Intel Core i3-12100F vs MediaTek Helio P18

Last updated: 2024-01-09

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i3-12100F		MediaTek Helio P18
CPU comparison Intel Core i3-12100F or MediaTek Helio P18 - 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 i3-12100F 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 i3-12100F was released in Q1/2022. The MediaTek Helio P18 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The MediaTek Helio P18 was released in Q1/2018.

Intel Core i3 (205)	Family	Mediatek Helio (37)
Intel Core i 12000 (34)	CPU group	MediaTek Helio P10 (3)
12	Generation	1
Alder Lake S	Architecture	Cortex-A53
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
Intel Core i3-13100F	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i3-12100F has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-12100F is 3.30 GHz (4.30 GHz) while the MediaTek Helio P18 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the MediaTek Helio P18 is at 2.00 GHz.
Intel Core i3-12100F	Characteristic	MediaTek Helio P18
4	Cores	8
8	Threads	8
normal	Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
3.30 GHz (4.30 GHz) 4x Golden Cove	A-Core	2.00 GHz 8x Cortex-A53
--	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.
Intel Core i3-12100F	Characteristic	MediaTek Helio P18
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The Intel Core i3-12100F or MediaTek Helio P18 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.
no iGPU	GPU	ARM Mali-T860 MP2
	GPU frequency	0.80 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	0.80 GHz
--	GPU Generation	Midgard 4
	Technology	28nm
	Max. displays	2
--	Compute units	2
--	Shader	32
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	--
--	DirectX Version	11

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-T860 MP2
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode
No	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	No
No	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	No
No	Codec VC-1	No
No	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i3-12100F can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 76.8 GB/s. The MediaTek Helio P18 supports up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 7.4 GB/s.
Intel Core i3-12100F	Characteristic	MediaTek Helio P18
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200	Memory	LPDDR3-933
128 GB	Max. Memory	4 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	1 (Single Channel)
76.8 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	7.4 GB/s
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 i3-12100F is 58 W, while the MediaTek Helio P18 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Core i3-12100F	Characteristic	MediaTek Helio P18
58 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	--
89 W	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Core i3-12100F is manufactured in 10 nm and has 17.00 MB cache. The MediaTek Helio P18 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.
Intel Core i3-12100F	Characteristic	MediaTek Helio P18
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	Q1/2018
97 $	Release price	--

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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 i3-12100F 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	86 (100%)
	MediaTek Helio P18 8C 8T @ 2.00 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 i3-12100F 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	401 (100%)
	MediaTek Helio P18 8C 8T @ 2.00 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 i3-12100F 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	1658 (100%)
	MediaTek Helio P18 8C 8T @ 2.00 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 i3-12100F 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	8443 (100%)
	MediaTek Helio P18 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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 i3-12100F 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	1716 (100%)
	MediaTek Helio P18 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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 i3-12100F 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	6422 (100%)
	MediaTek Helio P18 8C 8T @ 2.00 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 i3-12100F 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	2157 (100%)
	MediaTek Helio P18 8C 8T @ 2.00 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 i3-12100F 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	7428 (100%)
	MediaTek Helio P18 8C 8T @ 2.00 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 i3-12100F 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	642 (100%)
	MediaTek Helio P18 8C 8T @ 2.00 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 i3-12100F 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	3204 (100%)
	MediaTek Helio P18 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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 i3-12100F @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	MediaTek Helio P18 ARM Mali-T860 MP2 @ 0.80 GHz	54 (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.


	Intel Core i3-12100F 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	13880 (100%)
	MediaTek Helio P18 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Core i3-12100F 4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz	3352 (100%)
	MediaTek Helio P18 8C 8T @ 2.00 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 i3-12100F 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	242 (100%)
	MediaTek Helio P18 8C 8T @ 2.00 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 i3-12100F 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	1204 (100%)
	MediaTek Helio P18 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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