MediaTek MT8125 vs Intel Core i5-4430S

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MediaTek MT8125 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-4430S
MediaTek MT8125 Intel Core i5-4430S

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the MediaTek MT8125 and the Intel Core i5-4430S and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the MediaTek MT8125 4 core processor released in Q4/2013 with the Intel Core i5-4430S which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2013.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
MediaTek MT81xx A7 (5) CPU group Intel Core i 4000 (64)
1 Generation 4
Cortex-A7 Architecture Haswell S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT8125 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.20 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i5-4430S clocks with 2.70 GHz (3.20 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

MediaTek MT8125 Characteristic Intel Core i5-4430S
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.20 GHz Frequency 2.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.20 GHz
-- 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 MT8125 Characteristic Intel Core i5-4430S
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

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.

PowerVR SGX544 GPU Intel HD Graphics 4600
0.26 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
0.26 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
-- GPU Generation 7.5
45nm Technology 22 nm
1 Max. displays 3
2 Compute units 20
4 Shader 160
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 4600
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

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 0 memory channels is supported by the MediaTek MT8125, while the Intel Core i5-4430S supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s enabled.

MediaTek MT8125 Characteristic Intel Core i5-4430S
LPDDR2 Memory DDR3-1600
Max. Memory 32 GB
0 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
1.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 6.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The MediaTek MT8125 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Core i5-4430S is 65 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

MediaTek MT8125 Characteristic Intel Core i5-4430S
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek MT8125 has 1.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of Intel Core i5-4430S is at 6.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm.

MediaTek MT8125 Characteristic Intel Core i5-4430S
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, AVX2
-- Socket LGA 1150
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2013 Release date Q2/2013
-- Release price 155 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek MT8125 (9%)
Intel Core i5-4430S (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek MT8125 (5%)
Intel Core i5-4430S (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 MT8125 MediaTek MT8125
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
69 (9%)
Intel Core i5-4430S Intel Core i5-4430S
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
764 (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 MT8125 MediaTek MT8125
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
134 (5%)
Intel Core i5-4430S Intel Core i5-4430S
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
2476 (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 MT8125 MediaTek MT8125
PowerVR SGX544 @ 0.26 GHz
8 (2%)
Intel Core i5-4430S Intel Core i5-4430S
Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.10 GHz
352 (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 MT8125 MediaTek MT8125
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-4430S Intel Core i5-4430S
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
973 (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 MT8125 MediaTek MT8125
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-4430S Intel Core i5-4430S
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
2760 (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 MT8125 MediaTek MT8125
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-4430S Intel Core i5-4430S
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
4262 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT8125 Intel Core i5-4430S
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