Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 vs MediaTek MT8163V/B

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Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT8163V/B
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 MediaTek MT8163V/B

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 or MediaTek MT8163V/B - 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 E5-2690 v2 has 10 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. Up to 768 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 was released in Q3/2013.

The MediaTek MT8163V/B 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 MT8163V/B was released in Q2/2015.
Intel Xeon E5 (71) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
Intel Xeon E5 v2 (15) CPU group MediaTek MT816x (4)
4 Generation 1
Ivy Bridge EP Architecture Cortex-A53
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3 Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 is a 10 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz (3.60 GHz). The MediaTek MT8163V/B has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.30 GHz.

Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 Characteristic MediaTek MT8163V/B
10 Cores 4
20 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.00 GHz Frequency 1.30 GHz
3.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.30 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 E5-2690 v2 Characteristic MediaTek MT8163V/B
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

no iGPU GPU ARM Mali-T720 MP2
GPU frequency 0.52 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.52 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-T720 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 E5-2690 v2 supports a maximum of 768 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The MediaTek MT8163V/B can connect up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels.

Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 Characteristic MediaTek MT8163V/B
DDR3-1866 Memory LPDDR3-800, DDR3-800
768 GB Max. Memory
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
59.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 6.4 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
25.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
40 PCIe lanes --
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 has a TDP of 130 W, that of the MediaTek MT8163V/B is --.

Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 Characteristic MediaTek MT8163V/B
130 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 has a 25.00 MB cache, while the MediaTek MT8163V/B cache has a total of 0.00 MB.

Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 Characteristic MediaTek MT8163V/B
22 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions --
LGA 2011 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q3/2013 Release date Q2/2015
1700 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 (100%)
MediaTek MT8163V/B (12%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 (100%)
MediaTek MT8163V/B (5%)

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 E5-2690 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
10C 20T @ 3.60 GHz
802 (100%)
MediaTek MT8163V/B MediaTek MT8163V/B
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
100 (12%)

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 E5-2690 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
10C 20T @ 3.30 GHz
7288 (100%)
MediaTek MT8163V/B MediaTek MT8163V/B
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
352 (5%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
10C 20T @ 3.60 GHz
712 (100%)
MediaTek MT8163V/B MediaTek MT8163V/B
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
10C 20T @ 3.30 GHz
4996 (100%)
MediaTek MT8163V/B MediaTek MT8163V/B
4C 4T @ 1.30 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 E5-2690 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek MT8163V/B MediaTek MT8163V/B
ARM Mali-T720 MP2 @ 0.52 GHz
18 (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 E5-2690 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
10C 20T @ 3.30 GHz
16394 (100%)
MediaTek MT8163V/B MediaTek MT8163V/B
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
10C 20T @ 3.00 GHz
4160 (100%)
MediaTek MT8163V/B MediaTek MT8163V/B
4C 4T @ 1.30 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 E5-2690 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
10C 20T @ 3.60 GHz
76 (100%)
MediaTek MT8163V/B MediaTek MT8163V/B
4C 4T @ 1.30 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 E5-2690 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
10C 20T @ 3.30 GHz
1413 (100%)
MediaTek MT8163V/B MediaTek MT8163V/B
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 MediaTek MT8163V/B
Unknown Amazon Fire HD 8 (2018)

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