MediaTek MT8392 vs Intel Core i5-8365U

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MediaTek MT8392 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-8365U
MediaTek MT8392 Intel Core i5-8365U

CPU comparison

MediaTek MT8392 or Intel Core i5-8365U - 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 MT8392 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 0 memory channels. The MediaTek MT8392 was released in Q1/2014.

The Intel Core i5-8365U has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-8365U was released in Q2/2019.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
MediaTek MT83xx A7 (6) CPU group Intel Core i 8000U (WL) (8)
1 Generation 8
Cortex-A7 Architecture Whiskey Lake U
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT8392 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz. The Intel Core i5-8365U has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz (4.10 GHz).

MediaTek MT8392 Characteristic Intel Core i5-8365U
8 Cores 4
8 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz Frequency 1.60 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.10 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.60 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 MT8392 Characteristic Intel Core i5-8365U
-- 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-450 MP4 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 620
0.70 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
0.70 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
Utgard GPU Generation 9.5
28nm Technology 14 nm
1 Max. displays 3
4 Compute units 24
64 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 16 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-450 MP4 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 620
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
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

The MediaTek MT8392 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-8365U can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

MediaTek MT8392 Characteristic Intel Core i5-8365U
Memory DDR4-2400
Max. Memory 64 GB
0 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 6.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The MediaTek MT8392 has a TDP of --, that of the Intel Core i5-8365U is 15 W.

MediaTek MT8392 Characteristic Intel Core i5-8365U
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 25 W
-- TDP down 10 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The MediaTek MT8392 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i5-8365U cache has a total of 6.00 MB.

MediaTek MT8392 Characteristic Intel Core i5-8365U
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 1528
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2014 Release date Q2/2019
-- Release price 297 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek MT8392 (10%)
Intel Core i5-8365U (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek MT8392 (12%)
Intel Core i5-8365U (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 MT8392 MediaTek MT8392
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
95 (10%)
Intel Core i5-8365U Intel Core i5-8365U
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
922 (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 MT8392 MediaTek MT8392
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
330 (12%)
Intel Core i5-8365U Intel Core i5-8365U
4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
2866 (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 MT8392 MediaTek MT8392
ARM Mali-450 MP4 @ 0.70 GHz
42 (10%)
Intel Core i5-8365U Intel Core i5-8365U
Intel UHD Graphics 620 @ 1.10 GHz
422 (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 MT8392 MediaTek MT8392
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-8365U Intel Core i5-8365U
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
1309 (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 MT8392 MediaTek MT8392
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-8365U Intel Core i5-8365U
4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
3335 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 MT8392 MediaTek MT8392
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-8365U Intel Core i5-8365U
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
422 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 MT8392 MediaTek MT8392
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-8365U Intel Core i5-8365U
4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
1400 (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 MT8392 MediaTek MT8392
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-8365U Intel Core i5-8365U
4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
6254 (100%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
MediaTek MT8392 MediaTek MT8392
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-8365U Intel Core i5-8365U
4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
781.3 (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 MT8392 MediaTek MT8392
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-8365U Intel Core i5-8365U
4C 8T @ 1.60 GHz
1853 (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 MT8392 MediaTek MT8392
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-8365U Intel Core i5-8365U
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
167 (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 MT8392 MediaTek MT8392
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-8365U Intel Core i5-8365U
4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
558 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT8392 Intel Core i5-8365U
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