MediaTek MT8163V/B vs Intel Core i5-520UM

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MediaTek MT8163V/B CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-520UM
MediaTek MT8163V/B Intel Core i5-520UM

CPU comparison

MediaTek MT8163V/B or Intel Core i5-520UM - 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 MT8163V/B 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 MT8163V/B was released in Q2/2015.

The Intel Core i5-520UM has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.87 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-520UM was released in Q1/2010.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
MediaTek MT816x (4) CPU group Intel Core i5 500 (3)
1 Generation 1
Cortex-A53 Architecture Arrandale
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT8163V/B has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT8163V/B is 1.30 GHz while the Intel Core i5-520UM has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-520UM is at 1.07 GHz (1.87 GHz).

MediaTek MT8163V/B Characteristic Intel Core i5-520UM
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.30 GHz Frequency 1.07 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 1.87 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 MT8163V/B Characteristic Intel Core i5-520UM
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The MediaTek MT8163V/B or Intel Core i5-520UM 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-T720 MP2 GPU Intel HD Graphics (Westmere)
0.52 GHz GPU frequency 0.50 GHz
0.52 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.73 GHz
Midgard 3 GPU Generation 5
28nm Technology 32 nm
2 Max. displays 2
2 Compute units 12
32 Shader 24
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 (Westmere)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The MediaTek MT8163V/B can use up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 6.4 GB/s. The Intel Core i5-520UM supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 12.8 GB/s.

MediaTek MT8163V/B Characteristic Intel Core i5-520UM
LPDDR3-800, DDR3-800 Memory DDR3-800
Max. Memory 8 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
6.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 12.8 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 3.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek MT8163V/B is --, while the Intel Core i5-520UM has a TDP of 18 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

MediaTek MT8163V/B Characteristic Intel Core i5-520UM
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 18 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The MediaTek MT8163V/B is manufactured in 28 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i5-520UM is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 3.00 MB cache.

MediaTek MT8163V/B Characteristic Intel Core i5-520UM
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
-- Socket BGA 1288
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows, Linux
Q2/2015 Release date Q1/2010
-- 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/B MediaTek MT8163V/B
ARM Mali-T720 MP2 @ 0.52 GHz
18 (50%)
Intel Core i5-520UM Intel Core i5-520UM
Intel HD Graphics (Westmere) @ 0.73 GHz
35 (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 MT8163V/B MediaTek MT8163V/B
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
100 (100%)
Intel Core i5-520UM Intel Core i5-520UM
2C 4T @ 1.87 GHz
0 (0%)

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 MT8163V/B MediaTek MT8163V/B
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
352 (100%)
Intel Core i5-520UM Intel Core i5-520UM
2C 4T @ 1.07 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT8163V/B Intel Core i5-520UM
Amazon Fire HD 8 (2018) Unknown

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