Intel Core i5-12500 vs MediaTek Kompanio 820

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-12500 CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek Kompanio 820
Intel Core i5-12500 MediaTek Kompanio 820

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-12500 or MediaTek Kompanio 820 - 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 i5-12500 has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.60 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-12500 was released in Q1/2022.

The MediaTek Kompanio 820 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The MediaTek Kompanio 820 was released in Q2/2021.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family Mediatek Kompanio (9)
Intel Core i 12000 (34) CPU group MediaTek Kompanio 52x/800 (4)
12 Generation 2
Alder Lake S Architecture Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
Intel Core i5-11500 Predecessor --
Intel Core i5-13500 Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-12500 is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz (4.60 GHz). The MediaTek Kompanio 820 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz.

Intel Core i5-12500 Characteristic MediaTek Kompanio 820
6 Cores 8
12 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.00 GHz (4.60 GHz)
6x Golden Cove
A-Core 2.20 GHz
4x Cortex-A76
-- B-Core 2.00 GHz
4x 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 i5-12500 Characteristic MediaTek Kompanio 820
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel UHD Graphics 770 GPU ARM Mali-G57 MP5
0.30 GHz GPU frequency 0.01 GHz
1.45 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.01 GHz
11 GPU Generation Vallhall 1
10 nm Technology 7 nm
3 Max. displays 2
32 Compute units 5
256 Shader 80
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory 4 GB
12 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 UHD Graphics 770 GPU ARM Mali-G57 MP5
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 / Encode 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 i5-12500 supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The MediaTek Kompanio 820 can connect up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels.

Intel Core i5-12500 Characteristic MediaTek Kompanio 820
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR4X-2133
128 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 0
76.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 17.1 GB/s
Yes ECC No
7.50 MB L2 Cache --
18.00 MB L3 Cache --
5.0 PCIe version --
20 PCIe lanes --
78.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i5-12500 has a TDP of 65 W, that of the MediaTek Kompanio 820 is --.

Intel Core i5-12500 Characteristic MediaTek Kompanio 820
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
117 W TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-12500 has a 25.50 MB cache, while the MediaTek Kompanio 820 cache has a total of 0.00 MB.

Intel Core i5-12500 Characteristic MediaTek Kompanio 820
10 nm Technology 7 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 Q2/2021
202 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12500 (100%)
MediaTek Kompanio 820 (36%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12500 (100%)
MediaTek Kompanio 820 (29%)

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 i5-12500 Intel Core i5-12500
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz
1804 (100%)
MediaTek Kompanio 820 MediaTek Kompanio 820
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
647 (36%)

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 i5-12500 Intel Core i5-12500
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
8973 (100%)
MediaTek Kompanio 820 MediaTek Kompanio 820
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
2627 (29%)

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 i5-12500 Intel Core i5-12500
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.45 GHz
742 (100%)
MediaTek Kompanio 820 MediaTek Kompanio 820
ARM Mali-G57 MP5 @ 0.01 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i5-12500 Intel Core i5-12500
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz
96 (100%)
MediaTek Kompanio 820 MediaTek Kompanio 820
8C 8T @ 2.20 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 i5-12500 Intel Core i5-12500
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz
659 (100%)
MediaTek Kompanio 820 MediaTek Kompanio 820
8C 8T @ 2.20 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 i5-12500 Intel Core i5-12500
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz
1804 (100%)
MediaTek Kompanio 820 MediaTek Kompanio 820
8C 8T @ 2.20 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 i5-12500 Intel Core i5-12500
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
12974 (100%)
MediaTek Kompanio 820 MediaTek Kompanio 820
8C 8T @ 2.20 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 i5-12500 Intel Core i5-12500
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz
2365 (100%)
MediaTek Kompanio 820 MediaTek Kompanio 820
8C 8T @ 2.20 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 i5-12500 Intel Core i5-12500
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
10401 (100%)
MediaTek Kompanio 820 MediaTek Kompanio 820
8C 8T @ 2.20 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 i5-12500 Intel Core i5-12500
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz
688 (100%)
MediaTek Kompanio 820 MediaTek Kompanio 820
8C 8T @ 2.20 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 i5-12500 Intel Core i5-12500
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
4960 (100%)
MediaTek Kompanio 820 MediaTek Kompanio 820
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
Intel Core i5-12500 Intel Core i5-12500
6C 12T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Kompanio 820 MediaTek Kompanio 820
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
403759 (100%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
Intel Core i5-12500 Intel Core i5-12500
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
178 (100%)
MediaTek Kompanio 820 MediaTek Kompanio 820
8C 8T @ 2.20 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 i5-12500 Intel Core i5-12500
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
20002 (100%)
MediaTek Kompanio 820 MediaTek Kompanio 820
8C 8T @ 2.20 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 i5-12500 Intel Core i5-12500
6C 12T @ 3.00 GHz
4732 (100%)
MediaTek Kompanio 820 MediaTek Kompanio 820
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.
Intel Core i5-12500 Intel Core i5-12500
12,974 CB R23 MC @ 94 W
138 (100%)
MediaTek Kompanio 820 MediaTek Kompanio 820
2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-12500 MediaTek Kompanio 820
Unknown Unknown

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