MediaTek MT6517T vs Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2

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MediaTek MT6517T CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2
MediaTek MT6517T Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the MediaTek MT6517T and the Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the MediaTek MT6517T 2 core processor released in 2012 with the Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2 which has 15 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2014.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family Intel Xeon E7 (20)
MediaTek MT65xx A9 (7) CPU group Intel Xeon E7 v2 (20)
1 Generation 4
Cortex-A9 Architecture Ivy Bridge EX
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 E7-8880 v2 clocks with 2.50 GHz (3.10 GHz), has 15 CPU cores and can calculate 30 threads in parallel.

MediaTek MT6517T Characteristic Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2
2 Cores 15
2 Threads 30
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.20 GHz Frequency 2.50 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.10 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.10 GHz

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 MT6517T Characteristic Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2
-- 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.

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 E7-8880 v2 supports a maximum of 1536 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s enabled.

MediaTek MT6517T Characteristic Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2
LPDDR2 Memory DDR3-1600
Max. Memory 1536 GB
0 Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 38.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The MediaTek MT6517T has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2 is 130 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

MediaTek MT6517T Characteristic Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 130 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 E7-8880 v2 is at 38.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm.

MediaTek MT6517T Characteristic Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2
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, AVX
-- Socket LGA 2011
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
2012 Release date Q1/2014
-- Release price 4200 $
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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 E7-8880 v2 Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT6517T Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2
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