MediaTek MT6589T vs Intel Core i5-540UM

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MediaTek MT6589T CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-540UM
MediaTek MT6589T Intel Core i5-540UM

CPU comparison

MediaTek MT6589T or Intel Core i5-540UM - 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 i5-540UM has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-540UM was released in Q2/2010.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
MediaTek MT65xx A7 (14) CPU group Intel Core i5 500 (3)
1 Generation 1
Cortex-A9 Architecture Arrandale
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- 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 i5-540UM has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-540UM is at 1.20 GHz (2.00 GHz).
MediaTek MT6589T Characteristic Intel Core i5-540UM
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.50 GHz Frequency 1.20 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 MT6589T Characteristic Intel Core i5-540UM
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The MediaTek MT6589T or Intel Core i5-540UM 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 (Westmere)
0.36 GHz GPU frequency 0.50 GHz
0.36 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.73 GHz
-- GPU Generation 5
45nm Technology 32 nm
1 Max. displays 2
2 Compute units 12
4 Shader 24
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
10.1 DirectX Version 10.1

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 (Westmere)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

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 i5-540UM supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 12.8 GB/s.
MediaTek MT6589T Characteristic Intel Core i5-540UM
LPDDR2-533 Memory DDR3-800
Max. Memory 8 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
4.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 12.8 GB/s
No ECC No
1.00 MB L2 Cache 3.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek MT6589T is --, while the Intel Core i5-540UM has a TDP of 18 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
MediaTek MT6589T Characteristic Intel Core i5-540UM
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 18 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The MediaTek MT6589T is manufactured in 28 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i5-540UM is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 3.00 MB cache.
MediaTek MT6589T Characteristic Intel Core i5-540UM
28 nm Technology 32 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
-- Socket BGA 1288
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows, Linux
Q3/2013 Release date Q2/2010
-- 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 MT6589T MediaTek MT6589T
PowerVR SGX544 @ 0.36 GHz
11 (32%)
Intel Core i5-540UM Intel Core i5-540UM
Intel HD Graphics (Westmere) @ 0.73 GHz
35 (100%)

Devices using this processor
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