MediaTek MT8188J vs Intel Core i3-1220P

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MediaTek MT8188J CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-1220P
MediaTek MT8188J Intel Core i3-1220P

CPU comparison

MediaTek MT8188J or Intel Core i3-1220P - 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 MT8188J has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The MediaTek MT8188J was released in Q1/2023.

The Intel Core i3-1220P has 10 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-1220P was released in Q1/2022.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
MediaTek MT88xx 12nm (1) CPU group Intel Core i 1200P/1200U (21)
2 Generation 12
Cortex-A78/-A55 Architecture Alder Lake U
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT8188J has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT8188J is 2.20 GHz while the Intel Core i3-1220P has 10 CPU cores and 12 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-1220P is at 1.50 GHz (4.40 GHz).

MediaTek MT8188J Characteristic Intel Core i3-1220P
8 Cores 10
8 Threads 12
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz
2x Cortex-A78
A-Core 1.50 GHz (4.40 GHz)
2x Golden Cove
2.00 GHz
6x Cortex-A55
B-Core 1.10 GHz (3.30 GHz)
8x Gracemont

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 MT8188J Characteristic Intel Core i3-1220P
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The MediaTek MT8188J or Intel Core i3-1220P 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-G57 MP2 GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake)
0.25 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
0.95 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
Vallhall 1 GPU Generation 13
7 nm Technology 10 nm
2 Max. displays 4
2 Compute units 64
32 Shader 512
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
4 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
12 DirectX Version 12.1

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-G57 MP2 GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode
Decode Codec AV1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The MediaTek MT8188J can use up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.5 GB/s. The Intel Core i3-1220P supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 83.2 GB/s.

MediaTek MT8188J Characteristic Intel Core i3-1220P
LPDDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
8 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.5 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 83.2 GB/s
No ECC No
1.00 MB L2 Cache 6.50 MB
4.00 MB L3 Cache 12.00 MB
-- PCIe version 4.0
-- PCIe lanes 28
-- PCIe Bandwidth 55.1 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek MT8188J is 5 W, while the Intel Core i3-1220P has a TDP of 28 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

MediaTek MT8188J Characteristic Intel Core i3-1220P
5 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 28 W
-- TDP (PL2) 64 W
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The MediaTek MT8188J is manufactured in 12 nm and has 5.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i3-1220P is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 18.50 MB cache.

MediaTek MT8188J Characteristic Intel Core i3-1220P
12 nm Technology 10 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, 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
Q1/2023 Release date Q1/2022
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek MT8188J (45%)
Intel Core i3-1220P (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek MT8188J (29%)
Intel Core i3-1220P (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 MT8188J MediaTek MT8188J
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
710 (45%)
Intel Core i3-1220P Intel Core i3-1220P
10C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
1564 (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 MT8188J MediaTek MT8188J
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
2016 (29%)
Intel Core i3-1220P Intel Core i3-1220P
10C 12T @ 2.70 GHz
6894 (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 MT8188J MediaTek MT8188J
ARM Mali-G57 MP2 @ 0.95 GHz
243 (22%)
Intel Core i3-1220P Intel Core i3-1220P
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake) @ 1.10 GHz
1091 (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 MT8188J MediaTek MT8188J
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-1220P Intel Core i3-1220P
10C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
1685 (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 MT8188J MediaTek MT8188J
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-1220P Intel Core i3-1220P
10C 12T @ 2.70 GHz
8811 (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 MT8188J MediaTek MT8188J
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-1220P Intel Core i3-1220P
10C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
2102 (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 MT8188J MediaTek MT8188J
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-1220P Intel Core i3-1220P
10C 12T @ 2.70 GHz
6645 (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 MT8188J MediaTek MT8188J
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-1220P Intel Core i3-1220P
10C 12T @ 2.70 GHz
14265 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT8188J Intel Core i3-1220P
Amazon Fire Max 11 Unknown

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