MediaTek MT8732 vs Intel Core i5-3570S

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MediaTek MT8732 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-3570S
MediaTek MT8732 Intel Core i5-3570S

CPU comparison

MediaTek MT8732 or Intel Core i5-3570S - 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 MT8732 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The MediaTek MT8732 was released in Q4/2014.

The Intel Core i5-3570S has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-3570S was released in Q2/2012.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
MediaTek MT87xx A53 (3) CPU group Intel Core i 3000 (31)
1 Generation 3
Cortex-A53 Architecture Ivy Bridge S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Intel Core i5-4570S

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT8732 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT8732 is 1.50 GHz while the Intel Core i5-3570S has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-3570S is at 3.10 GHz (3.80 GHz).

MediaTek MT8732 Characteristic Intel Core i5-3570S
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.50 GHz Frequency 3.10 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.80 GHz
-- 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 MT8732 Characteristic Intel Core i5-3570S
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The MediaTek MT8732 or Intel Core i5-3570S 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.

ARM Mali-T760 MP2 GPU Intel HD Graphics 2500
0.50 GHz GPU frequency 0.65 GHz
0.50 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.15 GHz
Midgard 3 GPU Generation 7
28nm Technology 22 nm
2 Max. displays 3
2 Compute units 6
32 Shader 48
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11 DirectX Version 11.0

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-T760 MP2 GPU Intel HD Graphics 2500
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 Decode

Memory & PCIe

The MediaTek MT8732 can use up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 6.4 GB/s. The Intel Core i5-3570S supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.

MediaTek MT8732 Characteristic Intel Core i5-3570S
LPDDR3-800 Memory DDR3-1600
Max. Memory 32 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
6.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
0.51 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 6.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek MT8732 is --, while the Intel Core i5-3570S has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

MediaTek MT8732 Characteristic Intel Core i5-3570S
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek MT8732 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 0.51 MB cache. The Intel Core i5-3570S is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 6.00 MB cache.

MediaTek MT8732 Characteristic Intel Core i5-3570S
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, AVX
-- Socket LGA 1155
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2014 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 MT8732 MediaTek MT8732
ARM Mali-T760 MP2 @ 0.50 GHz
28 (26%)
Intel Core i5-3570S Intel Core i5-3570S
Intel HD Graphics 2500 @ 1.15 GHz
110 (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 MT8732 MediaTek MT8732
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-3570S Intel Core i5-3570S
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
801 (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 MT8732 MediaTek MT8732
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-3570S Intel Core i5-3570S
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
2597 (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 MT8732 MediaTek MT8732
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-3570S Intel Core i5-3570S
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
732 (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 MT8732 MediaTek MT8732
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-3570S Intel Core i5-3570S
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
2131 (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 MT8732 MediaTek MT8732
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-3570S Intel Core i5-3570S
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
4627 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT8732 Intel Core i5-3570S
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