MediaTek MT6735 vs Intel Core i5-9500TE

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MediaTek MT6735 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-9500TE
MediaTek MT6735 Intel Core i5-9500TE

CPU comparison

MediaTek MT6735 or Intel Core i5-9500TE - 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 MT6735 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 MT6735 was released in Q2/2015.

The Intel Core i5-9500TE has 6 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-9500TE was released in Q2/2019.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
MediaTek MT67xx (17) CPU group Intel Core i 9000 (34)
1 Generation 9
Cortex-A53 Architecture Coffee Lake S Refresh
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Intel Core i5-10500TE

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT6735 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.30 GHz. The Intel Core i5-9500TE has 6 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz (3.60 GHz).

MediaTek MT6735 Characteristic Intel Core i5-9500TE
4 Cores 6
4 Threads 6
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.30 GHz Frequency 2.20 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.60 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 MT6735 Characteristic Intel Core i5-9500TE
-- 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-T720 MP2 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
0.60 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
0.60 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
Midgard 3 GPU Generation 9.5
28nm Technology 14 nm
2 Max. displays 3
2 Compute units 24
32 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 64 GB
11 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-T720 MP2 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode 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 MT6735 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-9500TE can connect up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

MediaTek MT6735 Characteristic Intel Core i5-9500TE
LPDDR3-667 Memory DDR4-2666
Max. Memory 128 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
5.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 42.7 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 9.00 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 MT6735 has a TDP of --, that of the Intel Core i5-9500TE is 35 W.

MediaTek MT6735 Characteristic Intel Core i5-9500TE
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The MediaTek MT6735 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i5-9500TE cache has a total of 9.00 MB.

MediaTek MT6735 Characteristic Intel Core i5-9500TE
28 nm Technology 14 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
-- Socket LGA 1151-2
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2015 Release date Q2/2019
-- Release price 260 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek MT6735 (12%)
Intel Core i5-9500TE (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek MT6735 (11%)
Intel Core i5-9500TE (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 MT6735 MediaTek MT6735
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
111 (12%)
Intel Core i5-9500TE Intel Core i5-9500TE
6C 6T @ 3.60 GHz
965 (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 MT6735 MediaTek MT6735
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
389 (11%)
Intel Core i5-9500TE Intel Core i5-9500TE
6C 6T @ 2.20 GHz
3611 (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 MT6735 MediaTek MT6735
ARM Mali-T720 MP2 @ 0.60 GHz
20 (5%)
Intel Core i5-9500TE Intel Core i5-9500TE
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz
422 (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 MT6735 MediaTek MT6735
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-9500TE Intel Core i5-9500TE
6C 6T @ 3.60 GHz
1174 (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 MT6735 MediaTek MT6735
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-9500TE Intel Core i5-9500TE
6C 6T @ 2.20 GHz
4389 (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 MT6735 MediaTek MT6735
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-9500TE Intel Core i5-9500TE
6C 6T @ 2.20 GHz
8117 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT6735 Intel Core i5-9500TE
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