3-8109U
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
Q1/2014 Release date Q4/2017
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek MT6582M (8%)
Intel Core i3-8109U (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek MT6582M (11%)
Intel Core i3-8109U (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 MT6582M MediaTek MT6582M
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
71 (8%)
Intel Core i3-8109U Intel Core i3-8109U
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
881 (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 MT6582M MediaTek MT6582M
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
227 (11%)
Intel Core i3-8109U Intel Core i3-8109U
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
2021 (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 MT6582M MediaTek MT6582M
ARM Mali-400 MP2 @ 0.40 GHz
7 (1%)
Intel Core i3-8109U Intel Core i3-8109U
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 @ 1.05 GHz
806 (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 MT6582M MediaTek MT6582M
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-8109U Intel Core i3-8109U
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
55 (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 MT6582M MediaTek MT6582M
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-8109U Intel Core i3-8109U
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
107 (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 MT6582M MediaTek MT6582M
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-8109U Intel Core i3-8109U
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
1185 (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 MT6582M MediaTek MT6582M
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-8109U Intel Core i3-8109U
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
2524 (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 MT6582M MediaTek MT6582M
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-8109U Intel Core i3-8109U
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
366 (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 MT6582M MediaTek MT6582M
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-8109U Intel Core i3-8109U
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
916 (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 MT6582M MediaTek MT6582M
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-8109U Intel Core i3-8109U
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
4268 (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 MT6582M MediaTek MT6582M
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-8109U Intel Core i3-8109U
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
153 (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 MT6582M MediaTek MT6582M
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-8109U Intel Core i3-8109U
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
381 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT6582M Intel Core i3-8109U
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