Intel Atom Z550 vs MediaTek MT6732

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Intel Atom Z550 CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT6732
Intel Atom Z550 MediaTek MT6732

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Atom Z550 and the MediaTek MT6732 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Atom Z550 1 core processor released in Q2/2009 with the MediaTek MT6732 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2014.
Intel Atom (108) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
Intel Atom Z500 (1) CPU group MediaTek MT67xx (17)
1 Generation 1
Silverthorne Architecture Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Atom Z550 is a 1 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz. The processor can compute 1 threads at the same time. The MediaTek MT6732 clocks with 1.50 GHz, has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Intel Atom Z550 Characteristic MediaTek MT6732
1 Cores 4
1 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz Frequency 1.50 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 Z550 Characteristic MediaTek MT6732
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

no iGPU GPU ARM Mali-T760 MP2
GPU frequency 0.50 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.50 GHz
-- GPU Generation Midgard 3
Technology 28nm
Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 2
-- Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- 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.

no iGPU GPU ARM Mali-T760 MP2
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 2 GB of memory in a maximum of 0 memory channels is supported by the Intel Atom Z550, while the MediaTek MT6732 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 6.4 GB/s enabled.

Intel Atom Z550 Characteristic MediaTek MT6732
Memory LPDDR3-800
2 GB Max. Memory
0 Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 6.4 GB/s
No ECC No
0.50 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Atom Z550 has a TDP of 2.4 W. The TDP of the MediaTek MT6732 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Atom Z550 Characteristic MediaTek MT6732
2.4 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
90 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Atom Z550 has 0.50 MB cache and is manufactured in 45 nm. The cache of MediaTek MT6732 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 28 nm.

Intel Atom Z550 Characteristic MediaTek MT6732
45 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3 ISA extensions --
BGA 441 Socket --
Intel VT-x Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Operating systems Android
Q2/2009 Release date Q3/2014
-- 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 Z550 Intel Atom Z550
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek MT6732 MediaTek MT6732
ARM Mali-T760 MP2 @ 0.50 GHz
28 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Atom Z550 MediaTek MT6732
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