Intel Xeon Platinum 8362 vs MediaTek MT8161

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Intel Xeon Platinum 8362 CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT8161
Intel Xeon Platinum 8362 MediaTek MT8161

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Platinum 8362 or MediaTek MT8161 - 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 8362 has 32 cores with 64 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. Up to 6144 GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8362 was released in Q2/2021.

The MediaTek MT8161 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The MediaTek MT8161 was released in 2014.
Intel Xeon Platinum (89) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8300 (12) CPU group MediaTek MT816x (4)
3 Generation 1
Ice Lake Architecture Cortex-A53
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8362 has 32 CPU cores and can calculate 64 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8362 is 2.80 GHz (3.60 GHz) while the MediaTek MT8161 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT8161 is at 1.30 GHz.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8362 Characteristic MediaTek MT8161
32 Cores 4
64 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.80 GHz Frequency 1.30 GHz
3.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.20 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 8362 Characteristic MediaTek MT8161
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8362 or MediaTek MT8161 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-T720 MP2
GPU frequency 0.01 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.01 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-T720 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 8362 can use up to 6144 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 204.8 GB/s. The MediaTek MT8161 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 8362 Characteristic MediaTek MT8161
DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR3-800, DDR3-800
6144 GB Max. Memory
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
204.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 6.4 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
48.00 MB L3 Cache --
4.0 PCIe version --
64 PCIe lanes --
126.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8362 is 265 W, while the MediaTek MT8161 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8362 Characteristic MediaTek MT8161
265 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8362 is manufactured in 10 nm and has 48.00 MB cache. The MediaTek MT8161 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8362 Characteristic MediaTek MT8161
10 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 4189 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q2/2021 Release date 2014
5448 $ 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 8362 Intel Xeon Platinum 8362
32C 64T @ 3.60 GHz
1240 (100%)
MediaTek MT8161 MediaTek MT8161
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)

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