Intel Xeon Gold 6234 vs MediaTek Helio P30

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Intel Xeon Gold 6234 CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek Helio P30
Intel Xeon Gold 6234 MediaTek Helio P30

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon Gold 6234 and the MediaTek Helio P30 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon Gold 6234 8 core processor released in Q2/2019 with the MediaTek Helio P30 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2017.
Intel Xeon Gold (163) Family Mediatek Helio (37)
Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55) CPU group MediaTek Helio P20/P30 (4)
2 Generation 2
Cascade Lake Architecture Cortex-A53
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 6234 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.30 GHz (4.00 GHz). The processor can compute 16 threads at the same time. The MediaTek Helio P30 clocks with 2.30 GHz, has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Intel Xeon Gold 6234 Characteristic MediaTek Helio P30
8 Cores 8
16 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.30 GHz (4.00 GHz) A-Core 2.30 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
-- B-Core 1.65 GHz
4x Cortex-A53

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Xeon Gold 6234 Characteristic MediaTek Helio P30
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

no iGPU GPU ARM Mali-G71 MP2
GPU frequency 0.95 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.95 GHz
-- GPU Generation Bifrost 1
Technology 16 nm
Max. displays 1
-- Compute units 2
-- Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- 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-G71 MP2
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 1024 GB of memory in a maximum of 6 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon Gold 6234, while the MediaTek Helio P30 supports a maximum of 6 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 12.8 GB/s enabled.

Intel Xeon Gold 6234 Characteristic MediaTek Helio P30
DDR4-2933 Memory LPDDR4X-1600
1024 GB Max. Memory 6 GB
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
140.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 12.8 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
24.75 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
48 PCIe lanes --
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon Gold 6234 has a TDP of 130 W. The TDP of the MediaTek Helio P30 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Xeon Gold 6234 Characteristic MediaTek Helio P30
130 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 6234 has 24.75 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of MediaTek Helio P30 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 16 nm.

Intel Xeon Gold 6234 Characteristic MediaTek Helio P30
14 nm Technology 16 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions --
LGA 3647 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q2/2019 Release date Q3/2017
2216 $ 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 Gold 6234 Intel Xeon Gold 6234
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
1082 (100%)
MediaTek Helio P30 MediaTek Helio P30
8C 8T @ 2.30 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 Gold 6234 Intel Xeon Gold 6234
8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz
7973 (100%)
MediaTek Helio P30 MediaTek Helio P30
8C 8T @ 2.30 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 Gold 6234 Intel Xeon Gold 6234
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Helio P30 MediaTek Helio P30
ARM Mali-G71 MP2 @ 0.95 GHz
66 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Gold 6234 MediaTek Helio P30
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