MediaTek Dimensity 8100
Intel Core i5-3230M
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MediaTek Dimensity 8100 vs Intel Core i5-3230M. Specifications

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Released
Q1/2022
MediaTek Dimensity 8100
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Q1/2013
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Intel Core i5-3230M
Intel Core i5-3230M

What's the best choice MediaTek Dimensity 8100 or Intel Core i5-3230M? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

MediaTek Dimensity 8100 has a base frequency of 2.00 GHz. 8 / 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Released in Q1/2022.

Intel Core i5-3230M has a base frequency of 2.60 GHz. 2 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 35 W. Released in Q1/2013.

Differences

  • More number of cores

    6 more cores

    8 left arrow 2

Positions in all rankings

Common positions MediaTek Dimensity 8100 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    442 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    434 place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 30% better clock speed

    2.60 GHz left arrow 2.00 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-3230M CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    753 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    785 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1133 place

Specifications

Technical data
MediaTek Dimensity 8100 MediaTek Dimensity 8100
Intel Core i5-3230M Intel Core i5-3230M
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    MediaTek Dimensity 8000 left arrow Intel Core i 3000M
  • Family
    Mediatek Dimensity left arrow Intel Core i5
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 3
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • A-Core
    4x Cortex-A78 left arrow -
  • A-Core Frequency
    2.00 GHz (2.85 GHz) left arrow -
  • B-Core
    4x Cortex-A55 left arrow -
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 2
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Base Frequency
    - left arrow 2.6 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    - left arrow 3.2 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
    - left arrow No turbo
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 11.0
  • Execution units
    6 left arrow 16
  • Generation
    Vallhall 3 left arrow 7
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 650 MHz
  • GPU name
    ARM Mali-G610 MP6 left arrow Intel HD Graphics 4000
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow 1100 MHz
  • Max. displays
    1 left arrow 3
  • Release date
    Q2/2021 left arrow Q1/2011
  • Shader
    0 left arrow 128
  • Technology
    4 nm left arrow 22 nm
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    Decode left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VC-1
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-3230M and MediaTek Dimensity 8100. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    - left arrow 32 GB
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    LPDDR5-6400 left arrow DDR3-1600
  • PCIe lanes
    - left arrow 16
  • PCIe version
    - left arrow 3.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP MediaTek Dimensity 8100 and Intel Core i5-3230M Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    - left arrow 35 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by MediaTek Dimensity 8100 and Intel Core i5-3230M, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Cortex-A78 / Cortex-A55 left arrow Ivy Bridge H
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    - left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
  • L3-Cache
    - left arrow 3 MB
  • Operating systems
    Android left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q1/2022 left arrow Q1/2013
  • Socket
    - left arrow BGA 1023
  • Technology
    5 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

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