MediaTek MT8317 vs Intel Core i3-5015U

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MediaTek MT8317 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-5015U
MediaTek MT8317 Intel Core i3-5015U

CPU comparison

MediaTek MT8317 or Intel Core i3-5015U - 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 MT8317 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.00 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 0 memory channels. The MediaTek MT8317 was released in Q3/2013.

The Intel Core i3-5015U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-5015U was released in Q1/2015.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
MediaTek MT83xx A9 (3) CPU group Intel Core i 5000U (16)
1 Generation 5
Cortex-A9 Architecture Broadwell U
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT8317 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT8317 is 1.00 GHz while the Intel Core i3-5015U has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-5015U is at 2.10 GHz.

MediaTek MT8317 Characteristic Intel Core i3-5015U
2 Cores 2
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.00 GHz Frequency 2.10 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 MT8317 Characteristic Intel Core i3-5015U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The MediaTek MT8317 or Intel Core i3-5015U 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 SGX531 GPU Intel HD Graphics 5500
0.52 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
0.52 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.85 GHz
-- GPU Generation 8
65nm Technology 14 nm
1 Max. displays 3
1 Compute units 24
-- Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 16 GB
10.1 DirectX Version 11.2

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 SGX531 GPU Intel HD Graphics 5500
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The MediaTek MT8317 can use up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Intel Core i3-5015U supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.

MediaTek MT8317 Characteristic Intel Core i3-5015U
Memory DDR3-1600
Max. Memory 16 GB
0 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 3.00 MB
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 12
-- PCIe Bandwidth 6.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek MT8317 is --, while the Intel Core i3-5015U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

MediaTek MT8317 Characteristic Intel Core i3-5015U
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 10 W
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The MediaTek MT8317 is manufactured in 40 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i3-5015U is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 3.00 MB cache.

MediaTek MT8317 Characteristic Intel Core i3-5015U
40 nm Technology 14 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
-- Socket BGA 1168
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2013 Release date Q1/2015
-- 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 MT8317 MediaTek MT8317
PowerVR SGX531 @ 0.52 GHz
4 (1%)
Intel Core i3-5015U Intel Core i3-5015U
Intel HD Graphics 5500 @ 0.85 GHz
326 (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 MT8317 MediaTek MT8317
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-5015U Intel Core i3-5015U
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
535 (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 MT8317 MediaTek MT8317
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-5015U Intel Core i3-5015U
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
1125 (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 MT8317 MediaTek MT8317
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-5015U Intel Core i3-5015U
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
665 (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 MT8317 MediaTek MT8317
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-5015U Intel Core i3-5015U
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
1337 (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 MT8317 MediaTek MT8317
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-5015U Intel Core i3-5015U
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
1878 (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 MT8317 MediaTek MT8317
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-5015U Intel Core i3-5015U
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
85 (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 MT8317 MediaTek MT8317
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-5015U Intel Core i3-5015U
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
214 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT8317 Intel Core i3-5015U
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