Intel Atom Z3460 vs MediaTek MT6582

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Intel Atom Z3460 CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT6582
Intel Atom Z3460 MediaTek MT6582

CPU comparison

Intel Atom Z3460 or MediaTek MT6582 - 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 Z3460 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.60 GHz. Up to 4 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Atom Z3460 was released in Q1/2014.

The MediaTek MT6582 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 MT6582 was released in Q3/2013.
Intel Atom (108) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
Intel Atom Z3400 (1) CPU group MediaTek MT65xx A7 (14)
3 Generation 1
Merrifield Architecture Cortex-A9
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Atom Z3460 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Atom Z3460 is -- (1.60 GHz) while the MediaTek MT6582 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT6582 is at 1.30 GHz.

Intel Atom Z3460 Characteristic MediaTek MT6582
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
-- Frequency 1.30 GHz
1.60 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 Z3460 Characteristic MediaTek MT6582
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Atom Z3460 or MediaTek MT6582 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 MP2
GPU frequency 0.50 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.50 GHz
-- GPU Generation Utgard
Technology 28nm
Max. displays 1
-- Compute units 2
-- Shader 32
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 MP2
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 Z3460 can use up to 4 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 8.5 GB/s. The MediaTek MT6582 supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 4.3 GB/s.

Intel Atom Z3460 Characteristic MediaTek MT6582
DDR3-1066 Memory LPDDR3-533, LPDDR2-533
4 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
8.5 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 4.3 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 0.51 MB
1.00 MB L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Atom Z3460 is --, while the MediaTek MT6582 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Atom Z3460 Characteristic MediaTek MT6582
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
90 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Atom Z3460 is manufactured in 22 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The MediaTek MT6582 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 0.51 MB cache.

Intel Atom Z3460 Characteristic MediaTek MT6582
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 --
-- Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Operating systems Android
Q1/2014 Release date Q3/2013
-- Release price --
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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 Z3460 Intel Atom Z3460
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek MT6582 MediaTek MT6582
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
73 (100%)

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 Z3460 Intel Atom Z3460
2C 2T @ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek MT6582 MediaTek MT6582
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
235 (100%)

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 Z3460 Intel Atom Z3460
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek MT6582 MediaTek MT6582
ARM Mali-400 MP2 @ 0.50 GHz
9 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Atom Z3460 MediaTek MT6582
Unknown Unknown

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