MediaTek MT8312 vs Intel Core Ultra 7 164U

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MediaTek MT8312 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core Ultra 7 164U
MediaTek MT8312 Intel Core Ultra 7 164U

CPU comparison

MediaTek MT8312 or Intel Core Ultra 7 164U - 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 Ultra 7 164U has 12 cores with 14 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core Ultra 7 164U was released in Q1/2024.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family Intel Core Ultra 7 (11)
MediaTek MT83xx A7 (6) CPU group Intel Core Ultra 100U (7)
1 Generation 1
Cortex-A7 Architecture Meteor Lake U
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

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 Ultra 7 164U has 12 CPU cores and 14 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core Ultra 7 164U is at 1.10 GHz (4.80 GHz).

MediaTek MT8312 Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 7 164U
2 Cores 12
2 Threads 14
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.30 GHz
2x Cortex-A7
A-Core 1.10 GHz (4.80 GHz)
2x Redwood Cove
-- B-Core 0.70 GHz (3.80 GHz)
8x Crestmont
-- C-Core 0.40 GHz (2.10 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 MT8312 Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 7 164U
-- AI hardware Intel® AI Boost
-- AI specifications Intel AI Boost @ 1.4 GHz (OpenVINO, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT)
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The MediaTek MT8312 or Intel Core Ultra 7 164U 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 Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake)
0.50 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
0.50 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.80 GHz
Utgard GPU Generation --
28nm Technology 5 nm
1 Max. displays 4
1 Compute units 64
16 Shader 512
No Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
0 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.

ARM Mali-400 GPU Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 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

The MediaTek MT8312 can use up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Intel Core Ultra 7 164U supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 102.4 GB/s.

MediaTek MT8312 Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 7 164U
Memory LPDDR5-6400
Max. Memory 64 GB
0 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 102.4 GB/s
No ECC No
0.26 MB L2 Cache 12.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version 4.0
-- PCIe lanes 12
-- PCIe Bandwidth 23.6 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek MT8312 is --, while the Intel Core Ultra 7 164U has a TDP of 9 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

MediaTek MT8312 Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 7 164U
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 9 W
-- TDP (PL2) 30 W
-- TDP up 15 W
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 110 °C

Technical details

The MediaTek MT8312 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 0.26 MB cache. The Intel Core Ultra 7 164U is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 12.00 MB cache.

MediaTek MT8312 Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 7 164U
28 nm Technology 7 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
-- Socket BGA 2551
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 11, Linux
2014 Release date Q1/2024
-- 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 MT8312 MediaTek MT8312
ARM Mali-400 @ 0.50 GHz
5 (0%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 164U Intel Core Ultra 7 164U
Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) @ 1.80 GHz
1785 (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 MT8312 MediaTek MT8312
2C 2T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 164U Intel Core Ultra 7 164U
12C 14T @ 4.80 GHz
2164 (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 MT8312 MediaTek MT8312
2C 2T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 164U Intel Core Ultra 7 164U
12C 14T @ 1.10 GHz
8665 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT8312 Intel Core Ultra 7 164U
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