MediaTek Dimensity 720 vs Intel Core i9-11900K

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MediaTek Dimensity 720 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i9-11900K
MediaTek Dimensity 720 Intel Core i9-11900K

CPU comparison

MediaTek Dimensity 720 or Intel Core i9-11900K - 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 MediaTek Dimensity 720 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. Up to 12 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The MediaTek Dimensity 720 was released in Q3/2020.

The Intel Core i9-11900K has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-11900K was released in Q1/2021.
Mediatek Dimensity (36) Family Intel Core i9 (78)
MediaTek Dimensity 700/720/800 (4) CPU group Intel Core i 11000 (22)
1 Generation 11
Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55 Architecture Rocket Lake S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Core i9-10900K
-- Successor Intel Core i9-12900K

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek Dimensity 720 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz. The Intel Core i9-11900K has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.50 GHz (5.30 GHz).

MediaTek Dimensity 720 Characteristic Intel Core i9-11900K
8 Cores 8
8 Threads 16
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.00 GHz
2x Cortex-A76
A-Core 3.50 GHz (5.30 GHz)
8x Cypress Cove
2.00 GHz
6x Cortex-A55
B-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.

MediaTek Dimensity 720 Characteristic Intel Core i9-11900K
-- AI hardware --
-- 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.

ARM Mali-G57 MP3 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 750
0.85 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.30 GHz
Vallhall 1 GPU Generation 12
7 nm Technology 14 nm
2 Max. displays 3
3 Compute units 32
48 Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
4 GB Max. GPU Memory 64 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.

ARM Mali-G57 MP3 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 750
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
Decode Codec AV1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The MediaTek Dimensity 720 supports a maximum of 12 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-11900K can connect up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

MediaTek Dimensity 720 Characteristic Intel Core i9-11900K
LPDDR4X-4266 Memory DDR4-3200
12 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
17.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 4.00 MB
-- L3 Cache 16.00 MB
-- PCIe version 4.0
-- PCIe lanes 20
-- PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The MediaTek Dimensity 720 has a TDP of --, that of the Intel Core i9-11900K is 125 W.

MediaTek Dimensity 720 Characteristic Intel Core i9-11900K
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 125 W
-- TDP (PL2) 251 W @ 56 s
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 95 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The MediaTek Dimensity 720 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i9-11900K cache has a total of 20.00 MB.

MediaTek Dimensity 720 Characteristic Intel Core i9-11900K
7 nm Technology 14 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
-- Socket LGA 1200
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2020 Release date Q1/2021
-- Release price 539 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek Dimensity 720 (25%)
Intel Core i9-11900K (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek Dimensity 720 (12%)
Intel Core i9-11900K (100%)

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.
MediaTek Dimensity 720 MediaTek Dimensity 720
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
477 (25%)
Intel Core i9-11900K Intel Core i9-11900K
8C 16T @ 5.30 GHz
1878 (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.
MediaTek Dimensity 720 MediaTek Dimensity 720
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1569 (13%)
Intel Core i9-11900K Intel Core i9-11900K
8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz
11645 (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.
MediaTek Dimensity 720 MediaTek Dimensity 720
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
599 (24%)
Intel Core i9-11900K Intel Core i9-11900K
8C 16T @ 5.30 GHz
2491 (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.
MediaTek Dimensity 720 MediaTek Dimensity 720
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1441 (11%)
Intel Core i9-11900K Intel Core i9-11900K
8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz
12679 (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.
MediaTek Dimensity 720 MediaTek Dimensity 720
ARM Mali-G57 MP3 @ 0.85 GHz
326 (49%)
Intel Core i9-11900K Intel Core i9-11900K
Intel UHD Graphics 750 @ 1.30 GHz
666 (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.
MediaTek Dimensity 720 MediaTek Dimensity 720
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
3331 (13%)
Intel Core i9-11900K Intel Core i9-11900K
8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz
25385 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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.
MediaTek Dimensity 720 MediaTek Dimensity 720
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-11900K Intel Core i9-11900K
8C 16T @ 5.30 GHz
1686 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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.
MediaTek Dimensity 720 MediaTek Dimensity 720
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-11900K Intel Core i9-11900K
8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz
16211 (100%)

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.
MediaTek Dimensity 720 MediaTek Dimensity 720
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-11900K Intel Core i9-11900K
8C 16T @ 5.30 GHz
650 (100%)

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.
MediaTek Dimensity 720 MediaTek Dimensity 720
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-11900K Intel Core i9-11900K
8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz
6187 (100%)

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.
MediaTek Dimensity 720 MediaTek Dimensity 720
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
325893 (100%)
Intel Core i9-11900K Intel Core i9-11900K
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
MediaTek Dimensity 720 MediaTek Dimensity 720
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
285660 (100%)
Intel Core i9-11900K Intel Core i9-11900K
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
MediaTek Dimensity 720 MediaTek Dimensity 720
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-11900K Intel Core i9-11900K
8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz
243 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
MediaTek Dimensity 720 MediaTek Dimensity 720
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-11900K Intel Core i9-11900K
8C 16T @ 5.30 GHz
676 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
MediaTek Dimensity 720 MediaTek Dimensity 720
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-11900K Intel Core i9-11900K
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
6539 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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.
MediaTek Dimensity 720 MediaTek Dimensity 720
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-11900K Intel Core i9-11900K
8C 16T @ 5.30 GHz
262 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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.
MediaTek Dimensity 720 MediaTek Dimensity 720
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-11900K Intel Core i9-11900K
8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz
2515 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek Dimensity 720 Intel Core i9-11900K
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