Intel Xeon Gold 6421N vs MediaTek Dimensity 1000L

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Intel Xeon Gold 6421N CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek Dimensity 1000L
Intel Xeon Gold 6421N MediaTek Dimensity 1000L

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Gold 6421N or MediaTek Dimensity 1000L - 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 Gold 6421N has 32 cores with 64 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. Up to 4096 GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6421N was released in Q1/2023.

The MediaTek Dimensity 1000L has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 12 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The MediaTek Dimensity 1000L was released in Q1/2020.
Intel Xeon Gold (163) Family Mediatek Dimensity (36)
Intel Xeon Gold 5400/6400 (25) CPU group MediaTek Dimensity 1000 (4)
4 Generation 1
Sapphire Rapids Architecture Cortex-A77 / Cortex-A55
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 6421N has 32 CPU cores and can calculate 64 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 6421N is 1.80 GHz (3.60 GHz) while the MediaTek Dimensity 1000L has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the MediaTek Dimensity 1000L is at 2.20 GHz.

Intel Xeon Gold 6421N Characteristic MediaTek Dimensity 1000L
32 Cores 8
64 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.80 GHz (3.60 GHz) A-Core 2.20 GHz
4x Cortex-A77
-- B-Core 2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A55

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 Gold 6421N Characteristic MediaTek Dimensity 1000L
-- AI hardware Mediatek APU 3.0
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon Gold 6421N or MediaTek Dimensity 1000L 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 ARM Mali-G77 MP7
GPU frequency 0.70 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation Vallhall 1
Technology 7 nm
Max. displays 1
-- Compute units 7
-- Shader 112
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 4 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

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-G77 MP7
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 Decode
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode / Encode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon Gold 6421N can use up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 281.6 GB/s. The MediaTek Dimensity 1000L supports up to 12 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 29.8 GB/s.

Intel Xeon Gold 6421N Characteristic MediaTek Dimensity 1000L
DDR5-4400 Memory LPDDR4X-1866
4096 GB Max. Memory 12 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
281.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 29.8 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
60.00 MB L3 Cache --
5.0 PCIe version --
80 PCIe lanes --
315.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon Gold 6421N is 185 W, while the MediaTek Dimensity 1000L has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon Gold 6421N Characteristic MediaTek Dimensity 1000L
185 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 6421N is manufactured in 10 nm and has 60.00 MB cache. The MediaTek Dimensity 1000L is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon Gold 6421N Characteristic MediaTek Dimensity 1000L
10 nm Technology 7 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions --
LGA 4677 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows, Linux Operating systems Android
Q1/2023 Release date Q1/2020
2368 $ 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 6421N Intel Xeon Gold 6421N
32C 64T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Dimensity 1000L MediaTek Dimensity 1000L
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
672 (100%)

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 6421N Intel Xeon Gold 6421N
32C 64T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Dimensity 1000L MediaTek Dimensity 1000L
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
2780 (100%)

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 Gold 6421N Intel Xeon Gold 6421N
32C 64T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Dimensity 1000L MediaTek Dimensity 1000L
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
860 (100%)

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 Gold 6421N Intel Xeon Gold 6421N
32C 64T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Dimensity 1000L MediaTek Dimensity 1000L
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
2876 (100%)

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 6421N Intel Xeon Gold 6421N
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Dimensity 1000L MediaTek Dimensity 1000L
ARM Mali-G77 MP7 @ 0.70 GHz
622 (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 Gold 6421N Intel Xeon Gold 6421N
32C 64T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Dimensity 1000L MediaTek Dimensity 1000L
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
437506 (100%)

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

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. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
Intel Xeon Gold 6421N Intel Xeon Gold 6421N
32C 64T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Dimensity 1000L MediaTek Dimensity 1000L
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
4.5 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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