MediaTek MT6517 vs Intel Atom Z3736G

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MediaTek MT6517 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Atom Z3736G
MediaTek MT6517 Intel Atom Z3736G

CPU comparison

MediaTek MT6517 or Intel Atom Z3736G - 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 MediaTek MT6517 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.00 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 0 memory channels. The MediaTek MT6517 was released in 2012.

The Intel Atom Z3736G has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.16 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Intel Atom Z3736G was released in Q2/2014.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family Intel Atom (108)
MediaTek MT65xx A9 (7) CPU group Intel Atom Z3700 (16)
1 Generation 4
Cortex-A9 Architecture Bay Trail
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT6517 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT6517 is 1.00 GHz while the Intel Atom Z3736G has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Atom Z3736G is at 1.33 GHz (2.16 GHz).

MediaTek MT6517 Characteristic Intel Atom Z3736G
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.00 GHz Frequency 1.33 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.16 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.

MediaTek MT6517 Characteristic Intel Atom Z3736G
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The MediaTek MT6517 or Intel Atom Z3736G 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.

PowerVR SGX531 GPU Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
0.52 GHz GPU frequency 0.31 GHz
0.52 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.65 GHz
-- GPU Generation 7
65nm Technology 22 nm
1 Max. displays 2
1 Compute units 4
-- Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
10.1 DirectX Version 11.2

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.

PowerVR SGX531 GPU Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
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 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The MediaTek MT6517 can use up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Intel Atom Z3736G supports up to 1 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 10.6 GB/s.

MediaTek MT6517 Characteristic Intel Atom Z3736G
LPDDR2 Memory DDR3L-1333
Max. Memory 1 GB
0 Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 10.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 2.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek MT6517 is --, while the Intel Atom Z3736G has a TDP of 4 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

MediaTek MT6517 Characteristic Intel Atom Z3736G
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 4 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek MT6517 is manufactured in 40 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Intel Atom Z3736G is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

MediaTek MT6517 Characteristic Intel Atom Z3736G
40 nm Technology 22 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
-- Socket BGA 592
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems
2012 Release date Q2/2014
-- Release price --
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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.
MediaTek MT6517 MediaTek MT6517
PowerVR SGX531 @ 0.52 GHz
4 (10%)
Intel Atom Z3736G Intel Atom Z3736G
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.65 GHz
41 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT6517 Intel Atom Z3736G
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