Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+ vs MediaTek MT6738T

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Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+ CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT6738T
Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+ MediaTek MT6738T

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+ or MediaTek MT6738T - 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 6438Y+ has 32 cores with 64 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. Up to 4096 GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+ was released in Q1/2023.

The MediaTek MT6738T has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The MediaTek MT6738T was released in Q2/2016.
Intel Xeon Gold (163) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
Intel Xeon Gold 5400/6400 (25) CPU group MediaTek MT67xx (17)
4 Generation 1
Sapphire Rapids Architecture Cortex-A53
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+ is a 32 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz (4.00 GHz). The MediaTek MT6738T has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.50 GHz.

Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+ Characteristic MediaTek MT6738T
32 Cores 4
64 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz Frequency 1.50 GHz
4.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 6438Y+ Characteristic MediaTek MT6738T
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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-T860 MP2
GPU frequency 0.52 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.52 GHz
-- GPU Generation Midgard 4
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-T860 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 No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+ supports a maximum of 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The MediaTek MT6738T can connect up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels.

Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+ Characteristic MediaTek MT6738T
DDR5-4400, DDR5-4800 Memory LPDDR3-667
4096 GB Max. Memory 4 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
307.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 5.3 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 TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+ has a TDP of 205 W, that of the MediaTek MT6738T is --.

Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+ Characteristic MediaTek MT6738T
205 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+ has a 60.00 MB cache, while the MediaTek MT6738T cache has a total of 0.00 MB.

Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+ Characteristic MediaTek MT6738T
10 nm Technology 28 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 Q2/2016
3141 $ 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 Gold 6438Y+ Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek MT6738T MediaTek MT6738T
ARM Mali-T860 MP2 @ 0.52 GHz
35 (100%)

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