MediaTek MT8312 vs Intel Core i3-9100E

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MediaTek MT8312 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-9100E
MediaTek MT8312 Intel Core i3-9100E

CPU comparison

MediaTek MT8312 or Intel Core i3-9100E - 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 MT8312 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.30 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 0 memory channels. The MediaTek MT8312 was released in 2014.

The Intel Core i3-9100E has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-9100E was released in Q2/2019.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
MediaTek MT83xx A7 (6) CPU group Intel Core i 9000 (34)
1 Generation 9
Cortex-A7 Architecture Coffee Lake S Refresh
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Intel Core i3-10100E

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT8312 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT8312 is 1.30 GHz while the Intel Core i3-9100E has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-9100E is at 3.10 GHz (3.70 GHz).

MediaTek MT8312 Characteristic Intel Core i3-9100E
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.30 GHz Frequency 3.10 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.40 GHz

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 MT8312 Characteristic Intel Core i3-9100E
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The MediaTek MT8312 or Intel Core i3-9100E 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-400 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
0.50 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
0.50 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.05 GHz
Utgard GPU Generation 9.5
28nm Technology 14 nm
1 Max. displays 3
1 Compute units 24
16 Shader 192
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-400 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
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 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The MediaTek MT8312 can use up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Intel Core i3-9100E supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 38.4 GB/s.

MediaTek MT8312 Characteristic Intel Core i3-9100E
Memory DDR4-2400
Max. Memory 64 GB
0 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
No ECC Yes
0.26 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 6.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek MT8312 is --, while the Intel Core i3-9100E has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

MediaTek MT8312 Characteristic Intel Core i3-9100E
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The MediaTek MT8312 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 0.26 MB cache. The Intel Core i3-9100E is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 6.00 MB cache.

MediaTek MT8312 Characteristic Intel Core i3-9100E
28 nm Technology 14 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
-- Socket LGA 1151
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
2014 Release date Q2/2019
-- Release price 122 $
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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 MT8312 MediaTek MT8312
ARM Mali-400 @ 0.50 GHz
5 (1%)
Intel Core i3-9100E Intel Core i3-9100E
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.05 GHz
403 (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 MT8312 MediaTek MT8312
2C 2T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-9100E Intel Core i3-9100E
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
975 (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 MT8312 MediaTek MT8312
2C 2T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-9100E Intel Core i3-9100E
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
2938 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT8312 Intel Core i3-9100E
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