Intel Xeon Silver 4215R vs MediaTek MT8163V/A

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon Silver 4215R CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT8163V/A
Intel Xeon Silver 4215R MediaTek MT8163V/A

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Silver 4215R or MediaTek MT8163V/A - 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 Silver 4215R has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. Up to 1024 GB of memory is supported in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Silver 4215R was released in Q1/2020.

The MediaTek MT8163V/A 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 MT8163V/A was released in Q2/2015.
Intel Xeon Silver (32) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
Intel Xeon Silver 4200 (11) CPU group MediaTek MT816x (4)
2 Generation 1
Cascade Lake Architecture Cortex-A53
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Silver 4215R has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Silver 4215R is 3.20 GHz (4.00 GHz) while the MediaTek MT8163V/A has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT8163V/A is at 1.50 GHz.

Intel Xeon Silver 4215R Characteristic MediaTek MT8163V/A
8 Cores 4
16 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.20 GHz Frequency 1.50 GHz
4.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 Silver 4215R Characteristic MediaTek MT8163V/A
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon Silver 4215R or MediaTek MT8163V/A 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 0.60 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.60 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 Silver 4215R can use up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 115.2 GB/s. The MediaTek MT8163V/A supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 6.4 GB/s.

Intel Xeon Silver 4215R Characteristic MediaTek MT8163V/A
DDR4-2400 Memory LPDDR3-800, DDR3-800
1024 GB Max. Memory
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
115.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 6.4 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
11.00 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 Silver 4215R is 130 W, while the MediaTek MT8163V/A has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon Silver 4215R Characteristic MediaTek MT8163V/A
130 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Silver 4215R is manufactured in 14 nm and has 11.00 MB cache. The MediaTek MT8163V/A is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon Silver 4215R Characteristic MediaTek MT8163V/A
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
Q1/2020 Release date Q2/2015
794 $ 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 Silver 4215R Intel Xeon Silver 4215R
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
1060 (100%)
MediaTek MT8163V/A MediaTek MT8163V/A
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Silver 4215R Intel Xeon Silver 4215R
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
7658 (100%)
MediaTek MT8163V/A MediaTek MT8163V/A
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 Silver 4215R Intel Xeon Silver 4215R
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek MT8163V/A MediaTek MT8163V/A
ARM Mali-T720 MP2 @ 0.60 GHz
20 (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 Silver 4215R Intel Xeon Silver 4215R
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
15067 (100%)
MediaTek MT8163V/A MediaTek MT8163V/A
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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