Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2 vs MediaTek MT6515

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Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2 CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT6515
Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2 MediaTek MT6515

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2 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 E7-4870 v2 has 15 cores with 30 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.90 GHz. Up to 1536 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2 was released in Q1/2014.

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 E7 (20) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
Intel Xeon E7 v2 (20) CPU group MediaTek MT65xx A9 (7)
4 Generation 1
Ivy Bridge EX Architecture Cortex-A9
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2 has 15 CPU cores and can calculate 30 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2 is 2.30 GHz (2.90 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 E7-4870 v2 Characteristic MediaTek MT6515
15 Cores 1
30 Threads 1
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.30 GHz Frequency 1.00 GHz
2.90 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.90 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 E7-4870 v2 Characteristic MediaTek MT6515
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2 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 E7-4870 v2 can use up to 1536 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 51.2 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 E7-4870 v2 Characteristic MediaTek MT6515
DDR3-1600 Memory LPDDR2
1536 GB Max. Memory
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 0
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
30.00 MB L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2 is 130 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 E7-4870 v2 Characteristic MediaTek MT6515
130 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2 is manufactured in 22 nm and has 30.00 MB cache. The MediaTek MT6515 is manufactured in 40 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2 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, 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
Q1/2014 Release date 2012
3200 $ 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 E7-4870 v2 Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek MT6515 MediaTek MT6515
PowerVR SGX531 @ 0.52 GHz
4 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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