Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400s vs MediaTek Kompanio 1200

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400s CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek Kompanio 1200
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400s MediaTek Kompanio 1200

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400s and the MediaTek Kompanio 1200 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400s 4 core processor released in Q1/2009 with the MediaTek Kompanio 1200 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2021.
Intel Core2 Quad (19) Family Mediatek Kompanio (9)
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8000/Q9000 (16) CPU group MediaTek Kompanio 900/1200/1300 (4)
2 Generation 3
Yorkfield (Penryn) Architecture Cortex-A78 / Cortex-A55
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400s is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.66 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The MediaTek Kompanio 1200 clocks with 2.60 GHz, has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400s Characteristic MediaTek Kompanio 1200
4 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.66 GHz A-Core 2.60 GHz
4x Cortex-A78
-- B-Core 2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A55

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400s Characteristic MediaTek Kompanio 1200
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

no iGPU GPU ARM Mali-G57 MP5
GPU frequency 0.01 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.01 GHz
-- GPU Generation Vallhall 1
Technology 7 nm
Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 5
-- Shader 80
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 4 GB
-- 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.

no iGPU GPU ARM Mali-G57 MP5
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 Decode
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode / Encode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400s, while the MediaTek Kompanio 1200 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 17.1 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400s Characteristic MediaTek Kompanio 1200
DDR3-1066, DDR2-800 Memory LPDDR4X-2133
16 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
17.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 17.1 GB/s
No ECC No
6.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400s has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP of the MediaTek Kompanio 1200 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400s Characteristic MediaTek Kompanio 1200
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400s has 6.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 45 nm. The cache of MediaTek Kompanio 1200 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 6 nm.

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400s Characteristic MediaTek Kompanio 1200
45 nm Technology 6 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
MMX, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1 ISA extensions --
LGA 775 Socket --
VT-x, VT-d Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q1/2009 Release date Q1/2021
-- 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.
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400s Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400s
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Kompanio 1200 MediaTek Kompanio 1200
ARM Mali-G57 MP5 @ 0.01 GHz
0 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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