MediaTek MT8121 vs Intel Celeron N6210

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MediaTek MT8121 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Celeron N6210
MediaTek MT8121 Intel Celeron N6210

CPU comparison

MediaTek MT8121 or Intel Celeron N6210 - 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 MT8121 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.30 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 0 memory channels. The MediaTek MT8121 was released in Q4/2013.

The Intel Celeron N6210 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Celeron N6210 was released in Q1/2021.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family Intel Celeron (165)
MediaTek MT81xx A7 (5) CPU group Intel Celeron J6000/N6000 (4)
1 Generation 11
Cortex-A7 Architecture Elkhart Lake
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT8121 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT8121 is 1.30 GHz while the Intel Celeron N6210 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron N6210 is at 1.20 GHz (2.60 GHz).

MediaTek MT8121 Characteristic Intel Celeron N6210
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.30 GHz Frequency 1.20 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.60 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.20 GHz

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 MT8121 Characteristic Intel Celeron N6210
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The MediaTek MT8121 or Intel Celeron N6210 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.

PowerVR SGX544 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 10th Gen (16 EU)
0.16 GHz GPU frequency 0.25 GHz
0.16 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.75 GHz
-- GPU Generation 11
45nm Technology 14 nm
1 Max. displays 3
2 Compute units 16
4 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 64 GB
10.1 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.

PowerVR SGX544 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 10th Gen (16 EU)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 Decode
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The MediaTek MT8121 can use up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Intel Celeron N6210 supports up to 32 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 51.2 GB/s.

MediaTek MT8121 Characteristic Intel Celeron N6210
Memory LPDDR4-3200, DDR4-3200
Max. Memory 32 GB
0 Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 1.50 MB
-- L3 Cache 4.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 8
-- PCIe Bandwidth 7.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek MT8121 is --, while the Intel Celeron N6210 has a TDP of 6.5 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

MediaTek MT8121 Characteristic Intel Celeron N6210
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 6.5 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek MT8121 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Intel Celeron N6210 is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 5.50 MB cache.

MediaTek MT8121 Characteristic Intel Celeron N6210
28 nm Technology 10 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
-- Socket BGA 1493
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems
Q4/2013 Release date Q1/2021
-- Release price 64 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek MT8121 (12%)
Intel Celeron N6210 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek MT8121 (22%)
Intel Celeron N6210 (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 MT8121 MediaTek MT8121
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
71 (12%)
Intel Celeron N6210 Intel Celeron N6210
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
614 (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 MT8121 MediaTek MT8121
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
239 (22%)
Intel Celeron N6210 Intel Celeron N6210
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
1092 (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 MT8121 MediaTek MT8121
PowerVR SGX544 @ 0.16 GHz
5 (2%)
Intel Celeron N6210 Intel Celeron N6210
Intel UHD Graphics 10th Gen (16 EU) @ 0.75 GHz
200 (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 MT8121 MediaTek MT8121
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron N6210 Intel Celeron N6210
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
1800 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT8121 Intel Celeron N6210
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