MediaTek MT6735P vs Intel Core i5-1240P

Last updated: 2023-09-12

CPU comparison with benchmarks


MediaTek MT6735P		Intel Core i5-1240P
CPU comparison MediaTek MT6735P or Intel Core i5-1240P - 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 MT6735P has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.00 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The MediaTek MT6735P was released in Q2/2015. The Intel Core i5-1240P has 12 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-1240P was released in Q1/2022.

Mediatek MT-Serie (72)	Family	Intel Core i5 (331)
MediaTek MT67xx (17)	CPU group	Intel Core i 1200P/1200U (21)
1	Generation	12
Cortex-A53	Architecture	Alder Lake U
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	Intel Core i5-1340P

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The MediaTek MT6735P is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.00 GHz. The Intel Core i5-1240P has 12 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.70 GHz (4.40 GHz).
MediaTek MT6735P	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-1240P
4	Cores	12
4	Threads	16
normal	Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
1.00 GHz 4x Cortex-A53	A-Core	1.70 GHz (4.40 GHz) 4x Golden Cove
--	B-Core	1.20 GHz (3.30 GHz) 8x Gracemont
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 MT6735P	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-1240P
--	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 Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake)
0.40 GHz	GPU frequency	0.40 GHz
0.40 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	1.30 GHz
Midgard 3	GPU Generation	13
28nm	Technology	10 nm
2	Max. displays	4
2	Compute units	80
32	Shader	640
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	32 GB
11	DirectX Version	12.1

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 Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake)
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
No	Codec AV1	Decode
No	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The MediaTek MT6735P supports a maximum of GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-1240P can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
MediaTek MT6735P	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-1240P
LPDDR3-533	Memory	LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
	Max. Memory	64 GB
1 (Single Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
6.4 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	83.2 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	9.00 MB
--	L3 Cache	12.00 MB
--	PCIe version	4.0
--	PCIe lanes	28
--	PCIe Bandwidth	55.1 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The MediaTek MT6735P has a TDP of --, that of the Intel Core i5-1240P is 28 W.
MediaTek MT6735P	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-1240P
--	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	28 W
--	TDP (PL2)	64 W
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The MediaTek MT6735P has a 0.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i5-1240P cache has a total of 21.00 MB.
MediaTek MT6735P	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-1240P
28 nm	Technology	10 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 1744
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	Q1/2022
--	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

MediaTek MT6735P (4%)

Intel Core i5-1240P (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

MediaTek MT6735P (3%)

Intel Core i5-1240P (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 MT6735P 4C 4T @ 1.00 GHz	68 (4%)
	Intel Core i5-1240P 12C 16T @ 4.40 GHz	1564 (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 MT6735P 4C 4T @ 1.00 GHz	239 (3%)
	Intel Core i5-1240P 12C 16T @ 2.70 GHz	8550 (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 MT6735P ARM Mali-T720 MP2 @ 0.40 GHz	14 (1%)
	Intel Core i5-1240P Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) @ 1.30 GHz	1611 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	MediaTek MT6735P 4C 4T @ 1.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-1240P 12C 16T @ 4.40 GHz	98 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	MediaTek MT6735P 4C 4T @ 1.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-1240P 12C 16T @ 4.40 GHz	630 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 MT6735P 4C 4T @ 1.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-1240P 12C 16T @ 4.40 GHz	1688 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 MT6735P 4C 4T @ 1.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-1240P 12C 16T @ 2.70 GHz	11268 (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 MT6735P 4C 4T @ 1.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-1240P 12C 16T @ 4.40 GHz	2102 (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 MT6735P 4C 4T @ 1.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-1240P 12C 16T @ 2.70 GHz	7577 (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 MT6735P 4C 4T @ 1.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-1240P 12C 16T @ 2.70 GHz	17451 (100%)

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