MediaTek MT6738 vs Intel Core i5-13400F

Last updated: 2024-04-16

CPU comparison with benchmarks


MediaTek MT6738		Intel Core i5-13400F
CPU comparison MediaTek MT6738 or Intel Core i5-13400F - 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 MT6738 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. Up to 4 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The MediaTek MT6738 was released in Q2/2016. The Intel Core i5-13400F has 10 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-13400F was released in Q1/2023.

Mediatek MT-Serie (72)	Family	Intel Core i5 (331)
MediaTek MT67xx (17)	CPU group	Intel Core i 13000 (AL) (16)
1	Generation	13
Cortex-A53	Architecture	Alder Lake S Refresh
Mobile	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	Intel Core i5-12400F
--	Successor	Intel Core i5-14400F

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The MediaTek MT6738 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT6738 is 1.50 GHz while the Intel Core i5-13400F has 10 CPU cores and 16 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-13400F is at 2.50 GHz (4.60 GHz).
MediaTek MT6738	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-13400F
4	Cores	10
4	Threads	16
normal	Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
1.50 GHz 4x Cortex-A53	A-Core	2.50 GHz (4.60 GHz) 6x Raptor Cove
--	B-Core	1.80 GHz (3.30 GHz) 4x 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 MT6738	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-13400F
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The MediaTek MT6738 or Intel Core i5-13400F 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.
ARM Mali-T860 MP2	GPU	no iGPU
0.35 GHz	GPU frequency	--
0.35 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
Midgard 4	GPU Generation	--
28nm	Technology
2	Max. displays
2	Compute units	--
32	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	--
11	DirectX Version	--

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-T860 MP2	GPU	no iGPU
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
Decode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	No
No	Codec VP9	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	No
No	Codec VC-1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe The MediaTek MT6738 can use up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 5.3 GB/s. The Intel Core i5-13400F supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 76.8 GB/s.
MediaTek MT6738	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-13400F
LPDDR3-667	Memory	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
4 GB	Max. Memory	128 GB
1 (Single Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
5.3 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	76.8 GB/s
No	ECC	Yes
--	L2 Cache	9.50 MB
--	L3 Cache	20.00 MB
--	PCIe version	5.0
--	PCIe lanes	20
--	PCIe Bandwidth	78.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek MT6738 is --, while the Intel Core i5-13400F has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
MediaTek MT6738	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-13400F
--	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	65 W
--	TDP (PL2)	148 W
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The MediaTek MT6738 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i5-13400F is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 29.50 MB cache.
MediaTek MT6738	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-13400F
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, AVX2+
--	Socket	LGA 1700
None	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No	AES-NI	Yes
Android	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2016	Release date	Q1/2023
--	Release price	196 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

MediaTek MT6738 (8%)

Intel Core i5-13400F (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

MediaTek MT6738 (4%)

Intel Core i5-13400F (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 MT6738 4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	127 (8%)
	Intel Core i5-13400F 10C 16T @ 4.60 GHz	1644 (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 MT6738 4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	408 (4%)
	Intel Core i5-13400F 10C 16T @ 3.90 GHz	10309 (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 MT6738 4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	693 (3%)
	Intel Core i5-13400F 10C 16T @ 3.90 GHz	25910 (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 MT6738 4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-13400F 10C 16T @ 4.60 GHz	106 (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 MT6738 4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-13400F 10C 16T @ 4.60 GHz	845 (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 MT6738 4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-13400F 10C 16T @ 4.60 GHz	1794 (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 MT6738 4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-13400F 10C 16T @ 3.90 GHz	15890 (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 MT6738 4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-13400F 10C 16T @ 4.60 GHz	2375 (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 MT6738 4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-13400F 10C 16T @ 3.90 GHz	9712 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 MT6738 4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-13400F 10C 16T @ 4.60 GHz	687 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 MT6738 4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-13400F 10C 16T @ 3.90 GHz	6055 (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 MT6738 ARM Mali-T860 MP2 @ 0.35 GHz	24 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-13400F @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	MediaTek MT6738 4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-13400F 10C 16T @ 3.90 GHz	674 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	MediaTek MT6738 4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-13400F 10C 16T @ 2.50 GHz	6282 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 MT6738 4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-13400F 10C 16T @ 4.60 GHz	253 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 MT6738 4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-13400F 10C 16T @ 3.90 GHz	2336 (100%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.


	MediaTek MT6738 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-13400F 15,890 CB R23 MC @ 94 W	169 (100%)

Devices using this processor
MediaTek MT6738	Intel Core i5-13400F
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