MediaTek MT6738T vs Intel Core i7-10700F

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MediaTek MT6738T Intel Core i7-10700F

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the MediaTek MT6738T and the Intel Core i7-10700F and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the MediaTek MT6738T 4 core processor released in Q2/2016 with the Intel Core i7-10700F which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2020.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
MediaTek MT67xx (17) CPU group Intel Core i 10000 (43)
1 Generation 10
Cortex-A53 Architecture Comet Lake S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Core i7-9700F
-- Successor Intel Core i7-11700F

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT6738T is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.50 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i7-10700F clocks with 2.90 GHz (4.80 GHz), has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel.

MediaTek MT6738T Characteristic Intel Core i7-10700F
4 Cores 8
4 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.50 GHz Frequency 2.90 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.80 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 4.60 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

MediaTek MT6738T Characteristic Intel Core i7-10700F
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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-T860 MP2 GPU no iGPU
0.52 GHz GPU frequency --
0.52 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

Up to 4 GB of memory in a maximum of 1 memory channels is supported by the MediaTek MT6738T, while the Intel Core i7-10700F supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 46.9 GB/s enabled.

MediaTek MT6738T Characteristic Intel Core i7-10700F
LPDDR3-667 Memory DDR4-2933
4 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
5.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 46.9 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 16.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The MediaTek MT6738T has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Core i7-10700F is 65 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

MediaTek MT6738T Characteristic Intel Core i7-10700F
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The MediaTek MT6738T has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of Intel Core i7-10700F is at 16.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

MediaTek MT6738T Characteristic Intel Core i7-10700F
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 1200
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 Q2/2020
-- Release price 298 $
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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 MT6738T MediaTek MT6738T
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-10700F Intel Core i7-10700F
8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz
1255 (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 MT6738T MediaTek MT6738T
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-10700F Intel Core i7-10700F
8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
12250 (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 MT6738T MediaTek MT6738T
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-10700F Intel Core i7-10700F
8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz
1267 (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 MT6738T MediaTek MT6738T
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-10700F Intel Core i7-10700F
8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
8945 (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 MT6738T MediaTek MT6738T
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-10700F Intel Core i7-10700F
8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz
1597 (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 MT6738T MediaTek MT6738T
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-10700F Intel Core i7-10700F
8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
7926 (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 MT6738T MediaTek MT6738T
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-10700F Intel Core i7-10700F
8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz
499 (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 MT6738T MediaTek MT6738T
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-10700F Intel Core i7-10700F
8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
4834 (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 MT6738T MediaTek MT6738T
ARM Mali-T860 MP2 @ 0.52 GHz
35 (100%)
Intel Core i7-10700F Intel Core i7-10700F
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
MediaTek MT6738T MediaTek MT6738T
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-10700F Intel Core i7-10700F
8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
180 (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 MT6738T MediaTek MT6738T
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-10700F Intel Core i7-10700F
8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
16780 (100%)

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 MT6738T MediaTek MT6738T
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-10700F Intel Core i7-10700F
8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz
531 (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 MT6738T MediaTek MT6738T
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-10700F Intel Core i7-10700F
8C 16T @ 2.90 GHz
5352 (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 MT6738T MediaTek MT6738T
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-10700F Intel Core i7-10700F
8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz
214 (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 MT6738T MediaTek MT6738T
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-10700F Intel Core i7-10700F
8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
2291 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT6738T Intel Core i7-10700F
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