MediaTek MT8161 vs Intel Pentium G860T

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MediaTek MT8161 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium G860T
MediaTek MT8161 Intel Pentium G860T

CPU comparison

MediaTek MT8161 or Intel Pentium G860T - 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 MT8161 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.30 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The MediaTek MT8161 was released in 2014.

The Intel Pentium G860T has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium G860T was released in Q2/2012.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family Intel Pentium (150)
MediaTek MT816x (4) CPU group Intel Pentium G800 (2)
1 Generation 3
Cortex-A53 Architecture Sandy Bridge S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT8161 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.30 GHz. The Intel Pentium G860T has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz.
MediaTek MT8161 Characteristic Intel Pentium G860T
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.30 GHz Frequency 2.60 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 MT8161 Characteristic Intel Pentium G860T
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

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.
ARM Mali-T720 MP2 GPU Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1)
0.01 GHz GPU frequency 0.65 GHz
0.01 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
Midgard 3 GPU Generation 6
28nm Technology 32 nm
2 Max. displays 2
2 Compute units 6
32 Shader 48
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11 DirectX Version 10.1

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.
ARM Mali-T720 MP2 GPU Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge 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 / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The MediaTek MT8161 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Intel Pentium G860T can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
MediaTek MT8161 Characteristic Intel Pentium G860T
LPDDR3-800, DDR3-800 Memory DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333
Max. Memory 32 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
6.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 3.00 MB
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The MediaTek MT8161 has a TDP of --, that of the Intel Pentium G860T is 35 W.
MediaTek MT8161 Characteristic Intel Pentium G860T
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek MT8161 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the Intel Pentium G860T cache has a total of 3.00 MB.
MediaTek MT8161 Characteristic Intel Pentium G860T
28 nm Technology 32 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
-- Socket LGA 1155
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
2014 Release date Q2/2012
-- Release price --
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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 MT8161 MediaTek MT8161
ARM Mali-T720 MP2 @ 0.01 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium G860T Intel Pentium G860T
Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) @ 1.10 GHz
106 (100%)

Devices using this processor
MediaTek MT8161 Intel Pentium G860T
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