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MediaTek Dimensity 900 vs Intel Core i3-1215U

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 2 - 44 %
MediaTek Dimensity 900
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i3-1215U
Multi-core performance
Rank 2 - 46 %
MediaTek Dimensity 900
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i3-1215U
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

MediaTek Dimensity 900
8C / 8T · 2.40 GHz
887
Intel Core i3-1215U
6C / 8T · 4.40 GHz
2,079
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

MediaTek Dimensity 900
8C / 8T · 2.40 GHz
2,279
Intel Core i3-1215U
6C / 8T · 1.80 GHz
4,135
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

MediaTek Dimensity 900
8C / 8T · 2.40 GHz
707
Intel Core i3-1215U
6C / 8T · 4.40 GHz
1,596
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

MediaTek Dimensity 900
8C / 8T · 2.40 GHz
2,135
Intel Core i3-1215U
6C / 8T · 1.80 GHz
5,328

More benchmarks

At a glance

Wischen
MediaTek Dimensity 900Intel Core i3-1215U
FamilyMediatek Dimensity (38)Intel Core i3 (205)
CPU groupMediaTek Dimensity 900 (3)Intel Core i 1200P/1200U (21)
ArchitectureCortex-A78 / Cortex-A55Alder Lake U
Technology6 nm10 nm
SegmentSmartphone / TabletNotebook
SocketBGA 1744
Predecessor
SuccessorIntel Core i3-1315U

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Wischen
MediaTek Dimensity 900Intel Core i3-1215U
CPU Cores / Threads8 / 86 / 8
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturehybrid (big.LITTLE)hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Core Cluster 1: 2x Cortex-A78
2.40 GHz
2x Golden Cove
1.20 - 4.40 GHz
Core Cluster 2: 6x Cortex-A55
2.00 GHz
4x Gracemont
0.90 - 3.30 GHz
L2-Cache4.50 MB
L3-Cache2.00 MB10.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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MediaTek Dimensity 900Intel Core i3-1215U
GPU nameARM Mali-G68 MP4Intel Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake)
GPU frequency0.85 GHz0.30 - 1.10 GHz
CUs / Shader4 / 6464 / 512
Raytracing
Max. displays14
Max. GPU Memory32 GB
Technology6 nm10 nm
Release dateQ2/2020Q1/2022

NPU AI performance

Wischen
MediaTek Dimensity 900Intel Core i3-1215U
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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MediaTek Dimensity 900Intel Core i3-1215U
MemoryLPDDR5-5500 (44.0 GB/s)
LPDDR4X-4266 (34.1 GB/s)
LPDDR5-5200 (83.2 GB/s)
DDR5-4800 (76.8 GB/s)
LPDDR4X-4266 (68.2 GB/s)
DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s)
Max. Memory16 GB64 GB
Memory channels42
ECCNoNo
PCIe4.0 x 28
PCIe Bandwidth55.1 GB/s

Thermal Management

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MediaTek Dimensity 900Intel Core i3-1215U
TDP10 W15 W
TDP (PL2)55 W
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.100 °C

Technical details

Wischen
MediaTek Dimensity 900Intel Core i3-1215U
Chip designChipletMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsAndroidWindows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Instruction setArmv8-A (64 bit)x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release dateQ2/2021Q1/2022
Release price
DocumentsTechnical data sheetTechnical data sheet

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MediaTek Dimensity 900
MediaTek Dimensity 900
8C / 8T · 2.40 GHz
Intel Core i3-1215U
Intel Core i3-1215U
6C / 8T · 1.20 - 4.40 GHz

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