MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) vs Intel Core i3-1215U

Last updated: 2023-12-07

CPU comparison with benchmarks


MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186)		Intel Core i3-1215U
CPU comparison MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) 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 520 (MT8186) has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.05 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) was released in Q4/2022. 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 52x/800 (4)	CPU group	Intel Core i 1200P/1200U (21)
2	Generation	12
Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55	Architecture	Alder Lake U
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	Intel Core i3-1315U

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) is 0.77 GHz (2.05 GHz) while the Intel Core i3-1215U has 6 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-1215U is at 1.20 GHz (4.40 GHz).
MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186)	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
0.77 GHz (2.05 GHz) 2x Cortex-A76	A-Core	1.20 GHz (4.40 GHz) 2x Golden Cove
0.50 GHz (2.00 GHz) 6x Cortex-A55	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 520 (MT8186)	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-1215U
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) or Intel Core i3-1215U 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-G52 MP2	GPU	Intel Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake)
0.01 GHz	GPU frequency	0.30 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	1.10 GHz
Bifrost 2	GPU Generation	13
16 nm	Technology	10 nm
2	Max. displays	4
2	Compute units	64
32	Shader	512
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	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-G52 MP2	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 520 (MT8186) can use up to 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 14.9 GB/s. The Intel Core i3-1215U supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 83.2 GB/s.
MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186)	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-1215U
LPDDR4X-3733	Memory	LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
8 GB	Max. Memory	64 GB
4 (Quad Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
14.9 GB/s	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 thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) is --, while the Intel Core i3-1215U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186)	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 520 (MT8186) is manufactured in 7 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i3-1215U is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 14.50 MB cache.
MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186)	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-1215U
7 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
Q4/2022	Release date	Q1/2022
--	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) (32%)

Intel Core i3-1215U (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) (27%)

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 520 (MT8186) 8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz	511 (32%)
	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 520 (MT8186) 8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz	1447 (27%)
	Intel Core i3-1215U 6C 8T @ 1.80 GHz	5328 (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 520 (MT8186) 8C 8T @ 2.05 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 520 (MT8186) 8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-1215U 6C 8T @ 1.80 GHz	6410 (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 520 (MT8186) 8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz	0 (0%)
	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 520 (MT8186) 8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz	0 (0%)
	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 520 (MT8186) ARM Mali-G52 MP2 @ 0.01 GHz	0 (0%)
	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 520 (MT8186) 8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-1215U 6C 8T @ 1.80 GHz	11350 (100%)

Devices using this processor
MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186)	Intel Core i3-1215U
Lenovo Chromebook IdeaPad Slim 3	Unknown

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