Intel Core Ultra 7 164U vs MediaTek MT8183

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Intel Core Ultra 7 164U CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT8183
Intel Core Ultra 7 164U MediaTek MT8183

CPU comparison

Intel Core Ultra 7 164U 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 Ultra 7 164U has 12 cores with 14 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.80 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core Ultra 7 164U was released in Q1/2024.

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 Ultra 7 (10) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
Intel Core Ultra 100U (7) CPU group MediaTek MT818x 12nm (1)
1 Generation 2
Meteor Lake U Architecture Cortex-A73/-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core Ultra 7 164U has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 14 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core Ultra 7 164U is 1.10 GHz (4.80 GHz) while the MediaTek MT8183 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT8183 is at 2.00 GHz.

Intel Core Ultra 7 164U Characteristic MediaTek MT8183
12 Cores 8
14 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.10 GHz (4.80 GHz)
2x Redwood Cove
A-Core 2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A73
0.70 GHz (3.80 GHz)
8x Crestmont
B-Core 2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
0.40 GHz (2.10 GHz)
2x Crestmont
C-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 Ultra 7 164U Characteristic MediaTek MT8183
Intel® AI Boost AI hardware Mediatek APU
Intel AI Boost @ 1.4 GHz (OpenVINO, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT) AI specifications Dual core APU @ 0.5 TOPS
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core Ultra 7 164U or MediaTek MT8183 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 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) GPU ARM Mali-G72 MP3
0.60 GHz GPU frequency 0.80 GHz
1.80 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation Bifrost 2
5 nm Technology 16 nm
4 Max. displays 1
64 Compute units 3
512 Shader 48
Yes Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12.2 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 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) GPU ARM Mali-G72 MP3
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 Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core Ultra 7 164U can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 102.4 GB/s. The MediaTek MT8183 supports up to 4 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 19.1 GB/s.

Intel Core Ultra 7 164U Characteristic MediaTek MT8183
LPDDR5-6400 Memory LPDDR4-2400, LPDDR3-1600
64 GB Max. Memory 4 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
102.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 19.1 GB/s
No ECC No
12.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
4.0 PCIe version --
12 PCIe lanes --
23.6 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core Ultra 7 164U is 9 W, while the MediaTek MT8183 has a TDP of 5 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core Ultra 7 164U Characteristic MediaTek MT8183
9 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 5 W
30 W TDP (PL2) --
15 W TDP up --
-- TDP down --
110 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core Ultra 7 164U is manufactured in 7 nm and has 12.00 MB cache. The MediaTek MT8183 is manufactured in 12 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Intel Core Ultra 7 164U Characteristic MediaTek MT8183
7 nm Technology 12 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions --
BGA 2551 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Android
Q1/2024 Release date Q3/2019
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core Ultra 7 164U (100%)
MediaTek MT8183 (15%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core Ultra 7 164U (100%)
MediaTek MT8183 (14%)

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 Ultra 7 164U Intel Core Ultra 7 164U
12C 14T @ 4.80 GHz
2164 (100%)
MediaTek MT8183 MediaTek MT8183
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
320 (15%)

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 Ultra 7 164U Intel Core Ultra 7 164U
12C 14T @ 1.10 GHz
8665 (100%)
MediaTek MT8183 MediaTek MT8183
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1176 (14%)

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 Ultra 7 164U Intel Core Ultra 7 164U
Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) @ 1.80 GHz
1785 (100%)
MediaTek MT8183 MediaTek MT8183
ARM Mali-G72 MP3 @ 0.80 GHz
89 (5%)

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 Ultra 7 164U Intel Core Ultra 7 164U
12C 14T @ 4.80 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek MT8183 MediaTek MT8183
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
294 (100%)

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 Ultra 7 164U Intel Core Ultra 7 164U
12C 14T @ 1.10 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek MT8183 MediaTek MT8183
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1145 (100%)

AI performance (NPU)

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is given here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher.

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 Ultra 7 164U Intel Core Ultra 7 164U
12C 14T @ 1.10 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek MT8183 MediaTek MT8183
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0.5 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core Ultra 7 164U MediaTek MT8183
Unknown Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021)
Amazon Fire HD 10 Plus (2021)

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