MediaTek Dimensity 8300 vs Intel Core i7-4720HQ

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


MediaTek Dimensity 8300 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-4720HQ
MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Intel Core i7-4720HQ

CPU comparison

MediaTek Dimensity 8300 or Intel Core i7-4720HQ - 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 8300 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.35 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The MediaTek Dimensity 8300 was released in Q4/2023.

The Intel Core i7-4720HQ has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-4720HQ was released in Q1/2015.
Mediatek Dimensity (36) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
MediaTek Dimensity 8300 (1) CPU group Intel Core i 4000M/4000H (38)
4 Generation 4
Cortex-A715 / -A510 Architecture Haswell H
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek Dimensity 8300 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the MediaTek Dimensity 8300 is 3.35 GHz while the Intel Core i7-4720HQ has 4 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-4720HQ is at 2.60 GHz (3.60 GHz).

MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Characteristic Intel Core i7-4720HQ
8 Cores 4
8 Threads 8
hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.35 GHz
1x Cortex-A715
A-Core 2.60 GHz (3.60 GHz)
3.20 GHz
3x Cortex-A715
B-Core --
2.20 GHz
4x Cortex-A510
C-Core --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

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. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Characteristic Intel Core i7-4720HQ
Mediatek APU AI hardware --
APU 780 AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The MediaTek Dimensity 8300 or Intel Core i7-4720HQ 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.

ARM Mali-G615 MP6 GPU Intel HD Graphics 4600
1.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
1.40 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.20 GHz
-- GPU Generation 7.5
4 nm Technology 22 nm
1 Max. displays 3
6 Compute units 20
-- Shader 160
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 DirectX Version 11.1

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-G615 MP6 GPU Intel HD Graphics 4600
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The MediaTek Dimensity 8300 can use up to GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 68.2 GB/s. The Intel Core i7-4720HQ supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.

MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Characteristic Intel Core i7-4720HQ
LPDDR5X-8533 Memory DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600
Max. Memory 32 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
68.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 6.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek Dimensity 8300 is --, while the Intel Core i7-4720HQ has a TDP of 47 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Characteristic Intel Core i7-4720HQ
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 47 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek Dimensity 8300 is manufactured in 4 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i7-4720HQ is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 6.00 MB cache.

MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Characteristic Intel Core i7-4720HQ
4 nm Technology 22 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv9-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
-- Socket BGA 1364
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2023 Release date Q1/2015
-- Release price 380 $
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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 8300 MediaTek Dimensity 8300
8C 8T @ 3.35 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-4720HQ Intel Core i7-4720HQ
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
787 (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 8300 MediaTek Dimensity 8300
8C 8T @ 3.35 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-4720HQ Intel Core i7-4720HQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
2843 (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 8300 MediaTek Dimensity 8300
8C 8T @ 3.35 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-4720HQ Intel Core i7-4720HQ
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
1045 (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 8300 MediaTek Dimensity 8300
8C 8T @ 3.35 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-4720HQ Intel Core i7-4720HQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
3607 (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 8300 MediaTek Dimensity 8300
8C 8T @ 3.35 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-4720HQ Intel Core i7-4720HQ
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
295 (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 8300 MediaTek Dimensity 8300
8C 8T @ 3.35 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-4720HQ Intel Core i7-4720HQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
1279 (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 8300 MediaTek Dimensity 8300
ARM Mali-G615 MP6 @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-4720HQ Intel Core i7-4720HQ
Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.20 GHz
384 (100%)

AnTuTu 10 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 10 benchmark is one of the best-known benchmarks for mobile processors, which is now available in version 10. There is a version for Android-based smartphones and tablets, as well as a version for Apple mobile devices, i.e. iPhones and iPads.

The Antutu 10 benchmark has 3 phases. In the first phase, the device's RAM is tested, in phase 2 the graphics are tested and in the final phase the entire device is pushed to its performance limits by rendering 3D graphics.

Antutu 10 is therefore ideal for comparing the performance of different devices.
MediaTek Dimensity 8300 MediaTek Dimensity 8300
8C 8T @ 3.35 GHz
1468250 (100%)
Intel Core i7-4720HQ Intel Core i7-4720HQ
4C 8T @ 2.60 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 8300 MediaTek Dimensity 8300
8C 8T @ 3.35 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-4720HQ Intel Core i7-4720HQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
5755 (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 8300 MediaTek Dimensity 8300
8C 8T @ 3.35 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-4720HQ Intel Core i7-4720HQ
4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
1546 (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 8300 MediaTek Dimensity 8300
8C 8T @ 3.35 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-4720HQ Intel Core i7-4720HQ
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
137 (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 8300 MediaTek Dimensity 8300
8C 8T @ 3.35 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-4720HQ Intel Core i7-4720HQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
630 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Intel Core i7-4720HQ
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