MediaTek Dimensity 8050 vs Intel Core i3-12100F

Last updated: 2024-01-09

CPU comparison with benchmarks


MediaTek Dimensity 8050		Intel Core i3-12100F
CPU comparison MediaTek Dimensity 8050 or Intel Core i3-12100F - 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 8050 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The MediaTek Dimensity 8050 was released in Q2/2023. The Intel Core i3-12100F has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-12100F was released in Q1/2022.

Mediatek Dimensity (36)	Family	Intel Core i3 (205)
MediaTek Dimensity 8000 (4)	CPU group	Intel Core i 12000 (34)
3	Generation	12
Cortex-A78 / Cortex-A55	Architecture	Alder Lake S
Mobile	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	Intel Core i3-13100F

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The MediaTek Dimensity 8050 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz. The Intel Core i3-12100F has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.30 GHz (4.30 GHz).
MediaTek Dimensity 8050	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-12100F
8	Cores	4
8	Threads	8
hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
3.00 GHz 1x Cortex-A78	A-Core	3.30 GHz (4.30 GHz) 4x Golden Cove
2.60 GHz 4x Cortex-A78	B-Core	--
2.00 GHz 4x Cortex-A55	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.
MediaTek Dimensity 8050	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-12100F
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--


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-G77 MP9	GPU	no iGPU
0.85 GHz	GPU frequency	--
--	GPU (Turbo)	--
Vallhall 1	GPU Generation	--
7 nm	Technology
1	Max. displays
9	Compute units	--
144	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
4 GB	Max. GPU Memory	--
12	DirectX Version	--

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-G77 MP9	GPU	no iGPU
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP9	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	No
Decode	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VC-1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe The MediaTek Dimensity 8050 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-12100F can connect up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
MediaTek Dimensity 8050	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-12100F
LPDDR4X-4266	Memory	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
16 GB	Max. Memory	128 GB
4 (Quad Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
34.1 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	76.8 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	5.00 MB
--	L3 Cache	12.00 MB
--	PCIe version	5.0
--	PCIe lanes	20
--	PCIe Bandwidth	78.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The MediaTek Dimensity 8050 has a TDP of --, that of the Intel Core i3-12100F is 58 W.
MediaTek Dimensity 8050	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-12100F
--	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	58 W
--	TDP (PL2)	89 W
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The MediaTek Dimensity 8050 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i3-12100F cache has a total of 17.00 MB.
MediaTek Dimensity 8050	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-12100F
5 nm	Technology	10 nm
Chiplet	Chip design	Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
--	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
--	Socket	LGA 1700
None	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No	AES-NI	Yes
Android	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2023	Release date	Q1/2022
--	Release price	97 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

MediaTek Dimensity 8050 (50%)

Intel Core i3-12100F (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

MediaTek Dimensity 8050 (44%)

Intel Core i3-12100F (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 8050 8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	871 (51%)
	Intel Core i3-12100F 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	1716 (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 8050 8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	2861 (45%)
	Intel Core i3-12100F 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	6422 (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 8050 8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	1040 (48%)
	Intel Core i3-12100F 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	2157 (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 8050 8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	3177 (43%)
	Intel Core i3-12100F 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	7428 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	MediaTek Dimensity 8050 8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-12100F 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	86 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	MediaTek Dimensity 8050 8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-12100F 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	401 (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 8050 8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-12100F 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	1658 (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 8050 8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-12100F 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	8443 (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 8050 8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-12100F 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	642 (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 8050 8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-12100F 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	3204 (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 8050 ARM Mali-G77 MP9 @ 0.85 GHz	979 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-12100F @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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 8050 8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-12100F 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	13880 (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 8050 8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-12100F 4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz	3352 (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 8050 8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-12100F 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	242 (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 8050 8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-12100F 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	1204 (100%)

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