Intel Xeon w9-3475X vs MediaTek MT8161

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon w9-3475X CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT8161
Intel Xeon w9-3475X MediaTek MT8161

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon w9-3475X 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 w9-3475X has 36 cores with 72 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.80 GHz. Up to 4096 GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon w9-3475X was released in Q1/2023.

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 W (83) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
Intel Xeon W-3400 (8) CPU group MediaTek MT816x (4)
12 Generation 1
Sapphire Rapids-WS Architecture Cortex-A53
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
Intel Xeon W-3375 Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon w9-3475X has 36 CPU cores and can calculate 72 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon w9-3475X is 2.20 GHz (4.80 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 w9-3475X Characteristic MediaTek MT8161
36 Cores 4
72 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz Frequency 1.30 GHz
4.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.00 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 w9-3475X Characteristic MediaTek MT8161
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Xeon w9-3475X 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 w9-3475X can use up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 307.2 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 w9-3475X Characteristic MediaTek MT8161
DDR5-4800 Memory LPDDR3-800, DDR3-800
4096 GB Max. Memory
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
307.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 6.4 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
82.50 MB L3 Cache --
5.0 PCIe version --
112 PCIe lanes --
441.1 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon w9-3475X is 300 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 w9-3475X Characteristic MediaTek MT8161
300 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
360 W TDP up --
-- TDP down --
95 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon w9-3475X is manufactured in 10 nm and has 82.50 MB cache. The MediaTek MT8161 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon w9-3475X 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, AMX ISA extensions --
LGA 4677 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d, VT-rp, vPro Enterprise Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 11, Windows Server, Linux Operating systems Android
Q1/2023 Release date 2014
3739 $ 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 w9-3475X Intel Xeon w9-3475X
36C 72T @ 4.80 GHz
1814 (100%)
MediaTek MT8161 MediaTek MT8161
4C 4T @ 1.30 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 w9-3475X Intel Xeon w9-3475X
36C 72T @ 3.00 GHz
44869 (100%)
MediaTek MT8161 MediaTek MT8161
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Xeon w9-3475X Intel Xeon w9-3475X
36C 72T @ 4.80 GHz
2368 (100%)
MediaTek MT8161 MediaTek MT8161
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Xeon w9-3475X Intel Xeon w9-3475X
36C 72T @ 3.00 GHz
21059 (100%)
MediaTek MT8161 MediaTek MT8161
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)

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 w9-3475X Intel Xeon w9-3475X
36C 72T @ 3.00 GHz
70859 (100%)
MediaTek MT8161 MediaTek MT8161
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon w9-3475X MediaTek MT8161
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