Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 vs MediaTek MT8732

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Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT8732
Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 MediaTek MT8732

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 or MediaTek MT8732 - 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 Xeon CPU Max 9480 has 56 cores with 112 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. Up to 4096 GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 was released in Q1/2023.

The MediaTek MT8732 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The MediaTek MT8732 was released in Q4/2014.
Intel Xeon CPU Max (5) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
Intel Xeon CPU Max 9000 (5) CPU group MediaTek MT87xx A53 (3)
3 Generation 1
Sapphire Rapids Architecture Cortex-A53
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 has 56 CPU cores and can calculate 112 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 is 1.90 GHz (3.50 GHz) while the MediaTek MT8732 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT8732 is at 1.50 GHz.

Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 Characteristic MediaTek MT8732
56 Cores 4
112 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.90 GHz Frequency 1.50 GHz
3.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- 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 Xeon CPU Max 9480 Characteristic MediaTek MT8732
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 or MediaTek MT8732 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-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

The Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 can use up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 307.2 GB/s. The MediaTek MT8732 supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 6.4 GB/s.

Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 Characteristic MediaTek MT8732
DDR5-4400, DDR5-4800 Memory LPDDR3-800
4096 GB Max. Memory
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
307.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 6.4 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache 0.51 MB
112.50 MB L3 Cache --
5.0 PCIe version --
80 PCIe lanes --
315.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 is 350 W, while the MediaTek MT8732 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 Characteristic MediaTek MT8732
350 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 is manufactured in 10 nm and has 112.50 MB cache. The MediaTek MT8732 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 0.51 MB cache.

Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 Characteristic MediaTek MT8732
10 nm Technology 28 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions --
LGA 4677 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows, Linux Operating systems Android
Q1/2023 Release date Q4/2014
12980 $ 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 Xeon CPU Max 9480 Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek MT8732 MediaTek MT8732
ARM Mali-T760 MP2 @ 0.50 GHz
28 (100%)

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