Intel Core Ultra 7 165U vs MediaTek MT8151

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Intel Core Ultra 7 165U CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT8151
Intel Core Ultra 7 165U MediaTek MT8151

CPU comparison

Intel Core Ultra 7 165U or MediaTek MT8151 - 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 165U has 12 cores with 14 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.90 GHz. Up to 96 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core Ultra 7 165U was released in Q4/2023.

The MediaTek MT8151 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The MediaTek MT8151 was released in 2014.
Intel Core Ultra 7 (10) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
Intel Core Ultra 100U (7) CPU group MediaTek MT81xx A7 (5)
1 Generation 1
Meteor Lake U Architecture Cortex-A7
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core Ultra 7 165U is a 12 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.70 GHz (4.90 GHz). The MediaTek MT8151 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.70 GHz.

Intel Core Ultra 7 165U Characteristic MediaTek MT8151
12 Cores 8
14 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.70 GHz (4.90 GHz)
2x Redwood Cove
A-Core 1.70 GHz
8x Cortex-A7
1.20 GHz (3.80 GHz)
8x Crestmont
B-Core --
0.70 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 165U Characteristic MediaTek MT8151
Intel® AI Boost AI hardware --
Intel AI Boost @ 1.4 GHz (OpenVINO, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT) AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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 Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) GPU ARM Mali-450 MP4
0.60 GHz GPU frequency 0.01 GHz
2.00 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.01 GHz
-- GPU Generation Utgard
5 nm Technology 28nm
4 Max. displays 1
64 Compute units 4
512 Shader 64
Yes Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12.2 DirectX Version 0

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-450 MP4
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
Decode / Encode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core Ultra 7 165U supports a maximum of 96 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The MediaTek MT8151 can connect up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels.

Intel Core Ultra 7 165U Characteristic MediaTek MT8151
LPDDR5X-7500, DDR5-5600 Memory
96 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 0
120.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
12.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
4.0 PCIe version --
20 PCIe lanes --
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core Ultra 7 165U has a TDP of 15 W, that of the MediaTek MT8151 is --.

Intel Core Ultra 7 165U Characteristic MediaTek MT8151
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
57 W TDP (PL2) --
28 W TDP up --
12 W TDP down --
110 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core Ultra 7 165U has a 12.00 MB cache, while the MediaTek MT8151 cache has a total of 0.00 MB.

Intel Core Ultra 7 165U Characteristic MediaTek MT8151
7 nm Technology 28 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions --
BGA 2049 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Android
Q4/2023 Release date 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 Ultra 7 165U Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) @ 2.00 GHz
1985 (100%)
MediaTek MT8151 MediaTek MT8151
ARM Mali-450 MP4 @ 0.01 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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