MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) vs Intel Core Ultra 3 105UL

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core Ultra 3 105UL
MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) Intel Core Ultra 3 105UL

CPU comparison

MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) or Intel Core Ultra 3 105UL - 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 Ultra 3 105UL has 8 cores with 10 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 96 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core Ultra 3 105UL was released in Q2/2024.
Mediatek Kompanio (9) Family Intel Core Ultra 3 (1)
MediaTek Kompanio 52x/800 (4) CPU group Intel Core Ultra 100UL (5)
2 Generation 1
Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55 Architecture Meteor Lake PS
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

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 Ultra 3 105UL has 8 CPU cores and 10 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core Ultra 3 105UL is at 1.50 GHz (4.20 GHz).

MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 3 105UL
8 Cores 8
8 Threads 10
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 1.50 GHz (4.20 GHz)
2x Redwood Cove
0.50 GHz (2.00 GHz)
6x Cortex-A55
B-Core 1.00 GHz (3.50 GHz)
4x Crestmont
-- C-Core 0.70 GHz (2.10 GHz)
2x Crestmont

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 3 105UL
-- AI hardware Intel® AI Boost
-- AI specifications Intel AI Boost @ 1.4 GHz (OpenVINO, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT)
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) or Intel Core Ultra 3 105UL 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 3 Core Graphics 48 EUs (Meteor Lake)
0.01 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.80 GHz
Bifrost 2 GPU Generation --
16 nm Technology 5 nm
2 Max. displays 4
2 Compute units 48
32 Shader 384
No Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
12 DirectX Version 12.2

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 3 Core Graphics 48 EUs (Meteor 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
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 Decode / Encode
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 Ultra 3 105UL supports up to 96 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 89.6 GB/s.

MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 3 105UL
LPDDR4X-3733 Memory DDR5-5600
8 GB Max. Memory 96 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
14.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 89.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 10.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version 4.0
-- PCIe lanes 20
-- PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) is --, while the Intel Core Ultra 3 105UL 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 Ultra 3 105UL
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) 57 W
-- TDP up 28 W
-- TDP down 12 W
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) is manufactured in 7 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Intel Core Ultra 3 105UL is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 10.00 MB cache.

MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 3 105UL
7 nm Technology 7 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
-- Socket LGA 1851
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 11, Linux
Q4/2022 Release date Q2/2024
-- Release price --
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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) MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186)
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
511 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 3 105UL Intel Core Ultra 3 105UL
8C 10T @ 4.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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) MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186)
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
1447 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 3 105UL Intel Core Ultra 3 105UL
8C 10T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

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) MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186)
ARM Mali-G52 MP2 @ 0.01 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core Ultra 3 105UL Intel Core Ultra 3 105UL
Intel Iris Xe 3 Core Graphics 48 EUs (Meteor Lake) @ 1.80 GHz
1340 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) Intel Core Ultra 3 105UL
Lenovo Chromebook IdeaPad Slim 3 Unknown

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