MediaTek MT6735M vs Intel Core i7-4700EC

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MediaTek MT6735M CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-4700EC
MediaTek MT6735M Intel Core i7-4700EC

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the MediaTek MT6735M and the Intel Core i7-4700EC and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the MediaTek MT6735M 4 core processor released in Q2/2015 with the Intel Core i7-4700EC which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2014.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
MediaTek MT67xx (17) CPU group Intel Core i 4000 (64)
1 Generation 4
Cortex-A53 Architecture Haswell S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT6735M is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.00 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i7-4700EC clocks with 2.70 GHz, has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

MediaTek MT6735M Characteristic Intel Core i7-4700EC
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.00 GHz Frequency 2.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- 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 MT6735M Characteristic Intel Core i7-4700EC
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

ARM Mali-T720 MP2 GPU Intel HD Graphics 4600
0.50 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
0.50 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.00 GHz
Midgard 3 GPU Generation 7.5
28nm Technology 22 nm
2 Max. displays 3
2 Compute units 20
32 Shader 160
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11 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.

ARM Mali-T720 MP2 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 / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 1 memory channels is supported by the MediaTek MT6735M, while the Intel Core i7-4700EC supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s enabled.

MediaTek MT6735M Characteristic Intel Core i7-4700EC
LPDDR3-533 Memory DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600
Max. Memory 32 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
6.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 8.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The MediaTek MT6735M has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Core i7-4700EC is 43 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

MediaTek MT6735M Characteristic Intel Core i7-4700EC
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 43 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The MediaTek MT6735M has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of Intel Core i7-4700EC is at 8.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm.

MediaTek MT6735M Characteristic Intel Core i7-4700EC
28 nm Technology 22 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
-- Socket BGA 1364
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2015 Release date Q1/2014
-- 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 MT6735M MediaTek MT6735M
ARM Mali-T720 MP2 @ 0.50 GHz
17 (5%)
Intel Core i7-4700EC Intel Core i7-4700EC
Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.00 GHz
320 (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 MT6735M MediaTek MT6735M
4C 4T @ 1.00 GHz
68 (100%)
Intel Core i7-4700EC Intel Core i7-4700EC
4C 8T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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 MT6735M MediaTek MT6735M
4C 4T @ 1.00 GHz
239 (100%)
Intel Core i7-4700EC Intel Core i7-4700EC
4C 8T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT6735M Intel Core i7-4700EC
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