MediaTek MT8127 vs Intel Core i7-12850HX

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MediaTek MT8127 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-12850HX
MediaTek MT8127 Intel Core i7-12850HX

CPU comparison

MediaTek MT8127 or Intel Core i7-12850HX - 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 MT8127 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.30 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The MediaTek MT8127 was released in Q2/2014.

The Intel Core i7-12850HX has 16 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-12850HX was released in Q2/2022.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
MediaTek MT81xx A7 (5) CPU group Intel Core i 12000H (23)
1 Generation 12
Cortex-A7 Architecture Alder Lake H
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Intel Core i7-13850HX

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT8127 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT8127 is 1.30 GHz while the Intel Core i7-12850HX has 16 CPU cores and 24 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-12850HX is at 2.00 GHz (4.80 GHz).

MediaTek MT8127 Characteristic Intel Core i7-12850HX
4 Cores 16
4 Threads 24
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? Yes
1.30 GHz
4x Cortex-A7
A-Core 2.00 GHz (4.80 GHz)
8x Golden Cove
-- B-Core 1.50 GHz (3.40 GHz)
8x 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 MT8127 Characteristic Intel Core i7-12850HX
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The MediaTek MT8127 or Intel Core i7-12850HX 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-450 MP4 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770
0.60 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
0.60 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.45 GHz
Utgard GPU Generation 11
28nm Technology 10 nm
1 Max. displays 3
4 Compute units 32
64 Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 64 GB
0 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.

ARM Mali-450 MP4 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No 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 MT8127 can use up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 5.3 GB/s. The Intel Core i7-12850HX supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 83.2 GB/s.

MediaTek MT8127 Characteristic Intel Core i7-12850HX
DDR3-666 Memory LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max. Memory 128 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
5.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 83.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
0.51 MB L2 Cache 14.00 MB
-- L3 Cache 25.00 MB
-- PCIe version 5.0
-- PCIe lanes 20
-- PCIe Bandwidth 78.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek MT8127 is --, while the Intel Core i7-12850HX has a TDP of 55 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

MediaTek MT8127 Characteristic Intel Core i7-12850HX
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 55 W
-- TDP (PL2) 157 W
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 45 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The MediaTek MT8127 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 0.51 MB cache. The Intel Core i7-12850HX is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 39.00 MB cache.

MediaTek MT8127 Characteristic Intel Core i7-12850HX
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 BGA 1744
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2014 Release date Q2/2022
-- Release price 428 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek MT8127 (4%)
Intel Core i7-12850HX (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek MT8127 (2%)
Intel Core i7-12850HX (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 MT8127 MediaTek MT8127
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
72 (4%)
Intel Core i7-12850HX Intel Core i7-12850HX
16C 24T @ 4.80 GHz
1788 (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 MT8127 MediaTek MT8127
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
261 (2%)
Intel Core i7-12850HX Intel Core i7-12850HX
16C 24T @ 2.00 GHz
13824 (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 MT8127 MediaTek MT8127
ARM Mali-450 MP4 @ 0.60 GHz
36 (5%)
Intel Core i7-12850HX Intel Core i7-12850HX
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.45 GHz
742 (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 MT8127 MediaTek MT8127
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-12850HX Intel Core i7-12850HX
16C 24T @ 4.80 GHz
2239 (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 MT8127 MediaTek MT8127
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-12850HX Intel Core i7-12850HX
16C 24T @ 2.00 GHz
13946 (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 MT8127 MediaTek MT8127
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-12850HX Intel Core i7-12850HX
16C 24T @ 2.00 GHz
33567 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT8127 Intel Core i7-12850HX
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