MediaTek MT6591 vs Intel Core i5-3330S

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MediaTek MT6591 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-3330S
MediaTek MT6591 Intel Core i5-3330S

CPU comparison

MediaTek MT6591 or Intel Core i5-3330S - 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 MT6591 has 6 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The MediaTek MT6591 was released in Q1/2014.

The Intel Core i5-3330S has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-3330S was released in Q3/2012.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
MediaTek MT65xx A7 (14) CPU group Intel Core i 3000 (31)
1 Generation 3
Cortex-A9 Architecture Ivy Bridge S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT6591 is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.50 GHz. The Intel Core i5-3330S has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.70 GHz (3.20 GHz).

MediaTek MT6591 Characteristic Intel Core i5-3330S
6 Cores 4
6 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.50 GHz Frequency 2.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.20 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 MT6591 Characteristic Intel Core i5-3330S
-- 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-450 MP4 GPU Intel HD Graphics 2500
0.60 GHz GPU frequency 0.65 GHz
0.60 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.05 GHz
Utgard GPU Generation 7
28nm Technology 22 nm
1 Max. displays 3
4 Compute units 6
64 Shader 48
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
0 DirectX Version 11.0

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-450 MP4 GPU Intel HD Graphics 2500
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No 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 MT6591 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-3330S can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

MediaTek MT6591 Characteristic Intel Core i5-3330S
LPDDR3, LPDDR2 Memory DDR3-1600
Max. Memory 32 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
1.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 6.00 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 MT6591 has a TDP of --, that of the Intel Core i5-3330S is 65 W.

MediaTek MT6591 Characteristic Intel Core i5-3330S
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek MT6591 has a 1.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i5-3330S cache has a total of 6.00 MB.

MediaTek MT6591 Characteristic Intel Core i5-3330S
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, AVX
-- Socket LGA 1155
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2014 Release date Q3/2012
-- 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 MT6591 MediaTek MT6591
ARM Mali-450 MP4 @ 0.60 GHz
36 (36%)
Intel Core i5-3330S Intel Core i5-3330S
Intel HD Graphics 2500 @ 1.05 GHz
101 (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 MT6591 MediaTek MT6591
6C 6T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-3330S Intel Core i5-3330S
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
693 (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 MT6591 MediaTek MT6591
6C 6T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-3330S Intel Core i5-3330S
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
2289 (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 MT6591 MediaTek MT6591
6C 6T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-3330S Intel Core i5-3330S
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
642 (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 MT6591 MediaTek MT6591
6C 6T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-3330S Intel Core i5-3330S
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
1766 (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 MT6591 MediaTek MT6591
6C 6T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-3330S Intel Core i5-3330S
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
3854 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT6591 Intel Core i5-3330S
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