Intel Atom x7211E vs MediaTek MT6738T

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Intel Atom x7211E CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT6738T
Intel Atom x7211E MediaTek MT6738T

CPU comparison

Intel Atom x7211E or MediaTek MT6738T - 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 x7211E has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The Intel Atom x7211E was released in Q1/2023.

The MediaTek MT6738T has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The MediaTek MT6738T was released in Q2/2016.
Intel Atom (108) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
Intel Atom x7000 (3) CPU group MediaTek MT67xx (17)
7 Generation 1
Alder Lake N Architecture Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
Intel Atom x6211E Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Atom x7211E has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Atom x7211E is 1.00 GHz (3.20 GHz) while the MediaTek MT6738T has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT6738T is at 1.50 GHz.

Intel Atom x7211E Characteristic MediaTek MT6738T
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.00 GHz Frequency 1.50 GHz
3.20 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 x7211E Characteristic MediaTek MT6738T
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Atom x7211E or MediaTek MT6738T 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.

Intel UHD Graphics 16 EUs (Alder Lake) GPU ARM Mali-T860 MP2
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.52 GHz
1.00 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.52 GHz
12 GPU Generation Midgard 4
10 nm Technology 28nm
3 Max. displays 2
16 Compute units 2
128 Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
8 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12.1 DirectX Version 11

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.

Intel UHD Graphics 16 EUs (Alder Lake) GPU ARM Mali-T860 MP2
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Atom x7211E can use up to 16 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 38.4 GB/s. The MediaTek MT6738T supports up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 5.3 GB/s.

Intel Atom x7211E Characteristic MediaTek MT6738T
LPDDR5-4800, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR3-667
16 GB Max. Memory 4 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 5.3 GB/s
No ECC No
1.00 MB L2 Cache --
6.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
9 PCIe lanes --
8.9 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Atom x7211E is 6 W, while the MediaTek MT6738T has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Atom x7211E Characteristic MediaTek MT6738T
6 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
105 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Atom x7211E is manufactured in 10 nm and has 7.00 MB cache. The MediaTek MT6738T is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Intel Atom x7211E Characteristic MediaTek MT6738T
10 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions --
BGA 1264 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Operating systems Android
Q1/2023 Release date Q2/2016
-- 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.
Intel Atom x7211E Intel Atom x7211E
Intel UHD Graphics 16 EUs (Alder Lake) @ 1.00 GHz
256 (100%)
MediaTek MT6738T MediaTek MT6738T
ARM Mali-T860 MP2 @ 0.52 GHz
35 (14%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Atom x7211E MediaTek MT6738T
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