MediaTek MT8117 vs Intel Pentium 3558U

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MediaTek MT8117 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium 3558U
MediaTek MT8117 Intel Pentium 3558U

CPU comparison

MediaTek MT8117 or Intel Pentium 3558U - 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 MT8117 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.20 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 0 memory channels. The MediaTek MT8117 was released in Q2/2014.

The Intel Pentium 3558U has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium 3558U was released in Q4/2013.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family Intel Pentium (150)
MediaTek MT81xx A7 (5) CPU group Intel Pentium 3000 (8)
1 Generation 4
Cortex-A7 Architecture Haswell U
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT8117 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT8117 is 1.20 GHz while the Intel Pentium 3558U has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium 3558U is at 1.70 GHz.

MediaTek MT8117 Characteristic Intel Pentium 3558U
2 Cores 2
2 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.20 GHz Frequency 1.70 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 MT8117 Characteristic Intel Pentium 3558U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The MediaTek MT8117 or Intel Pentium 3558U 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.

PowerVR SGX544 GPU Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
0.16 GHz GPU frequency 0.20 GHz
0.16 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.00 GHz
-- GPU Generation 7.5
45nm Technology 22 nm
1 Max. displays 3
2 Compute units 10
4 Shader 80
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
10.1 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.

PowerVR SGX544 GPU Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
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 Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The MediaTek MT8117 can use up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Intel Pentium 3558U supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.

MediaTek MT8117 Characteristic Intel Pentium 3558U
Memory LPDDR3-1333, LPDDR3-1600, DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600
Max. Memory 16 GB
0 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 2.00 MB
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 10
-- PCIe Bandwidth 5.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek MT8117 is --, while the Intel Pentium 3558U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

MediaTek MT8117 Characteristic Intel Pentium 3558U
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The MediaTek MT8117 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Intel Pentium 3558U is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

MediaTek MT8117 Characteristic Intel Pentium 3558U
28 nm Technology 22 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
-- Socket BGA 1168
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2014 Release date Q4/2013
-- Release price 161 $
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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 MT8117 MediaTek MT8117
PowerVR SGX544 @ 0.16 GHz
5 (3%)
Intel Pentium 3558U Intel Pentium 3558U
Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 1.00 GHz
160 (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 MT8117 MediaTek MT8117
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 3558U Intel Pentium 3558U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
398 (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 MT8117 MediaTek MT8117
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 3558U Intel Pentium 3558U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
735 (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 MT8117 MediaTek MT8117
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 3558U Intel Pentium 3558U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
318 (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 MT8117 MediaTek MT8117
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 3558U Intel Pentium 3558U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
561 (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 MT8117 MediaTek MT8117
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 3558U Intel Pentium 3558U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
1031 (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 MT8117 MediaTek MT8117
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 3558U Intel Pentium 3558U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
346 (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 MT8117 MediaTek MT8117
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 3558U Intel Pentium 3558U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
68 (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 MT8117 MediaTek MT8117
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 3558U Intel Pentium 3558U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
131 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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