MediaTek MT8693 vs Intel Core i5-4260U

Last updated: 2024-04-16

CPU comparison with benchmarks


MediaTek MT8693		Intel Core i5-4260U
CPU comparison MediaTek MT8693 or Intel Core i5-4260U - 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 MT8693 has 6 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The MediaTek MT8693 was released in 2016. The Intel Core i5-4260U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-4260U was released in Q2/2014.

Mediatek MT-Serie (72)	Family	Intel Core i5 (331)
MediaTek MT81xx MT86xx A72 / A53 (3)	CPU group	Intel Core i 4000U (26)
1	Generation	4
Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53	Architecture	Haswell U
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The MediaTek MT8693 has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 6 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT8693 is 2.00 GHz while the Intel Core i5-4260U has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-4260U is at 1.40 GHz (2.70 GHz).
MediaTek MT8693	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-4260U
6	Cores	2
6	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.00 GHz	Frequency	1.40 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	2.70 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	2.70 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 MT8693	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-4260U
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The MediaTek MT8693 or Intel Core i5-4260U 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 GX6250	GPU	Intel HD Graphics 5000
0.01 GHz	GPU frequency	0.20 GHz
0.01 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	1.00 GHz
--	GPU Generation	7.5
28 nm	Technology	22 nm
1	Max. displays	3
2	Compute units	40
32	Shader	320
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
10	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 GX6250	GPU	Intel HD Graphics 5000
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	No
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	Decode

Memory & PCIe The MediaTek MT8693 can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 14.9 GB/s. The Intel Core i5-4260U supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.
MediaTek MT8693	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-4260U
LPDDR3-933	Memory	DDR3-1600
	Max. Memory	16 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
14.9 GB/s	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 MT8693 is --, while the Intel Core i5-4260U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
MediaTek MT8693	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-4260U
--	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	15 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The MediaTek MT8693 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i5-4260U is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 3.00 MB cache.
MediaTek MT8693	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-4260U
28 nm	Technology	22 nm
Chiplet	Chip design	Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 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
2016	Release date	Q2/2014
--	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

MediaTek MT8693 (57%)

Intel Core i5-4260U (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

MediaTek MT8693 (36%)

Intel Core i5-4260U (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 MT8693 6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz	312 (57%)
	Intel Core i5-4260U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	552 (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 MT8693 6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz	433 (36%)
	Intel Core i5-4260U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	1211 (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 MT8693 6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-4260U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	799 (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 MT8693 6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-4260U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	1469 (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 MT8693 6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-4260U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	224 (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 MT8693 6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-4260U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	575 (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 MT8693 PowerVR GX6250 @ 0.01 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-4260U Intel HD Graphics 5000 @ 1.00 GHz	640 (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 MT8693 6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-4260U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	2345 (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 MT8693 6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-4260U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	103 (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 MT8693 6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-4260U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	239 (100%)

Devices using this processor
MediaTek MT8693	Intel Core i5-4260U
Unknown	Apple MacBook Air (2014)

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