MediaTek Dimensity 9300 vs Intel Core i3-7167U

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MediaTek Dimensity 9300 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-7167U
MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Intel Core i3-7167U

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the MediaTek Dimensity 9300 and the Intel Core i3-7167U and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the MediaTek Dimensity 9300 8 core processor released in Q4/2023 with the Intel Core i3-7167U which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2016.
Mediatek Dimensity (36) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
MediaTek Dimensity 9300 (1) CPU group Intel Core i 7000U (18)
5 Generation 7
Cortex-X4 / -A720 Architecture Kaby Lake U
Mobile Segment Mobile
MediaTek Dimensity 9200+ Predecessor Intel Core i3-6167U
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek Dimensity 9300 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.25 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i3-7167U clocks with 2.80 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Characteristic Intel Core i3-7167U
8 Cores 2
8 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.25 GHz
1x Cortex-X4
A-Core 2.80 GHz
2.85 GHz
3x Cortex-X4
B-Core --
2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A720
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 9300 Characteristic Intel Core i3-7167U
Mediatek APU AI hardware --
MediaTek APU 790 @ 33 TOPS AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

ARM Immortalis-G720 MC12 GPU Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650
1.00 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.00 GHz
-- GPU Generation 9.5
4 nm Technology 14 nm
0 Max. displays 3
12 Compute units 48
-- Shader 384
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 32 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 Immortalis-G720 MC12 GPU Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650
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 / Encode
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 4 memory channels is supported by the MediaTek Dimensity 9300, while the Intel Core i3-7167U supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 34.1 GB/s enabled.

MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Characteristic Intel Core i3-7167U
LPDDR5X-9600 Memory LPDDR3-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR3-1600
16 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
76.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
18.00 MB L3 Cache 3.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 12
-- PCIe Bandwidth 11.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The MediaTek Dimensity 9300 has a TDP of 12.5 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i3-7167U is 28 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Characteristic Intel Core i3-7167U
12.5 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 28 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 23 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The MediaTek Dimensity 9300 has 18.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 4 nm. The cache of Intel Core i3-7167U is at 3.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Characteristic Intel Core i3-7167U
4 nm Technology 14 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 1356
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2023 Release date Q4/2016
-- Release price --
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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 9300 MediaTek Dimensity 9300
ARM Immortalis-G720 MC12 @ 1.00 GHz
2400 (100%)
Intel Core i3-7167U Intel Core i3-7167U
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650 @ 1.00 GHz
768 (32%)

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 9300 MediaTek Dimensity 9300
8C 8T @ 3.25 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-7167U Intel Core i3-7167U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
1720 (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 9300 MediaTek Dimensity 9300
8C 8T @ 3.25 GHz
2287 (100%)
Intel Core i3-7167U Intel Core i3-7167U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

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 9300 MediaTek Dimensity 9300
8C 8T @ 3.25 GHz
7880 (100%)
Intel Core i3-7167U Intel Core i3-7167U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

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 9300 MediaTek Dimensity 9300
8C 8T @ 3.25 GHz
2041950 (100%)
Intel Core i3-7167U Intel Core i3-7167U
2C 4T @ 2.80 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 9300 MediaTek Dimensity 9300
8C 8T @ 3.25 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-7167U Intel Core i3-7167U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
3370 (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 9300 MediaTek Dimensity 9300
8C 8T @ 3.25 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-7167U Intel Core i3-7167U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
120 (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 9300 MediaTek Dimensity 9300
8C 8T @ 3.25 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-7167U Intel Core i3-7167U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
306 (100%)

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

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. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
MediaTek Dimensity 9300 MediaTek Dimensity 9300
8C 8T @ 3.25 GHz
33 (100%)
Intel Core i3-7167U Intel Core i3-7167U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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