Intel Xeon W-3225 vs MediaTek Helio G36

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon W-3225 CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek Helio G36
Intel Xeon W-3225 MediaTek Helio G36

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon W-3225 or MediaTek Helio G36 - 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 W-3225 has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. Up to 1024 GB of memory is supported in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon W-3225 was released in Q2/2019.

The MediaTek Helio G36 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The MediaTek Helio G36 was released in Q1/2023.
Intel Xeon W (83) Family Mediatek Helio (37)
Intel Xeon W-2200/3200 (17) CPU group MediaTek Helio G20/G30 (4)
7 Generation 1
Cascade Lake W Architecture Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Intel Xeon w5-3425 Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon W-3225 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon W-3225 is 3.70 GHz (4.40 GHz) while the MediaTek Helio G36 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the MediaTek Helio G36 is at 2.20 GHz.

Intel Xeon W-3225 Characteristic MediaTek Helio G36
8 Cores 8
16 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.70 GHz (4.40 GHz) A-Core 2.20 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
-- B-Core 1.80 GHz
4x Cortex-A53

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-3225 Characteristic MediaTek Helio G36
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Xeon W-3225 or MediaTek Helio G36 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 PowerVR GE8320
GPU frequency 0.68 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
Technology 20 nm
Max. displays 1
-- Compute units 1
-- Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version 10

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 GE8320
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

The Intel Xeon W-3225 can use up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 128.1 GB/s. The MediaTek Helio G36 supports up to 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 12.8 GB/s.

Intel Xeon W-3225 Characteristic MediaTek Helio G36
DDR4-2666 Memory LPDDR4X-1600, LPDDR3-933
1024 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
128.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 12.8 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
16.50 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
64 PCIe lanes --
63.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon W-3225 is 160 W, while the MediaTek Helio G36 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon W-3225 Characteristic MediaTek Helio G36
160 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon W-3225 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 16.50 MB cache. The MediaTek Helio G36 is manufactured in 12 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon W-3225 Characteristic MediaTek Helio G36
14 nm Technology 12 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
Q2/2019 Release date Q1/2023
1199 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon W-3225 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G36 (12%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon W-3225 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G36 (6%)

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-3225 Intel Xeon W-3225
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
1142 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G36 MediaTek Helio G36
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
142 (12%)

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-3225 Intel Xeon W-3225
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
9142 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G36 MediaTek Helio G36
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
514 (6%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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-3225 Intel Xeon W-3225
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
415 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G36 MediaTek Helio G36
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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-3225 Intel Xeon W-3225
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
4120 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G36 MediaTek Helio G36
8C 8T @ 2.20 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-3225 Intel Xeon W-3225
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Helio G36 MediaTek Helio G36
PowerVR GE8320 @ 0.68 GHz
44 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon W-3225 MediaTek Helio G36
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