Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3 vs MediaTek MT6515

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Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3 CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT6515
Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3 MediaTek MT6515

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3 or MediaTek MT6515 - 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 E5-1680 v3 has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. Up to 768 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3 was released in Q3/2014.

The MediaTek MT6515 has 1 cores with 1 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The MediaTek MT6515 was released in 2012.
Intel Xeon E5 (71) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
Intel Xeon E5 v3 (32) CPU group MediaTek MT65xx A9 (7)
5 Generation 1
Haswell E Architecture Cortex-A9
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3 is 3.20 GHz (3.80 GHz) while the MediaTek MT6515 has 1 CPU cores and 1 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT6515 is at 1.00 GHz.

Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3 Characteristic MediaTek MT6515
8 Cores 1
16 Threads 1
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.20 GHz Frequency 1.00 GHz
3.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.50 GHz 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 E5-1680 v3 Characteristic MediaTek MT6515
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3 or MediaTek MT6515 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 PowerVR SGX531
GPU frequency 0.52 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.52 GHz
-- GPU Generation --
Technology 65nm
Max. displays 1
-- Compute units 1
-- Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version 10.1

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 PowerVR SGX531
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 Xeon E5-1680 v3 can use up to 768 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 68.2 GB/s. The MediaTek MT6515 supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3 Characteristic MediaTek MT6515
DDR4-2133 Memory LPDDR2
768 GB Max. Memory
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 0
68.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
20.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
40 PCIe lanes --
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3 is 140 W, while the MediaTek MT6515 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3 Characteristic MediaTek MT6515
140 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3 is manufactured in 22 nm and has 20.00 MB cache. The MediaTek MT6515 is manufactured in 40 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3 Characteristic MediaTek MT6515
22 nm Technology 40 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions --
LGA 2011-3 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q3/2014 Release date 2012
-- 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 Xeon E5-1680 v3 Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
1141 (100%)
MediaTek MT6515 MediaTek MT6515
1C 1T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Xeon E5-1680 v3 Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
8782 (100%)
MediaTek MT6515 MediaTek MT6515
1C 1T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 E5-1680 v3 Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek MT6515 MediaTek MT6515
PowerVR SGX531 @ 0.52 GHz
4 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3 Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
13224 (100%)
MediaTek MT6515 MediaTek MT6515
1C 1T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3 Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
193 (100%)
MediaTek MT6515 MediaTek MT6515
1C 1T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3 Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
1488 (100%)
MediaTek MT6515 MediaTek MT6515
1C 1T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3 MediaTek MT6515
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