UNISOC T616 vs Intel Core i5-680

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UNISOC T616 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-680
UNISOC T616 Intel Core i5-680

CPU comparison

UNISOC T616 or Intel Core i5-680 - 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 UNISOC T616 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 UNISOC T616 was released in Q3/2021.

The Intel Core i5-680 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.86 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-680 was released in Q2/2010.
UNISOC 4G (10) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
UNISOC 4G 12nm (8) CPU group Intel Core i5 600 (6)
0 Generation 1
-- Architecture Clarkdale
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The UNISOC T616 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the UNISOC T616 is 2.00 GHz while the Intel Core i5-680 has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-680 is at 3.60 GHz (3.86 GHz).

UNISOC T616 Characteristic Intel Core i5-680
8 Cores 2
8 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz
2x Cortex-A75
A-Core 3.60 GHz (3.86 GHz)
1.80 GHz
6x Cortex-A55
B-Core --

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.

UNISOC T616 Characteristic Intel Core i5-680
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The UNISOC T616 or Intel Core i5-680 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-G57 MP1 GPU Intel HD Graphics (Westmere)
0.75 GHz GPU frequency 0.50 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.73 GHz
Vallhall 1 GPU Generation 5
7 nm Technology 32 nm
2 Max. displays 2
2 Compute units 12
32 Shader 24
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
4 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 DirectX Version 10.1

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.

ARM Mali-G57 MP1 GPU Intel HD Graphics (Westmere)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The UNISOC T616 can use up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Intel Core i5-680 supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s.

UNISOC T616 Characteristic Intel Core i5-680
LPDDR4X-1866 Memory DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333
Max. Memory 16 GB
0 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 0.50 MB
-- L3 Cache 4.00 MB
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the UNISOC T616 is --, while the Intel Core i5-680 has a TDP of 73 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

UNISOC T616 Characteristic Intel Core i5-680
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 73 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The UNISOC T616 is manufactured in 12 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i5-680 is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 4.50 MB cache.

UNISOC T616 Characteristic Intel Core i5-680
12 nm Technology 32 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
-- Socket LGA 1156
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2021 Release date Q2/2010
-- Release price 305 $
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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.
UNISOC T616 UNISOC T616
ARM Mali-G57 MP1 @ 0.75 GHz
96 (100%)
Intel Core i5-680 Intel Core i5-680
Intel HD Graphics (Westmere) @ 0.73 GHz
35 (37%)

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.
UNISOC T616 UNISOC T616
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-680 Intel Core i5-680
2C 4T @ 3.86 GHz
651 (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.
UNISOC T616 UNISOC T616
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-680 Intel Core i5-680
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
1394 (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.
UNISOC T616 UNISOC T616
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-680 Intel Core i5-680
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
2599 (100%)

Devices using this processor

UNISOC T616 Intel Core i5-680
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