MediaTek MT6589T vs Intel Core i3-4370

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MediaTek MT6589T CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-4370
MediaTek MT6589T Intel Core i3-4370

CPU comparison

MediaTek MT6589T or Intel Core i3-4370 - 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 MT6589T has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The MediaTek MT6589T was released in Q3/2013.

The Intel Core i3-4370 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-4370 was released in Q3/2014.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
MediaTek MT65xx A7 (14) CPU group Intel Core i 4000 (64)
1 Generation 4
Cortex-A9 Architecture Haswell S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT6589T has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT6589T is 1.50 GHz while the Intel Core i3-4370 has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-4370 is at 3.80 GHz.

MediaTek MT6589T Characteristic Intel Core i3-4370
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.50 GHz Frequency 3.80 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 MT6589T Characteristic Intel Core i3-4370
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The MediaTek MT6589T or Intel Core i3-4370 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.

PowerVR SGX544 GPU Intel HD Graphics 4600
0.36 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
0.36 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.15 GHz
-- GPU Generation 7.5
45nm Technology 22 nm
1 Max. displays 3
2 Compute units 20
4 Shader 160
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
10.1 DirectX Version 11.1

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 SGX544 GPU Intel HD Graphics 4600
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The MediaTek MT6589T can use up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 4.3 GB/s. The Intel Core i3-4370 supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.

MediaTek MT6589T Characteristic Intel Core i3-4370
LPDDR2-533 Memory DDR3-1600
Max. Memory 32 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
4.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC Yes
1.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 4.00 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 MT6589T is --, while the Intel Core i3-4370 has a TDP of 54 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

MediaTek MT6589T Characteristic Intel Core i3-4370
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 54 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek MT6589T is manufactured in 28 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i3-4370 is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache.

MediaTek MT6589T Characteristic Intel Core i3-4370
28 nm Technology 22 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 1150
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2013 Release date Q3/2014
-- Release price 147 $
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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 MT6589T MediaTek MT6589T
PowerVR SGX544 @ 0.36 GHz
11 (3%)
Intel Core i3-4370 Intel Core i3-4370
Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.15 GHz
368 (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 MT6589T MediaTek MT6589T
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-4370 Intel Core i3-4370
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
904 (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 MT6589T MediaTek MT6589T
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-4370 Intel Core i3-4370
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
2071 (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 MT6589T MediaTek MT6589T
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-4370 Intel Core i3-4370
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
1190 (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 MT6589T MediaTek MT6589T
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-4370 Intel Core i3-4370
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
2450 (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 MT6589T MediaTek MT6589T
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-4370 Intel Core i3-4370
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
3830 (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 MT6589T MediaTek MT6589T
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-4370 Intel Core i3-4370
2C 4T @ 3.80 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 MT6589T MediaTek MT6589T
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-4370 Intel Core i3-4370
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
387 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT6589T Intel Core i3-4370
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