Intel Core i5-3427U vs MediaTek MT8183

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-3427U CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT8183
Intel Core i5-3427U MediaTek MT8183

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-3427U or MediaTek MT8183 - 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 i5-3427U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-3427U was released in Q2/2012.

The MediaTek MT8183 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 2 memory channels. The MediaTek MT8183 was released in Q3/2019.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
Intel Core i 3000U (12) CPU group MediaTek MT818x 12nm (1)
3 Generation 2
Ivy Bridge U Architecture Cortex-A73/-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-3427U is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.80 GHz (2.80 GHz). The MediaTek MT8183 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz.

Intel Core i5-3427U Characteristic MediaTek MT8183
2 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.80 GHz (2.80 GHz) A-Core 2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A73
-- B-Core 2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A53

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 i5-3427U Characteristic MediaTek MT8183
-- AI hardware Mediatek APU
-- AI specifications Dual core APU @ 0.5 TOPS

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 HD Graphics 4000 GPU ARM Mali-G72 MP3
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.80 GHz
1.15 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7 GPU Generation Bifrost 2
22 nm Technology 16 nm
3 Max. displays 1
16 Compute units 3
128 Shader 48
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11.0 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 HD Graphics 4000 GPU ARM Mali-G72 MP3
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-3427U supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The MediaTek MT8183 can connect up to 4 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Core i5-3427U Characteristic MediaTek MT8183
DDR3-1600 Memory LPDDR4-2400, LPDDR3-1600
32 GB Max. Memory 4 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 19.1 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
3.00 MB L3 Cache --
2.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
8.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i5-3427U has a TDP of 17 W, that of the MediaTek MT8183 is 5 W.

Intel Core i5-3427U Characteristic MediaTek MT8183
17 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 5 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
105 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-3427U has a 3.00 MB cache, while the MediaTek MT8183 cache has a total of 0.00 MB.

Intel Core i5-3427U Characteristic MediaTek MT8183
22 nm Technology 12 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions --
BGA 1023 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q2/2012 Release date Q3/2019
225 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3427U (100%)
MediaTek MT8183 (60%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3427U (96%)
MediaTek MT8183 (95%)

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 i5-3427U Intel Core i5-3427U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
589 (100%)
MediaTek MT8183 MediaTek MT8183
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
294 (50%)

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 i5-3427U Intel Core i5-3427U
2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
1266 (100%)
MediaTek MT8183 MediaTek MT8183
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1145 (90%)

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 i5-3427U Intel Core i5-3427U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
467 (100%)
MediaTek MT8183 MediaTek MT8183
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
320 (69%)

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 i5-3427U Intel Core i5-3427U
2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
1086 (92%)
MediaTek MT8183 MediaTek MT8183
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1176 (100%)

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 i5-3427U Intel Core i5-3427U
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.15 GHz
294 (100%)
MediaTek MT8183 MediaTek MT8183
ARM Mali-G72 MP3 @ 0.80 GHz
89 (30%)

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 i5-3427U Intel Core i5-3427U
2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
2214 (100%)
MediaTek MT8183 MediaTek MT8183
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

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. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
Intel Core i5-3427U Intel Core i5-3427U
2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek MT8183 MediaTek MT8183
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0.5 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-3427U MediaTek MT8183
Unknown Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021)
Amazon Fire HD 10 Plus (2021)

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