MediaTek MT6517T vs Intel Xeon D-1553N

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MediaTek MT6517T CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon D-1553N
MediaTek MT6517T Intel Xeon D-1553N

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the MediaTek MT6517T and the Intel Xeon D-1553N and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the MediaTek MT6517T 2 core processor released in 2012 with the Intel Xeon D-1553N which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2017.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family Intel Xeon D (79)
MediaTek MT65xx A9 (7) CPU group Intel Xeon D-1500 (22)
1 Generation 1
Cortex-A9 Architecture Broadwell
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT6517T is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.20 GHz. The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The Intel Xeon D-1553N clocks with 2.30 GHz (2.70 GHz), has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel.

MediaTek MT6517T Characteristic Intel Xeon D-1553N
2 Cores 8
2 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.20 GHz Frequency 2.30 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.30 GHz

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.

MediaTek MT6517T Characteristic Intel Xeon D-1553N
-- 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.

PowerVR SGX531 GPU no iGPU
0.52 GHz GPU frequency --
0.52 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
65nm Technology
1 Max. displays
1 Compute units --
-- Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
10.1 DirectX Version --

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 no iGPU
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 GB of memory in a maximum of 0 memory channels is supported by the MediaTek MT6517T, while the Intel Xeon D-1553N supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 38.4 GB/s enabled.

MediaTek MT6517T Characteristic Intel Xeon D-1553N
LPDDR2 Memory DDR4-2400
Max. Memory 128 GB
0 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 12.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 32
-- PCIe Bandwidth 31.5 GB/s

Thermal Management

The MediaTek MT6517T has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Xeon D-1553N is 65 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

MediaTek MT6517T Characteristic Intel Xeon D-1553N
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek MT6517T has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 40 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon D-1553N is at 12.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

MediaTek MT6517T Characteristic Intel Xeon D-1553N
40 nm Technology 14 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
-- Socket BGA 1667
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
2012 Release date Q3/2017
-- Release price 915 $
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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 MT6517T MediaTek MT6517T
PowerVR SGX531 @ 0.52 GHz
4 (100%)
Intel Xeon D-1553N Intel Xeon D-1553N
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT6517T Intel Xeon D-1553N
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