Intel Atom C2530 vs MediaTek MT6571

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Intel Atom C2530 CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT6571
Intel Atom C2530 MediaTek MT6571

CPU comparison

Intel Atom C2530 or MediaTek MT6571 - 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 Intel Atom C2530 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Atom C2530 was released in Q3/2013.

The MediaTek MT6571 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The MediaTek MT6571 was released in Q3/2014.
Intel Atom (108) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
Intel Atom C2000 (7) CPU group MediaTek MT65xx A7 (14)
3 Generation 1
Avoton Architecture Cortex-A9
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Atom C2530 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Atom C2530 is 1.70 GHz (2.00 GHz) while the MediaTek MT6571 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT6571 is at 1.30 GHz.

Intel Atom C2530 Characteristic MediaTek MT6571
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.70 GHz Frequency 1.30 GHz
2.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.00 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.

Intel Atom C2530 Characteristic MediaTek MT6571
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Atom C2530 or MediaTek MT6571 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-400
GPU frequency 0.01 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.01 GHz
-- GPU Generation Utgard
Technology 28nm
Max. displays 1
-- Compute units 1
-- Shader 16
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-400
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 Intel Atom C2530 can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The MediaTek MT6571 supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

Intel Atom C2530 Characteristic MediaTek MT6571
DDR3L-1333, DDR3-1333 Memory LPDDR2
32 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 0
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache --
2.0 PCIe version --
8 PCIe lanes --
4.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Atom C2530 is 9 W, while the MediaTek MT6571 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Atom C2530 Characteristic MediaTek MT6571
9 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Atom C2530 is manufactured in 22 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The MediaTek MT6571 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Intel Atom C2530 Characteristic MediaTek MT6571
22 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions --
BGA 1283 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q3/2013 Release date Q3/2014
55 $ Release price --
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