MediaTek MT8163V/A vs Intel Core i3-2115C

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MediaTek MT8163V/A CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-2115C
MediaTek MT8163V/A Intel Core i3-2115C

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the MediaTek MT8163V/A and the Intel Core i3-2115C and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the MediaTek MT8163V/A 4 core processor released in Q2/2015 with the Intel Core i3-2115C which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2012.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
MediaTek MT816x (4) CPU group Intel Core i 2000 (28)
1 Generation 2
Cortex-A53 Architecture Sandy Bridge S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT8163V/A is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.50 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i3-2115C clocks with 2.00 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.
MediaTek MT8163V/A Characteristic Intel Core i3-2115C
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.50 GHz Frequency 2.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 MT8163V/A Characteristic Intel Core i3-2115C
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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.
ARM Mali-T720 MP2 GPU Intel HD Graphics 2000
0.60 GHz GPU frequency 0.85 GHz
0.60 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
Midgard 3 GPU Generation 6
28nm Technology 32 nm
2 Max. displays 2
2 Compute units 6
32 Shader 48
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11 DirectX Version 10.1

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-T720 MP2 GPU Intel HD Graphics 2000
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 1 memory channels is supported by the MediaTek MT8163V/A, while the Intel Core i3-2115C supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s enabled.
MediaTek MT8163V/A Characteristic Intel Core i3-2115C
LPDDR3-800, DDR3-800 Memory DDR3-1333
Max. Memory 32 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
6.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 3.00 MB
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The MediaTek MT8163V/A has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Core i3-2115C is 25 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.
MediaTek MT8163V/A Characteristic Intel Core i3-2115C
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 25 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The MediaTek MT8163V/A has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of Intel Core i3-2115C is at 3.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 32 nm.
MediaTek MT8163V/A Characteristic Intel Core i3-2115C
28 nm Technology 32 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
-- Socket BGA 1284
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2015 Release date Q2/2012
-- Release price --
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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 MT8163V/A MediaTek MT8163V/A
ARM Mali-T720 MP2 @ 0.60 GHz
20 (19%)
Intel Core i3-2115C Intel Core i3-2115C
Intel HD Graphics 2000 @ 1.10 GHz
106 (100%)

Devices using this processor
MediaTek MT8163V/A Intel Core i3-2115C
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