Intel Core i3-1215U vs MediaTek Kompanio 900T

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i3-1215U CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek Kompanio 900T
Intel Core i3-1215U MediaTek Kompanio 900T

CPU comparison

Intel Core i3-1215U or MediaTek Kompanio 900T - 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 i3-1215U has 6 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-1215U was released in Q1/2022.

The MediaTek Kompanio 900T has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The MediaTek Kompanio 900T was released in Q3/2021.
Intel Core i3 (205) Family Mediatek Kompanio (9)
Intel Core i 1200P/1200U (21) CPU group MediaTek Kompanio 900/1200/1300 (4)
12 Generation 3
Alder Lake U Architecture Cortex-A78 / Cortex-A55
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Intel Core i3-1315U Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-1215U has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-1215U is 1.20 GHz (4.40 GHz) while the MediaTek Kompanio 900T has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the MediaTek Kompanio 900T is at 2.40 GHz.

Intel Core i3-1215U Characteristic MediaTek Kompanio 900T
6 Cores 8
8 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.20 GHz (4.40 GHz)
2x Golden Cove
A-Core 2.40 GHz
2x Cortex-A78
0.90 GHz (3.30 GHz)
4x Gracemont
B-Core 2.00 GHz
6x Cortex-A55

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 i3-1215U Characteristic MediaTek Kompanio 900T
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i3-1215U or MediaTek Kompanio 900T 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 Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake) GPU ARM Mali-G68 MP4
0.30 GHz GPU frequency --
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
13 GPU Generation Vallhall 2
10 nm Technology 6 nm
4 Max. displays 1
64 Compute units 4
512 Shader 64
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12.1 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.

Intel Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake) GPU ARM Mali-G68 MP4
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec AV1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i3-1215U can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 83.2 GB/s. The MediaTek Kompanio 900T supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

Intel Core i3-1215U Characteristic MediaTek Kompanio 900T
LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR4X
64 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 0
83.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
4.50 MB L2 Cache --
10.00 MB L3 Cache --
4.0 PCIe version --
28 PCIe lanes --
55.1 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i3-1215U is 15 W, while the MediaTek Kompanio 900T has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i3-1215U Characteristic MediaTek Kompanio 900T
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
55 W TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-1215U is manufactured in 10 nm and has 14.50 MB cache. The MediaTek Kompanio 900T is manufactured in 6 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i3-1215U Characteristic MediaTek Kompanio 900T
10 nm Technology 6 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions --
BGA 1744 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 Q3/2021
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-1215U (100%)
MediaTek Kompanio 900T (45%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-1215U (100%)
MediaTek Kompanio 900T (39%)

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 i3-1215U Intel Core i3-1215U
6C 8T @ 4.40 GHz
1596 (100%)
MediaTek Kompanio 900T MediaTek Kompanio 900T
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
711 (45%)

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 i3-1215U Intel Core i3-1215U
6C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
5328 (100%)
MediaTek Kompanio 900T MediaTek Kompanio 900T
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
2056 (39%)

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 i3-1215U Intel Core i3-1215U
6C 8T @ 4.40 GHz
1633 (100%)
MediaTek Kompanio 900T MediaTek Kompanio 900T
8C 8T @ 2.40 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 i3-1215U Intel Core i3-1215U
6C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
6410 (100%)
MediaTek Kompanio 900T MediaTek Kompanio 900T
8C 8T @ 2.40 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 i3-1215U Intel Core i3-1215U
6C 8T @ 4.40 GHz
2079 (100%)
MediaTek Kompanio 900T MediaTek Kompanio 900T
8C 8T @ 2.40 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 i3-1215U Intel Core i3-1215U
6C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
4135 (100%)
MediaTek Kompanio 900T MediaTek Kompanio 900T
8C 8T @ 2.40 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 i3-1215U Intel Core i3-1215U
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake) @ 1.10 GHz
1091 (100%)
MediaTek Kompanio 900T MediaTek Kompanio 900T
ARM Mali-G68 MP4 @ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i3-1215U Intel Core i3-1215U
6C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
11350 (100%)
MediaTek Kompanio 900T MediaTek Kompanio 900T
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i3-1215U MediaTek Kompanio 900T
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