MediaTek MT6739 vs Intel Core i5-9500

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MediaTek MT6739 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-9500
MediaTek MT6739 Intel Core i5-9500

CPU comparison

MediaTek MT6739 or Intel Core i5-9500 - 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 MT6739 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. Up to 3 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The MediaTek MT6739 was released in Q4/2017.

The Intel Core i5-9500 has 6 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-9500 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 Intel Core i5-8500
-- Successor Intel Core i5-10500

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT6739 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.50 GHz. The Intel Core i5-9500 has 6 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz (4.40 GHz).

MediaTek MT6739 Characteristic Intel Core i5-9500
4 Cores 6
4 Threads 6
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.50 GHz Frequency 3.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.40 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 4.00 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 MT6739 Characteristic Intel Core i5-9500
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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.

PowerVR GE8100 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
0.57 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
0.57 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
-- GPU Generation 9.5
20 nm Technology 14 nm
2 Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 24
-- Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 64 GB
10 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.

PowerVR GE8100 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No 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 MT6739 supports a maximum of 3 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-9500 can connect up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

MediaTek MT6739 Characteristic Intel Core i5-9500
LPDDR3-667 Memory DDR4-2666
3 GB 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 MT6739 has a TDP of --, that of the Intel Core i5-9500 is 65 W.

MediaTek MT6739 Characteristic Intel Core i5-9500
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The MediaTek MT6739 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i5-9500 cache has a total of 9.00 MB.

MediaTek MT6739 Characteristic Intel Core i5-9500
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
Q4/2017 Release date Q2/2019
-- Release price 260 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek MT6739 (8%)
Intel Core i5-9500 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek MT6739 (6%)
Intel Core i5-9500 (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 MT6739 MediaTek MT6739
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
92 (8%)
Intel Core i5-9500 Intel Core i5-9500
6C 6T @ 4.40 GHz
1168 (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 MT6739 MediaTek MT6739
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
321 (7%)
Intel Core i5-9500 Intel Core i5-9500
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz
4736 (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 MT6739 MediaTek MT6739
PowerVR GE8100 @ 0.57 GHz
10 (2%)
Intel Core i5-9500 Intel Core i5-9500
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz
422 (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 MT6739 MediaTek MT6739
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
417 (4%)
Intel Core i5-9500 Intel Core i5-9500
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz
9791 (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 MT6739 MediaTek MT6739
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-9500 Intel Core i5-9500
6C 6T @ 4.40 GHz
1427 (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 MT6739 MediaTek MT6739
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-9500 Intel Core i5-9500
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz
5424 (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 MT6739 MediaTek MT6739
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-9500 Intel Core i5-9500
6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz
2692 (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 MT6739 MediaTek MT6739
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-9500 Intel Core i5-9500
6C 6T @ 4.40 GHz
182 (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 MT6739 MediaTek MT6739
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-9500 Intel Core i5-9500
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz
1016 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT6739 Intel Core i5-9500
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