Intel Core i5-12600HL vs MediaTek MT8117

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-12600HL CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT8117
Intel Core i5-12600HL MediaTek MT8117

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i5-12600HL and the MediaTek MT8117 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i5-12600HL 12 core processor released in Q3/2022 with the MediaTek MT8117 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2014.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
Intel Core i 12000H (23) CPU group MediaTek MT81xx A7 (5)
12 Generation 1
Alder Lake H Architecture Cortex-A7
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-12600HL is a 12 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.70 GHz (4.50 GHz). The processor can compute 16 threads at the same time. The MediaTek MT8117 clocks with 1.20 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i5-12600HL Characteristic MediaTek MT8117
12 Cores 2
16 Threads 2
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.70 GHz (4.50 GHz)
4x Golden Cove
A-Core 1.20 GHz
2x Cortex-A7
2.00 GHz (3.30 GHz)
8x Gracemont
B-Core --

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 i5-12600HL Characteristic MediaTek MT8117
-- 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.

Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) GPU PowerVR SGX544
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.16 GHz
1.30 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.16 GHz
13 GPU Generation --
10 nm Technology 45nm
4 Max. displays 1
80 Compute units 2
640 Shader 4
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12.1 DirectX Version 10.1

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 80 (Alder Lake) GPU PowerVR SGX544
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 Decode
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 64 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i5-12600HL, while the MediaTek MT8117 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of -- enabled.

Intel Core i5-12600HL Characteristic MediaTek MT8117
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory
64 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 0
76.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
9.00 MB L2 Cache --
18.00 MB L3 Cache --
4.0 PCIe version --
28 PCIe lanes --
55.1 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i5-12600HL has a TDP of 45 W. The TDP of the MediaTek MT8117 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i5-12600HL Characteristic MediaTek MT8117
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
115 W TDP (PL2) --
60 W TDP up --
35 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-12600HL has 27.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of MediaTek MT8117 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 28 nm.

Intel Core i5-12600HL Characteristic MediaTek MT8117
10 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, 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
Q3/2022 Release date Q2/2014
-- 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 i5-12600HL Intel Core i5-12600HL
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) @ 1.30 GHz
1611 (100%)
MediaTek MT8117 MediaTek MT8117
PowerVR SGX544 @ 0.16 GHz
5 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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