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MediaTek Dimensity 900 vs Intel Core i5-12400
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
8C / 8T · 2.40 GHz
Intel Core i5-12400
100 %
6C / 12T · 4.40 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
8C / 8T · 2.40 GHz
Intel Core i5-12400
100 %
6C / 12T · 4.00 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
8C / 8T · 2.40 GHz
Intel Core i5-12400
100 %
6C / 12T · 4.40 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
8C / 8T · 2.40 GHz
Intel Core i5-12400
100 %
6C / 12T · 4.00 GHz
More benchmarks
Cinebench 2026 (ST)
218 entries
218 entries
Cinebench 2026 (MC)
219 entries
219 entries
Cinebench 2024 (SC)
427 entries
427 entries
Cinebench 2024 (MC)
422 entries
422 entries
Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries
690 entries
Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries
665 entries
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
1,927 entries
Cinebench R20 (SC)
666 entries
666 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Cinebench R20 (MC)
615 entries
615 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
534 entries
534 entries
AnTuTu 9 Benchmark
90 entries
90 entries
Blender 3.1 Benchmark
213 entries
213 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
751 entries
751 entries
V-Ray CPU-Render
251 entries
251 entries
CPU performance per watt (efficiency)
140 entries
140 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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MediaTek Dimensity 900 | Intel Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Mediatek Dimensity (38) | Intel Core i5 (336) |
| CPU group | MediaTek Dimensity 900 (3) | Intel Core i 12000 (34) |
| Architecture | Cortex-A78 / Cortex-A55 | Alder Lake S |
| Technology | 6 nm | 10 nm |
| Segment | Smartphone / Tablet | Desktop |
| Socket | LGA 1700 | |
| Predecessor | Intel Core i5-11400 | |
| Successor | Intel Core i5-13400 |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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MediaTek Dimensity 900 | Intel Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 8 / 8 | 6 / 12 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) | normal |
| Core Cluster 1: | 2x Cortex-A78 2.40 GHz |
6x Golden Cove 2.50 - 4.40 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 6x Cortex-A55 2.00 GHz |
|
| L2-Cache | 7.50 MB | |
| L3-Cache | 2.00 MB | 18.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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MediaTek Dimensity 900 | Intel Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | ARM Mali-G68 MP4 | Intel UHD Graphics 730 |
| GPU frequency | 0.85 GHz | 0.30 - 1.45 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 4 / 64 | 24 / 192 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 1 | 3 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 64 GB | |
| Technology | 6 nm | 14 nm |
| Release date | Q2/2020 | Q1/2021 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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MediaTek Dimensity 900 | Intel Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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MediaTek Dimensity 900 | Intel Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | LPDDR5-5500 (44.0 GB/s) LPDDR4X-4266 (34.1 GB/s) | DDR5-4800 (76.8 GB/s) DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 16 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory channels | 4 | 2 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 5.0 x 20 | |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 78.8 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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MediaTek Dimensity 900 | Intel Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 10 W | 65 W |
| TDP (PL2) | 117 W | |
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 100 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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MediaTek Dimensity 900 | Intel Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Chiplet | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✗ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Android | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux |
| Instruction set | Armv8-A (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ | |
| Release date | Q2/2021 | Q1/2022 |
| Release price | 192 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
Your rating
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