i5-3330 vs MediaTek Kompanio 838

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Aggregate performance score

MediaTek Kompanio 838
2024
8 cores / 8 threads
3.04
+30.5%

MediaTek Kompanio 838 outperforms Core i5-3330 by a substantial 30% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17761944
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.23
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesMediatek MediaTek Kompaniono data
Power efficiencyno data1.28
Designerno dataIntel
Manufacturerno dataIntel
Architecture codenameCortex-A78 / A55 (2022−2024)Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date31 May 2024 (1 year ago)3 September 2012 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$360

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

MediaTek Kompanio 838 and Core i5-3330 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores8 (Octa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads84
Base clock speed2 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data256 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data6 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyno data22 nm
Die sizeno data133 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data67 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on MediaTek Kompanio 838 and Core i5-3330 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1
Socketno dataFCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)no data77 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by MediaTek Kompanio 838 and Core i5-3330. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
FDIno data+

Security technologies

MediaTek Kompanio 838 and Core i5-3330 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by MediaTek Kompanio 838 and Core i5-3330 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by MediaTek Kompanio 838 and Core i5-3330. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardARM Mali-G57 MP3Intel HD Graphics 2500
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of MediaTek Kompanio 838 and Core i5-3330 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by MediaTek Kompanio 838 and Core i5-3330.

PCIe versionno data3.0

Synthetic benchmarks

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

MediaTek Kompanio 838 3.04
+30.5%
i5-3330 2.33

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

MediaTek Kompanio 838 Samples: 1 5343
+30.3%
i5-3330 Samples: 2914 4102

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.04 2.33
Recency 31 May 2024 3 September 2012
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 8 4

MediaTek Kompanio 838 has a 30.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The MediaTek Kompanio 838 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core i5-3330 in performance tests.

Be aware that MediaTek Kompanio 838 is a notebook processor while Core i5-3330 is a desktop one.

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