MediaTek MT8321 vs Intel Core i5-6287U

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MediaTek MT8321 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-6287U
MediaTek MT8321 Intel Core i5-6287U

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the MediaTek MT8321 and the Intel Core i5-6287U and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the MediaTek MT8321 4 core processor released in Q2/2014 with the Intel Core i5-6287U which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2015.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
MediaTek MT83xx A7 (6) CPU group Intel Core i 6000U (20)
1 Generation 6
Cortex-A7 Architecture Skylake U
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Intel Core i5-5287U
-- Successor Intel Core i5-7287U

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT8321 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.30 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i5-6287U clocks with 3.10 GHz (3.50 GHz), has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

MediaTek MT8321 Characteristic Intel Core i5-6287U
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.30 GHz Frequency 3.10 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.50 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.30 GHz

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 MT8321 Characteristic Intel Core i5-6287U
-- 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.

ARM Mali-400 GPU Intel Iris Graphics 550
0.01 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
0.01 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
Utgard GPU Generation 9
28nm Technology 14 nm
1 Max. displays 3
1 Compute units 48
16 Shader 384
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
0 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.

ARM Mali-400 GPU Intel Iris Graphics 550
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
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

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 0 memory channels is supported by the MediaTek MT8321, while the Intel Core i5-6287U supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 34.1 GB/s enabled.

MediaTek MT8321 Characteristic Intel Core i5-6287U
Memory DDR4-2133
Max. Memory 32 GB
0 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 4.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 12
-- PCIe Bandwidth 11.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The MediaTek MT8321 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Core i5-6287U is 28 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

MediaTek MT8321 Characteristic Intel Core i5-6287U
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 28 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek MT8321 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of Intel Core i5-6287U is at 4.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

MediaTek MT8321 Characteristic Intel Core i5-6287U
28 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 1356
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2014 Release date Q3/2015
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek MT8321 (9%)
Intel Core i5-6287U (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek MT8321 (13%)
Intel Core i5-6287U (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 MT8321 MediaTek MT8321
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
71 (9%)
Intel Core i5-6287U Intel Core i5-6287U
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
816 (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 MT8321 MediaTek MT8321
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
242 (13%)
Intel Core i5-6287U Intel Core i5-6287U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
1873 (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 MT8321 MediaTek MT8321
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-6287U Intel Core i5-6287U
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1106 (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 MT8321 MediaTek MT8321
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-6287U Intel Core i5-6287U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
2214 (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 MT8321 MediaTek MT8321
ARM Mali-400 @ 0.01 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-6287U Intel Core i5-6287U
Intel Iris Graphics 550 @ 1.10 GHz
845 (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 MT8321 MediaTek MT8321
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-6287U Intel Core i5-6287U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
3833 (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 MT8321 MediaTek MT8321
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-6287U Intel Core i5-6287U
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
149 (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 MT8321 MediaTek MT8321
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-6287U Intel Core i5-6287U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
357 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT8321 Intel Core i5-6287U
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