Intel Atom C3808 vs MediaTek MT6580

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Intel Atom C3808 CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT6580
Intel Atom C3808 MediaTek MT6580

CPU comparison

Intel Atom C3808 or MediaTek MT6580 - 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 C3808 has 12 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. Up to 256 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Atom C3808 was released in Q3/2017.

The MediaTek MT6580 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The MediaTek MT6580 was released in 2015.
Intel Atom (108) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
Intel Atom C3000 (20) CPU group MediaTek MT65xx A7 (14)
5 Generation 1
Denverton Architecture Cortex-A9
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Atom C3808 is a 12 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz. The MediaTek MT6580 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.30 GHz.

Intel Atom C3808 Characteristic MediaTek MT6580
12 Cores 4
12 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz Frequency 1.30 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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.

Intel Atom C3808 Characteristic MediaTek MT6580
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

no iGPU GPU ARM Mali-400
GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.40 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 C3808 supports a maximum of 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The MediaTek MT6580 can connect up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels.

Intel Atom C3808 Characteristic MediaTek MT6580
DDR4-2133 Memory LPDDR3-533, LPDDR2-533
256 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 4.3 GB/s
Yes ECC No
12.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Atom C3808 has a TDP of 25 W, that of the MediaTek MT6580 is --.

Intel Atom C3808 Characteristic MediaTek MT6580
25 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Atom C3808 has a 12.00 MB cache, while the MediaTek MT6580 cache has a total of 0.00 MB.

Intel Atom C3808 Characteristic MediaTek MT6580
14 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 1310 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q3/2017 Release date 2015
369 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Atom C3808 (100%)
MediaTek MT6580 (22%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Atom C3808 (100%)
MediaTek MT6580 (7%)

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.
Intel Atom C3808 Intel Atom C3808
12C 12T @ 2.00 GHz
306 (100%)
MediaTek MT6580 MediaTek MT6580
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
67 (22%)

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.
Intel Atom C3808 Intel Atom C3808
12C 12T @ 2.00 GHz
3067 (100%)
MediaTek MT6580 MediaTek MT6580
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
211 (7%)

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.
Intel Atom C3808 Intel Atom C3808
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek MT6580 MediaTek MT6580
ARM Mali-400 @ 0.40 GHz
4 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Atom C3808 MediaTek MT6580
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