MediaTek Kompanio 500 vs Intel Core i3-1215U Benchmark, comparison and differences


MediaTek Kompanio 500		Intel Core i3-1215U
CPU comparison MediaTek Kompanio 500 or Intel Core i3-1215U - 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 Kompanio 500 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 0 memory channels. The MediaTek Kompanio 500 was released in Q4/2019. The Intel Core i3-1215U has 6 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-1215U was released in Q1/2022.

Mediatek Kompanio (9)	Family	Intel Core i3 (205)
MediaTek Kompanio 500 (1)	CPU group	Intel Core i 1200P/1200U (21)
1	Generation	12
Cortex-A73 / Cortex-A53	Architecture	Alder Lake U
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	Intel Core i3-1315U

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The MediaTek Kompanio 500 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz. The Intel Core i3-1215U has 6 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.20 GHz (4.40 GHz).
MediaTek Kompanio 500	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-1215U
8	Cores	6
8	Threads	8
hybrid (big.LITTLE)	Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.00 GHz 4x Cortex-A73	A-Core	1.20 GHz (4.40 GHz) 2x Golden Cove
2.00 GHz 4x Cortex-A53	B-Core	0.90 GHz (3.30 GHz) 4x Gracemont
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 Kompanio 500	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-1215U
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics 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-G72 MP3	GPU	Intel Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake)
0.80 GHz	GPU frequency	0.30 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	1.10 GHz
Bifrost 2	GPU Generation	13
16 nm	Technology	10 nm
1	Max. displays	4
3	Compute units	64
48	Shader	512
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
2 GB	Max. GPU Memory	32 GB
12	DirectX Version	12.1

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-G72 MP3	GPU	Intel Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake)
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
No	Codec AV1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The MediaTek Kompanio 500 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-1215U can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
MediaTek Kompanio 500	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-1215U
LPDDR4X, LPDDR3	Memory	LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
	Max. Memory	64 GB
0	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
--	Max. Bandwidth	83.2 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	4.50 MB
--	L3 Cache	10.00 MB
--	PCIe version	4.0
--	PCIe lanes	28
--	PCIe Bandwidth	55.1 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The MediaTek Kompanio 500 has a TDP of --, that of the Intel Core i3-1215U is 15 W.
MediaTek Kompanio 500	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-1215U
--	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	15 W
--	TDP (PL2)	55 W
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The MediaTek Kompanio 500 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i3-1215U cache has a total of 14.50 MB.
MediaTek Kompanio 500	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-1215U
12 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
--	Socket	BGA 1744
None	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No	AES-NI	Yes
Android	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q4/2019	Release date	Q1/2022
--	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

MediaTek Kompanio 500 (17%)

Intel Core i3-1215U (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

MediaTek Kompanio 500 (25%)

Intel Core i3-1215U (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 Kompanio 500 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	301 (19%)
	Intel Core i3-1215U 6C 8T @ 4.40 GHz	1596 (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 Kompanio 500 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	1327 (25%)
	Intel Core i3-1215U 6C 8T @ 1.80 GHz	5328 (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 Kompanio 500 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	317 (15%)
	Intel Core i3-1215U 6C 8T @ 4.40 GHz	2079 (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 Kompanio 500 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	1224 (30%)
	Intel Core i3-1215U 6C 8T @ 1.80 GHz	4135 (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 Kompanio 500 ARM Mali-G72 MP3 @ 0.80 GHz	89 (8%)
	Intel Core i3-1215U Intel Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake) @ 1.10 GHz	1091 (100%)

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 Kompanio 500 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	2154 (19%)
	Intel Core i3-1215U 6C 8T @ 1.80 GHz	11350 (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 Kompanio 500 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-1215U 6C 8T @ 4.40 GHz	1633 (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 Kompanio 500 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-1215U 6C 8T @ 1.80 GHz	6410 (100%)

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.


	MediaTek Kompanio 500 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	157963 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-1215U 6C 8T @ 1.20 GHz	0 (0%)

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MediaTek Kompanio 500 vs Intel Core i3-1215U

CPU comparison with benchmarks

CPU comparison

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Internal Graphics

Hardware codec support

Memory & PCIe

Thermal Management

Technical details