Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 vs MediaTek MT8392

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Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT8392
Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 MediaTek MT8392

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 and the MediaTek MT8392 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 32 core processor released in Q3/2019 with the MediaTek MT8392 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2014.
Intel Xeon Platinum (89) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8200/9200 (21) CPU group MediaTek MT83xx A7 (6)
2 Generation 1
Cascade Lake Architecture Cortex-A7
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 is a 32 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz (3.70 GHz). The processor can compute 64 threads at the same time. The MediaTek MT8392 clocks with 2.00 GHz, has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 Characteristic MediaTek MT8392
32 Cores 8
64 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.30 GHz Frequency 2.00 GHz
3.70 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 9221 Characteristic MediaTek MT8392
-- 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-450 MP4
GPU frequency 0.70 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.70 GHz
-- GPU Generation Utgard
Technology 28nm
Max. displays 1
-- Compute units 4
-- Shader 64
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version 0

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-450 MP4
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 12 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon Platinum 9221, while the MediaTek MT8392 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of -- enabled.

Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 Characteristic MediaTek MT8392
DDR4-2933 Memory
Max. Memory
12 Memory channels 0
281.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
71.50 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
48 PCIe lanes --
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 has a TDP of 250 W. The TDP of the MediaTek MT8392 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 Characteristic MediaTek MT8392
250 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 has 71.50 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of MediaTek MT8392 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 28 nm.

Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 Characteristic MediaTek MT8392
14 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 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
Q3/2019 Release date Q1/2014
-- 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 9221 Intel Xeon Platinum 9221
32C 64T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek MT8392 MediaTek MT8392
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
95 (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 Platinum 9221 Intel Xeon Platinum 9221
32C 64T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek MT8392 MediaTek MT8392
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
330 (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 Platinum 9221 Intel Xeon Platinum 9221
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek MT8392 MediaTek MT8392
ARM Mali-450 MP4 @ 0.70 GHz
42 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 MediaTek MT8392
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