Intel Core Ultra 7 165UL vs MediaTek MT8173

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core Ultra 7 165UL CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT8173
Intel Core Ultra 7 165UL MediaTek MT8173

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core Ultra 7 165UL and the MediaTek MT8173 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core Ultra 7 165UL 12 core processor released in Q2/2024 with the MediaTek MT8173 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2015.
Intel Core Ultra 7 (10) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
Intel Core Ultra 100UL (5) CPU group MediaTek MT81xx MT86xx A72 / A53 (3)
1 Generation 1
Meteor Lake PS Architecture Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core Ultra 7 165UL is a 12 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.70 GHz (4.90 GHz). The processor can compute 14 threads at the same time. The MediaTek MT8173 clocks with 1.80 GHz, has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Intel Core Ultra 7 165UL Characteristic MediaTek MT8173
12 Cores 4
14 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.70 GHz (4.90 GHz)
2x Redwood Cove
A-Core 1.80 GHz
2x Cortex-A72
1.20 GHz (3.80 GHz)
8x Crestmont
B-Core 1.40 GHz
2x Cortex-A53
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 165UL Characteristic MediaTek MT8173
Intel® AI Boost AI hardware --
Intel AI Boost @ 1.4 GHz (OpenVINO, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT) 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 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) GPU PowerVR GX6250
0.60 GHz GPU frequency 0.70 GHz
2.00 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.70 GHz
-- GPU Generation --
5 nm Technology 28 nm
4 Max. displays 1
64 Compute units 2
512 Shader 32
Yes Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12.2 DirectX Version 10

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 PowerVR GX6250
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

Up to 96 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core Ultra 7 165UL, while the MediaTek MT8173 supports a maximum of 2 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 14.9 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core Ultra 7 165UL Characteristic MediaTek MT8173
DDR5-5600 Memory LPDDR3-933
96 GB Max. Memory 2 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
89.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 14.9 GB/s
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 Intel Core Ultra 7 165UL has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP of the MediaTek MT8173 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core Ultra 7 165UL Characteristic MediaTek MT8173
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
57 W TDP (PL2) --
28 W TDP up --
12 W TDP down --
105 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core Ultra 7 165UL has 12.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 7 nm. The cache of MediaTek MT8173 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 28 nm.

Intel Core Ultra 7 165UL Characteristic MediaTek MT8173
7 nm Technology 28 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions --
LGA 1851 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Android
Q2/2024 Release date Q1/2015
-- 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 165UL Intel Core Ultra 7 165UL
Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) @ 2.00 GHz
1985 (100%)
MediaTek MT8173 MediaTek MT8173
PowerVR GX6250 @ 0.70 GHz
90 (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 165UL Intel Core Ultra 7 165UL
12C 14T @ 4.90 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek MT8173 MediaTek MT8173
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
331 (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 165UL Intel Core Ultra 7 165UL
12C 14T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek MT8173 MediaTek MT8173
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
768 (100%)

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 165UL Intel Core Ultra 7 165UL
12C 14T @ 4.90 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek MT8173 MediaTek MT8173
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
348 (100%)

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 165UL Intel Core Ultra 7 165UL
12C 14T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek MT8173 MediaTek MT8173
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
610 (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 Ultra 7 165UL Intel Core Ultra 7 165UL
12C 14T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek MT8173 MediaTek MT8173
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
609 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core Ultra 7 165UL MediaTek MT8173
Unknown Amazon Fire HD 10 (2017)

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