MediaTek MT8125 vs Intel Core i9-14900K

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MediaTek MT8125 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i9-14900K
MediaTek MT8125 Intel Core i9-14900K

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the MediaTek MT8125 and the Intel Core i9-14900K and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the MediaTek MT8125 4 core processor released in Q4/2013 with the Intel Core i9-14900K which has 24 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2023.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family Intel Core i9 (78)
MediaTek MT81xx A7 (5) CPU group Intel Core i 14000 (23)
1 Generation 14
Cortex-A7 Architecture Raptor Lake S Refresh
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Core i9-13900K
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT8125 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.20 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i9-14900K clocks with 3.20 GHz (6.00 GHz), has 24 CPU cores and can calculate 32 threads in parallel.

MediaTek MT8125 Characteristic Intel Core i9-14900K
4 Cores 24
4 Threads 32
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? Yes
1.20 GHz
4x Cortex-A7
A-Core 3.20 GHz (6.00 GHz)
8x Raptor Cove
-- B-Core 2.40 GHz (4.40 GHz)
16x 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 MT8125 Characteristic Intel Core i9-14900K
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

PowerVR SGX544 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770
0.26 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
0.26 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.65 GHz
-- GPU Generation 11
45nm Technology 10 nm
1 Max. displays 3
2 Compute units 32
4 Shader 256
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 770
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

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 0 memory channels is supported by the MediaTek MT8125, while the Intel Core i9-14900K supports a maximum of 192 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 89.6 GB/s enabled.

MediaTek MT8125 Characteristic Intel Core i9-14900K
LPDDR2 Memory DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Max. Memory 192 GB
0 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 89.6 GB/s
No ECC Yes
1.00 MB L2 Cache 32.00 MB
-- L3 Cache 36.00 MB
-- PCIe version 5.0
-- PCIe lanes 20
-- PCIe Bandwidth 78.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The MediaTek MT8125 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Core i9-14900K is 125 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

MediaTek MT8125 Characteristic Intel Core i9-14900K
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 125 W
-- TDP (PL2) 253 W
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The MediaTek MT8125 has 1.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of Intel Core i9-14900K is at 68.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm.

MediaTek MT8125 Characteristic Intel Core i9-14900K
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, AVX2, AVX2+
-- Socket LGA 1700
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q4/2013 Release date Q4/2023
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek MT8125 (3%)
Intel Core i9-14900K (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek MT8125 (0%)
Intel Core i9-14900K (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 MT8125 MediaTek MT8125
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
69 (3%)
Intel Core i9-14900K Intel Core i9-14900K
24C 32T @ 6.00 GHz
2412 (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 MT8125 MediaTek MT8125
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
134 (0%)
Intel Core i9-14900K Intel Core i9-14900K
24C 32T @ 5.70 GHz
26972 (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 MT8125 MediaTek MT8125
PowerVR SGX544 @ 0.26 GHz
8 (1%)
Intel Core i9-14900K Intel Core i9-14900K
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.65 GHz
846 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
MediaTek MT8125 MediaTek MT8125
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-14900K Intel Core i9-14900K
24C 32T @ 6.00 GHz
139 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
MediaTek MT8125 MediaTek MT8125
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-14900K Intel Core i9-14900K
24C 32T @ 6.00 GHz
2177 (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 MT8125 MediaTek MT8125
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-14900K Intel Core i9-14900K
24C 32T @ 6.00 GHz
2358 (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 MT8125 MediaTek MT8125
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-14900K Intel Core i9-14900K
24C 32T @ 5.70 GHz
38712 (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 MT8125 MediaTek MT8125
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-14900K Intel Core i9-14900K
24C 32T @ 6.00 GHz
3289 (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 MT8125 MediaTek MT8125
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-14900K Intel Core i9-14900K
24C 32T @ 5.70 GHz
23051 (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 MT8125 MediaTek MT8125
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-14900K Intel Core i9-14900K
24C 32T @ 5.70 GHz
59388 (100%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.
MediaTek MT8125 MediaTek MT8125
1.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-14900K Intel Core i9-14900K
38,712 CB R23 MC @ 256 W
151 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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