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MediaTek MT8121 vs Intel Core i3-1215U
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
MediaTek MT8121
4 %
4C / 4T · 1.30 GHz
Intel Core i3-1215U
100 %
6C / 8T · 4.40 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
MediaTek MT8121
4 %
4C / 4T · 1.30 GHz
Intel Core i3-1215U
100 %
6C / 8T · 1.80 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
MediaTek MT8121
0 %
PowerVR SGX544
Intel Core i3-1215U
100 %
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake)
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Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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MediaTek MT8121 | Intel Core i3-1215U |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Mediatek MT-Serie (72) | Intel Core i3 (205) |
| CPU group | MediaTek MT81xx A7 (5) | Intel Core i 1200P/1200U (21) |
| Architecture | Cortex-A7 | Alder Lake U |
| Technology | 28 nm | 10 nm |
| Segment | Smartphone / Tablet | Notebook |
| Socket | BGA 1744 | |
| Predecessor | ||
| Successor | Intel Core i3-1315U |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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MediaTek MT8121 | Intel Core i3-1215U |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 4 / 4 | 6 / 8 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | normal | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Core Cluster 1: | 4x Cortex-A7 1.30 GHz |
2x Golden Cove 1.20 - 4.40 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 4x Gracemont 0.90 - 3.30 GHz |
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| L2-Cache | 4.50 MB | |
| L3-Cache | 10.00 MB | |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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MediaTek MT8121 | Intel Core i3-1215U |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | PowerVR SGX544 | Intel Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake) |
| GPU frequency | 0.16 - 0.16 GHz | 0.30 - 1.10 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 2 / 4 | 64 / 512 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 1 | 4 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 32 GB | |
| Technology | 45nm | 10 nm |
| Release date | Q1/2010 | Q1/2022 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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MediaTek MT8121 | Intel Core i3-1215U |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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MediaTek MT8121 | Intel Core i3-1215U |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | LPDDR5-5200 (83.2 GB/s) DDR5-4800 (76.8 GB/s) LPDDR4X-4266 (68.2 GB/s) DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s) | |
| Max. Memory | 64 GB | |
| Memory channels | 0 | 2 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 4.0 x 28 | |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 55.1 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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MediaTek MT8121 | Intel Core i3-1215U |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 15 W | |
| TDP (PL2) | 55 W | |
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 100 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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MediaTek MT8121 | Intel Core i3-1215U |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Chiplet | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✗ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Android | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux |
| Instruction set | Armv7-A (32 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 | |
| Release date | Q4/2013 | Q1/2022 |
| Release price | ||
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
Your rating
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