Intel Xeon Platinum 8176 vs MediaTek MT8732

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Intel Xeon Platinum 8176 CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT8732
Intel Xeon Platinum 8176 MediaTek MT8732

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Platinum 8176 or MediaTek MT8732 - 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 Platinum 8176 has 28 cores with 56 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. Up to 768 GB of memory is supported in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8176 was released in Q3/2017.

The MediaTek MT8732 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The MediaTek MT8732 was released in Q4/2014.
Intel Xeon Platinum (89) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8100 (16) CPU group MediaTek MT87xx A53 (3)
1 Generation 1
Skylake Architecture Cortex-A53
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8176 has 28 CPU cores and can calculate 56 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8176 is 2.10 GHz (3.80 GHz) while the MediaTek MT8732 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT8732 is at 1.50 GHz.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8176 Characteristic MediaTek MT8732
28 Cores 4
56 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.10 GHz Frequency 1.50 GHz
3.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.50 GHz 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 Platinum 8176 Characteristic MediaTek MT8732
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8176 or MediaTek MT8732 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-T760 MP2
GPU frequency 0.50 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.50 GHz
-- GPU Generation Midgard 3
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-T760 MP2
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
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 No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8176 can use up to 768 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 128.1 GB/s. The MediaTek MT8732 supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 6.4 GB/s.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8176 Characteristic MediaTek MT8732
DDR4-2666 Memory LPDDR3-800
768 GB Max. Memory
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
128.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 6.4 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache 0.51 MB
39.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
48 PCIe lanes --
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8176 is 165 W, while the MediaTek MT8732 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8176 Characteristic MediaTek MT8732
165 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8176 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 39.00 MB cache. The MediaTek MT8732 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 0.51 MB cache.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8176 Characteristic MediaTek MT8732
14 nm Technology 28 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
Q3/2017 Release date Q4/2014
8720 $ 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 Platinum 8176 Intel Xeon Platinum 8176
28C 56T @ 3.80 GHz
1028 (100%)
MediaTek MT8732 MediaTek MT8732
4C 4T @ 1.50 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 Platinum 8176 Intel Xeon Platinum 8176
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek MT8732 MediaTek MT8732
ARM Mali-T760 MP2 @ 0.50 GHz
28 (100%)

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 Platinum 8176 Intel Xeon Platinum 8176
28C 56T @ 2.50 GHz
23189 (100%)
MediaTek MT8732 MediaTek MT8732
4C 4T @ 1.50 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 Platinum 8176 Intel Xeon Platinum 8176
28C 56T @ 3.80 GHz
165 (100%)
MediaTek MT8732 MediaTek MT8732
4C 4T @ 1.50 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 Platinum 8176 Intel Xeon Platinum 8176
28C 56T @ 2.50 GHz
3873 (100%)
MediaTek MT8732 MediaTek MT8732
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Platinum 8176 MediaTek MT8732
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