MediaTek MT8173 vs Intel Core Ultra 7 155HL

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MediaTek MT8173 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core Ultra 7 155HL
MediaTek MT8173 Intel Core Ultra 7 155HL

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the MediaTek MT8173 and the Intel Core Ultra 7 155HL and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the MediaTek MT8173 4 core processor released in Q1/2015 with the Intel Core Ultra 7 155HL which has 16 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2024.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family Intel Core Ultra 7 (10)
MediaTek MT81xx MT86xx A72 / A53 (3) CPU group Intel Core Ultra 100HL (4)
1 Generation 1
Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53 Architecture Meteor Lake PS
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT8173 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.80 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Core Ultra 7 155HL clocks with 1.40 GHz (4.80 GHz), has 16 CPU cores and can calculate 22 threads in parallel.

MediaTek MT8173 Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 7 155HL
4 Cores 16
4 Threads 22
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.80 GHz
2x Cortex-A72
A-Core 1.40 GHz (4.80 GHz)
6x Redwood Cove
1.40 GHz
2x Cortex-A53
B-Core 0.90 GHz (3.80 GHz)
8x Crestmont
-- C-Core 0.70 GHz (2.50 GHz)
2x Crestmont

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 MT8173 Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 7 155HL
-- AI hardware Intel® AI Boost
-- AI specifications Intel AI Boost @ 1.4 GHz (OpenVINO, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT)
-- 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.

PowerVR GX6250 GPU Intel Iris Xe 8 Core Graphics 128 EUs (Meteor Lake)
0.70 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
0.70 GHz GPU (Turbo) 2.25 GHz
-- GPU Generation --
28 nm Technology 5 nm
1 Max. displays 4
2 Compute units 128
32 Shader 1024
No Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
10 DirectX Version 12.2

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 GX6250 GPU Intel Iris Xe 8 Core Graphics 128 EUs (Meteor Lake)
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
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 Decode / Encode
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 2 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the MediaTek MT8173, while the Intel Core Ultra 7 155HL supports a maximum of 96 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 89.6 GB/s enabled.

MediaTek MT8173 Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 7 155HL
LPDDR3-933 Memory DDR5-5600
2 GB Max. Memory 96 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
14.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 89.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 18.00 MB
-- L3 Cache 24.00 MB
-- PCIe version 4.0
-- PCIe lanes 20
-- PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The MediaTek MT8173 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Core Ultra 7 155HL is 45 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

MediaTek MT8173 Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 7 155HL
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
-- TDP (PL2) 115 W
-- TDP up 65 W
-- TDP down 20 W
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The MediaTek MT8173 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of Intel Core Ultra 7 155HL is at 42.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 7 nm.

MediaTek MT8173 Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 7 155HL
28 nm Technology 7 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
-- Socket LGA 1851
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2015 Release date Q2/2024
-- 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 MT8173 MediaTek MT8173
PowerVR GX6250 @ 0.70 GHz
90 (2%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 155HL Intel Core Ultra 7 155HL
Intel Iris Xe 8 Core Graphics 128 EUs (Meteor Lake) @ 2.25 GHz
4460 (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 MT8173 MediaTek MT8173
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
331 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 155HL Intel Core Ultra 7 155HL
16C 22T @ 4.80 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 MT8173 MediaTek MT8173
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
768 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 155HL Intel Core Ultra 7 155HL
16C 22T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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 MT8173 MediaTek MT8173
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
348 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 155HL Intel Core Ultra 7 155HL
16C 22T @ 4.80 GHz
0 (0%)

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 MT8173 MediaTek MT8173
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
610 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 155HL Intel Core Ultra 7 155HL
16C 22T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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 MT8173 MediaTek MT8173
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
609 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 155HL Intel Core Ultra 7 155HL
16C 22T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT8173 Intel Core Ultra 7 155HL
Amazon Fire HD 10 (2017) Unknown

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