AMD EPYC 9684X vs MediaTek MT6588

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AMD EPYC 9684X CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT6588
AMD EPYC 9684X MediaTek MT6588

CPU comparison

AMD EPYC 9684X or MediaTek MT6588 - 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 AMD EPYC 9684X has 96 cores with 192 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. Up to 6144 GB of memory is supported in 12 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 9684X was released in Q2/2023.

The MediaTek MT6588 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The MediaTek MT6588 was released in Q4/2013.
AMD EPYC (129) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
AMD EPYC 9004 (21) CPU group MediaTek MT65xx A7 (14)
4 Generation 1
Genoa / Genoa-X (Zen 4) Architecture Cortex-A9
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD EPYC 9684X has 96 CPU cores and can calculate 192 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 9684X is 2.55 GHz (3.70 GHz) while the MediaTek MT6588 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT6588 is at 1.70 GHz.

AMD EPYC 9684X Characteristic MediaTek MT6588
96 Cores 4
192 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.55 GHz Frequency 1.70 GHz
3.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.42 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD EPYC 9684X Characteristic MediaTek MT6588
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD EPYC 9684X or MediaTek MT6588 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.

no iGPU GPU ARM Mali-450 MP4
GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.60 GHz
-- GPU Generation Utgard
Technology 28nm
Max. displays 1
-- Compute units 4
-- Shader 64
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version 0

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.

no iGPU GPU ARM Mali-450 MP4
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The AMD EPYC 9684X can use up to 6144 GB of memory in 12 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 460.8 GB/s. The MediaTek MT6588 supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 5.3 GB/s.

AMD EPYC 9684X Characteristic MediaTek MT6588
DDR5-4800 Memory LPDDR3-667, LPDDR2-533
6144 GB Max. Memory
12 Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
460.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 5.3 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache 1.00 MB
1,152.00 MB L3 Cache --
5.0 PCIe version --
128 PCIe lanes --
504.1 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD EPYC 9684X is 400 W, while the MediaTek MT6588 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD EPYC 9684X Characteristic MediaTek MT6588
400 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
320 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD EPYC 9684X is manufactured in 5 nm and has 1,152.00 MB cache. The MediaTek MT6588 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache.

AMD EPYC 9684X Characteristic MediaTek MT6588
5 nm Technology 28 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, BFLOAT16, VNNI ISA extensions --
SP5 Socket --
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows Server 2022, Linux, Windows 11 Operating systems Android
Q2/2023 Release date Q4/2013
14756 $ 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.
AMD EPYC 9684X AMD EPYC 9684X
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek MT6588 MediaTek MT6588
ARM Mali-450 MP4 @ 0.60 GHz
36 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD EPYC 9684X MediaTek MT6588
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