Intel Core i3-12100 vs MediaTek MT8167A

Last updated: 2024-01-09

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i3-12100		MediaTek MT8167A
CPU comparison Intel Core i3-12100 or MediaTek MT8167A - 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 Intel Core i3-12100 has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.30 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-12100 was released in Q1/2022. The MediaTek MT8167A has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The MediaTek MT8167A was released in Q2/2017.

Intel Core i3 (205)	Family	Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
Intel Core i 12000 (34)	CPU group	MediaTek MT81xx A35 (1)
12	Generation	1
Alder Lake S	Architecture	Cortex-A35
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
Intel Core i3-11100B	Predecessor	--
Intel Core i3-13100	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i3-12100 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-12100 is 3.30 GHz (4.30 GHz) while the MediaTek MT8167A has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT8167A is at 1.50 GHz.
Intel Core i3-12100	Characteristic	MediaTek MT8167A
4	Cores	4
8	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
3.30 GHz	Frequency	1.50 GHz
4.30 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	--
4.00 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.
Intel Core i3-12100	Characteristic	MediaTek MT8167A
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The Intel Core i3-12100 or MediaTek MT8167A 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.
Intel UHD Graphics 730	GPU	PowerVR GE8300
0.30 GHz	GPU frequency	0.55 GHz
1.40 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
12	GPU Generation	--
14 nm	Technology	20 nm
3	Max. displays	1
24	Compute units	1
192	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
64 GB	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
12	DirectX Version	10

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.
Intel UHD Graphics 730	GPU	PowerVR GE8300
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP9	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	No
Decode	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	No
Decode	Codec VC-1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i3-12100 can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 76.8 GB/s. The MediaTek MT8167A supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.
Intel Core i3-12100	Characteristic	MediaTek MT8167A
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200	Memory	LPDDR3, DDR4, DDR3
128 GB	Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	1 (Single Channel)
76.8 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	--
No	ECC	No
5.00 MB	L2 Cache	--
12.00 MB	L3 Cache	--
5.0	PCIe version	--
20	PCIe lanes	--
78.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	--
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i3-12100 is 60 W, while the MediaTek MT8167A has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Core i3-12100	Characteristic	MediaTek MT8167A
60 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	--
89 W	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Core i3-12100 is manufactured in 10 nm and has 17.00 MB cache. The MediaTek MT8167A is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.
Intel Core i3-12100	Characteristic	MediaTek MT8167A
10 nm	Technology	28 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+	ISA extensions	--
LGA 1700	Socket	--
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	None
Yes	AES-NI	No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Android
Q1/2022	Release date	Q2/2017
122 $	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i3-12100 (100%)

MediaTek MT8167A (6%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i3-12100 (100%)

MediaTek MT8167A (4%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-12100 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	1716 (100%)
	MediaTek MT8167A 4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	102 (6%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-12100 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	6422 (100%)
	MediaTek MT8167A 4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	341 (5%)

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 i3-12100 Intel UHD Graphics 730 @ 1.40 GHz	538 (100%)
	MediaTek MT8167A PowerVR GE8300 @ 0.55 GHz	35 (6%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-12100 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	13880 (100%)
	MediaTek MT8167A 4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	479 (3%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i3-12100 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	86 (100%)
	MediaTek MT8167A 4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i3-12100 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	401 (100%)
	MediaTek MT8167A 4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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.


	Intel Core i3-12100 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	1658 (100%)
	MediaTek MT8167A 4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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.


	Intel Core i3-12100 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	8443 (100%)
	MediaTek MT8167A 4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-12100 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	2157 (100%)
	MediaTek MT8167A 4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-12100 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	7428 (100%)
	MediaTek MT8167A 4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-12100 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	642 (100%)
	MediaTek MT8167A 4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-12100 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	3204 (100%)
	MediaTek MT8167A 4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-12100 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	242 (100%)
	MediaTek MT8167A 4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-12100 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	1204 (100%)
	MediaTek MT8167A 4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)

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