Intel Xeon W-1290 vs MediaTek MT8735

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon W-1290 CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT8735
Intel Xeon W-1290 MediaTek MT8735

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon W-1290 and the MediaTek MT8735 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon W-1290 10 core processor released in Q2/2020 with the MediaTek MT8735 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2015.
Intel Xeon W (83) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
Intel Xeon W-1200 (13) CPU group MediaTek MT87xx A53 (3)
10 Generation 1
Comet Lake W Architecture Cortex-A53
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon W-1290 is a 10 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz (5.20 GHz). The processor can compute 20 threads at the same time. The MediaTek MT8735 clocks with 1.30 GHz, has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Intel Xeon W-1290 Characteristic MediaTek MT8735
10 Cores 4
20 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.20 GHz Frequency 1.30 GHz
5.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
4.00 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 W-1290 Characteristic MediaTek MT8735
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

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.

Intel UHD Graphics P630 GPU ARM Mali-T720 MP2
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.01 GHz
1.20 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.01 GHz
9.5 GPU Generation Midgard 3
14 nm Technology 28nm
3 Max. displays 2
24 Compute units 2
192 Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 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.

Intel UHD Graphics P630 GPU ARM Mali-T720 MP2
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 128 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon W-1290, while the MediaTek MT8735 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of -- enabled.

Intel Xeon W-1290 Characteristic MediaTek MT8735
DDR4-2933 Memory LPDDR3
128 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 0
46.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
Yes ECC No
20.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon W-1290 has a TDP of 80 W. The TDP of the MediaTek MT8735 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Xeon W-1290 Characteristic MediaTek MT8735
80 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon W-1290 has 20.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of MediaTek MT8735 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 28 nm.

Intel Xeon W-1290 Characteristic MediaTek MT8735
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 ISA extensions --
LGA 1200 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q2/2020 Release date Q2/2015
494 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon W-1290 (100%)
MediaTek MT8735 (7%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon W-1290 (100%)
MediaTek MT8735 (3%)

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 W-1290 Intel Xeon W-1290
10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz
1501 (100%)
MediaTek MT8735 MediaTek MT8735
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
106 (7%)

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 W-1290 Intel Xeon W-1290
10C 20T @ 4.00 GHz
10985 (100%)
MediaTek MT8735 MediaTek MT8735
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
374 (3%)

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 W-1290 Intel Xeon W-1290
10C 20T @ 4.00 GHz
20159 (100%)
MediaTek MT8735 MediaTek MT8735
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
496 (2%)

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 W-1290 Intel Xeon W-1290
10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz
1763 (100%)
MediaTek MT8735 MediaTek MT8735
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 W-1290 Intel Xeon W-1290
10C 20T @ 4.00 GHz
9158 (100%)
MediaTek MT8735 MediaTek MT8735
4C 4T @ 1.30 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 W-1290 Intel Xeon W-1290
Intel UHD Graphics P630 @ 1.20 GHz
461 (100%)
MediaTek MT8735 MediaTek MT8735
ARM Mali-T720 MP2 @ 0.01 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon W-1290 MediaTek MT8735
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