Intel Xeon W-2170B vs MediaTek Helio X30

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon W-2170B CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek Helio X30
Intel Xeon W-2170B MediaTek Helio X30

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon W-2170B and the MediaTek Helio X30 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon W-2170B 14 core processor released in Q3/2017 with the MediaTek Helio X30 which has 10 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2017.
Intel Xeon W (83) Family Mediatek Helio (37)
Intel Xeon W-2100/3100 (15) CPU group MediaTek Helio X30 (1)
6 Generation 3
Skylake W Architecture Cortex-A73 / -A53 / -A35
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon W-2170B is a 14 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz (4.30 GHz). The processor can compute 28 threads at the same time. The MediaTek Helio X30 clocks with 2.60 GHz, has 10 CPU cores and can calculate 10 threads in parallel.

Intel Xeon W-2170B Characteristic MediaTek Helio X30
14 Cores 10
28 Threads 10
normal Core architecture hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.50 GHz (4.30 GHz) A-Core 2.60 GHz
2x Cortex-A73
-- B-Core 1.90 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
-- C-Core --
4x Cortex-A35

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 W-2170B Characteristic MediaTek Helio X30
-- 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 PowerVR 7XTP-MT4 (GT7400 Plus)
GPU frequency 0.85 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.85 GHz
-- GPU Generation --
Technology 10
Max. displays 1
-- Compute units 8
-- Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version 12

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 PowerVR 7XTP-MT4 (GT7400 Plus)
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 512 GB of memory in a maximum of 4 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon W-2170B, while the MediaTek Helio X30 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 14.9 GB/s enabled.

Intel Xeon W-2170B Characteristic MediaTek Helio X30
DDR4-2666 Memory LPDDR4X-1866
512 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
85.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 14.9 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
19.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
48 PCIe lanes --
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon W-2170B has a TDP of 140 W. The TDP of the MediaTek Helio X30 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Xeon W-2170B Characteristic MediaTek Helio X30
140 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon W-2170B has 19.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of MediaTek Helio X30 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm.

Intel Xeon W-2170B Characteristic MediaTek Helio X30
14 nm Technology 10 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 2066 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q3/2017 Release date Q2/2017
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon W-2170B (100%)
MediaTek Helio X30 (27%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon W-2170B (100%)
MediaTek Helio X30 (12%)

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-2170B Intel Xeon W-2170B
14C 28T @ 4.30 GHz
1114 (100%)
MediaTek Helio X30 MediaTek Helio X30
10C 10T @ 2.60 GHz
304 (27%)

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-2170B Intel Xeon W-2170B
14C 28T @ 3.60 GHz
11488 (100%)
MediaTek Helio X30 MediaTek Helio X30
10C 10T @ 2.60 GHz
1295 (11%)

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-2170B Intel Xeon W-2170B
14C 28T @ 4.30 GHz
1368 (100%)
MediaTek Helio X30 MediaTek Helio X30
10C 10T @ 2.60 GHz
359 (26%)

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-2170B Intel Xeon W-2170B
14C 28T @ 3.60 GHz
8729 (100%)
MediaTek Helio X30 MediaTek Helio X30
10C 10T @ 2.60 GHz
1143 (13%)

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-2170B Intel Xeon W-2170B
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Helio X30 MediaTek Helio X30
PowerVR 7XTP-MT4 (GT7400 Plus) @ 0.85 GHz
218 (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 W-2170B Intel Xeon W-2170B
14C 28T @ 3.60 GHz
23972 (100%)
MediaTek Helio X30 MediaTek Helio X30
10C 10T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon W-2170B Intel Xeon W-2170B
14C 28T @ 4.30 GHz
186 (100%)
MediaTek Helio X30 MediaTek Helio X30
10C 10T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon W-2170B Intel Xeon W-2170B
14C 28T @ 3.60 GHz
2504 (100%)
MediaTek Helio X30 MediaTek Helio X30
10C 10T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon W-2170B MediaTek Helio X30
Apple iMac Pro (2017) Unknown

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