Intel Core i9-10910 vs MediaTek Dimensity 820

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i9-10910 CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek Dimensity 820
Intel Core i9-10910 MediaTek Dimensity 820

CPU comparison

Intel Core i9-10910 or MediaTek Dimensity 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 i9-10910 has 10 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.00 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-10910 was released in Q3/2020.

The MediaTek Dimensity 820 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The MediaTek Dimensity 820 was released in Q2/2020.
Intel Core i9 (78) Family Mediatek Dimensity (36)
Intel Core i 10000 (43) CPU group MediaTek Dimensity 820 (1)
10 Generation 1
Comet Lake S Architecture Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i9-10910 has 10 CPU cores and can calculate 20 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i9-10910 is 3.60 GHz (5.00 GHz) while the MediaTek Dimensity 820 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the MediaTek Dimensity 820 is at 2.60 GHz.

Intel Core i9-10910 Characteristic MediaTek Dimensity 820
10 Cores 8
20 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.60 GHz (5.00 GHz) A-Core 2.60 GHz
4x Cortex-A76
-- B-Core 2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A55

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 i9-10910 Characteristic MediaTek Dimensity 820
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i9-10910 or MediaTek Dimensity 820 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 UHD Graphics 630 GPU ARM Mali-G57 MP5
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.90 GHz
1.20 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9.5 GPU Generation Vallhall 1
14 nm Technology 7 nm
3 Max. displays 2
24 Compute units 5
192 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 630 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
No 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 i9-10910 can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 46.9 GB/s. The MediaTek Dimensity 820 supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 17.2 GB/s.

Intel Core i9-10910 Characteristic MediaTek Dimensity 820
DDR4-2933 Memory LPDDR4X-4266
128 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
46.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 17.2 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
20.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i9-10910 is 125 W, while the MediaTek Dimensity 820 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i9-10910 Characteristic MediaTek Dimensity 820
125 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
95 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i9-10910 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 20.00 MB cache. The MediaTek Dimensity 820 is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i9-10910 Characteristic MediaTek Dimensity 820
14 nm Technology 7 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions --
LGA 1200 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Android
Q3/2020 Release date Q2/2020
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10910 (100%)
MediaTek Dimensity 820 (50%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10910 (100%)
MediaTek Dimensity 820 (25%)

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 i9-10910 Intel Core i9-10910
10C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
1286 (100%)
MediaTek Dimensity 820 MediaTek Dimensity 820
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
646 (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 i9-10910 Intel Core i9-10910
10C 20T @ 3.60 GHz
9507 (100%)
MediaTek Dimensity 820 MediaTek Dimensity 820
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
2432 (26%)

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 i9-10910 Intel Core i9-10910
10C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
1628 (100%)
MediaTek Dimensity 820 MediaTek Dimensity 820
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
820 (50%)

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 i9-10910 Intel Core i9-10910
10C 20T @ 3.60 GHz
8439 (100%)
MediaTek Dimensity 820 MediaTek Dimensity 820
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
2512 (30%)

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 i9-10910 Intel Core i9-10910
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.20 GHz
461 (80%)
MediaTek Dimensity 820 MediaTek Dimensity 820
ARM Mali-G57 MP5 @ 0.90 GHz
576 (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 i9-10910 Intel Core i9-10910
10C 20T @ 3.60 GHz
21840 (100%)
MediaTek Dimensity 820 MediaTek Dimensity 820
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
4401 (20%)

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 i9-10910 Intel Core i9-10910
10C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
503 (100%)
MediaTek Dimensity 820 MediaTek Dimensity 820
8C 8T @ 2.60 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 i9-10910 Intel Core i9-10910
10C 20T @ 3.60 GHz
5223 (100%)
MediaTek Dimensity 820 MediaTek Dimensity 820
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

AnTuTu 9 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 9 benchmark is very well suited to measuring the performance of a smartphone. AnTuTu 9 is quite heavy on 3D graphics and can now also use the "Metal" graphics interface. In AnTuTu, memory and UX (user experience) are also tested by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu version 9 can compare any ARM CPU running on Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly comparable when benchmarked on different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 9 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The rating is made up of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the working memory, and the performance of the internal graphics.
Intel Core i9-10910 Intel Core i9-10910
10C 20T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Dimensity 820 MediaTek Dimensity 820
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
447630 (100%)

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 i9-10910 Intel Core i9-10910
10C 20T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Dimensity 820 MediaTek Dimensity 820
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
407964 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i9-10910 MediaTek Dimensity 820
iMac 27“ i9 2020 Unknown

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