Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 vs MediaTek Helio G25

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek Helio G25
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 MediaTek Helio G25

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 or MediaTek Helio G25 - 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 E5-2697 v2 has 12 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. Up to 768 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 was released in Q3/2013.

The MediaTek Helio G25 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 6 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The MediaTek Helio G25 was released in Q2/2020.
Intel Xeon E5 (71) Family Mediatek Helio (37)
Intel Xeon E5 v2 (15) CPU group MediaTek Helio G20/G30 (4)
4 Generation 1
Ivy Bridge EP Architecture Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3 Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 24 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 is 2.70 GHz (3.50 GHz) while the MediaTek Helio G25 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the MediaTek Helio G25 is at 2.00 GHz.

Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 Characteristic MediaTek Helio G25
12 Cores 8
24 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.70 GHz (3.50 GHz) A-Core 2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
-- B-Core 1.50 GHz
4x Cortex-A53

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 E5-2697 v2 Characteristic MediaTek Helio G25
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 or MediaTek Helio G25 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 GE8320
GPU frequency 0.65 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
Technology 20 nm
Max. displays 1
-- Compute units 1
-- Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version 10

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 GE8320
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 E5-2697 v2 can use up to 768 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 59.7 GB/s. The MediaTek Helio G25 supports up to 6 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 12.8 GB/s.

Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 Characteristic MediaTek Helio G25
DDR3-1866 Memory LPDDR4X-1600, LPDDR3-933
768 GB Max. Memory 6 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
59.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 12.8 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
30.00 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 E5-2697 v2 is 130 W, while the MediaTek Helio G25 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 Characteristic MediaTek Helio G25
130 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 is manufactured in 22 nm and has 30.00 MB cache. The MediaTek Helio G25 is manufactured in 12 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 Characteristic MediaTek Helio G25
22 nm Technology 12 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 Q2/2020
1975 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G25 (18%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G25 (9%)

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 E5-2697 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
12C 24T @ 3.50 GHz
762 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G25 MediaTek Helio G25
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
139 (18%)

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 E5-2697 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz
7782 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G25 MediaTek Helio G25
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
845 (11%)

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 E5-2697 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz
17198 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G25 MediaTek Helio G25
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1186 (7%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 E5-2697 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
12C 24T @ 3.50 GHz
651 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G25 MediaTek Helio G25
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 E5-2697 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz
8249 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G25 MediaTek Helio G25
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 E5-2697 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
12C 24T @ 3.50 GHz
702 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G25 MediaTek Helio G25
8C 8T @ 2.00 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 E5-2697 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz
5167 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G25 MediaTek Helio G25
8C 8T @ 2.00 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 E5-2697 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Helio G25 MediaTek Helio G25
PowerVR GE8320 @ 0.65 GHz
42 (100%)

AnTuTu 9 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 9 benchmark is very well suited to measuring the performance of a smartphone. AnTuTu 9 is quite heavy on 3D graphics and can now also use the "Metal" graphics interface. In AnTuTu, memory and UX (user experience) are also tested by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu version 9 can compare any ARM CPU running on Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly comparable when benchmarked on different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 9 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The rating is made up of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the working memory, and the performance of the internal graphics.
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
12C 24T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Helio G25 MediaTek Helio G25
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
109554 (100%)

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
12C 24T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Helio G25 MediaTek Helio G25
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
93586 (100%)

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 E5-2697 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
12C 24T @ 2.70 GHz
4519 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G25 MediaTek Helio G25
8C 8T @ 2.00 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 E5-2697 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
12C 24T @ 3.50 GHz
98 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G25 MediaTek Helio G25
8C 8T @ 2.00 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 E5-2697 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz
1557 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G25 MediaTek Helio G25
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 MediaTek Helio G25
Unknown Unknown

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