MediaTek MT6580 vs Intel Atom C3830

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MediaTek MT6580 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Atom C3830
MediaTek MT6580 Intel Atom C3830

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the MediaTek MT6580 and the Intel Atom C3830 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the MediaTek MT6580 4 core processor released in 2015 with the Intel Atom C3830 which has 12 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2017.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family Intel Atom (108)
MediaTek MT65xx A7 (14) CPU group Intel Atom C3000 (20)
1 Generation 5
Cortex-A9 Architecture Denverton
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT6580 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.30 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Atom C3830 clocks with 1.90 GHz (2.30 GHz), has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel.

MediaTek MT6580 Characteristic Intel Atom C3830
4 Cores 12
4 Threads 12
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.30 GHz Frequency 1.90 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.30 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 MT6580 Characteristic Intel Atom C3830
-- 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.

ARM Mali-400 GPU no iGPU
0.40 GHz GPU frequency --
0.40 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
Utgard GPU Generation --
28nm Technology
1 Max. displays
1 Compute units --
16 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
0 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.

ARM Mali-400 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 1 memory channels is supported by the MediaTek MT6580, while the Intel Atom C3830 supports a maximum of 256 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 34.1 GB/s enabled.

MediaTek MT6580 Characteristic Intel Atom C3830
LPDDR3-533, LPDDR2-533 Memory DDR4-2133
Max. Memory 256 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
4.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 12.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 12
-- PCIe Bandwidth 11.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The MediaTek MT6580 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Atom C3830 is 21.5 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

MediaTek MT6580 Characteristic Intel Atom C3830
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 21.5 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The MediaTek MT6580 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of Intel Atom C3830 is at 12.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

MediaTek MT6580 Characteristic Intel Atom C3830
28 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
-- Socket BGA 1310
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
2015 Release date Q3/2017
-- Release price --
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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.
MediaTek MT6580 MediaTek MT6580
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
67 (100%)
Intel Atom C3830 Intel Atom C3830
12C 12T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
MediaTek MT6580 MediaTek MT6580
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
211 (100%)
Intel Atom C3830 Intel Atom C3830
12C 12T @ 2.30 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.
MediaTek MT6580 MediaTek MT6580
ARM Mali-400 @ 0.40 GHz
4 (100%)
Intel Atom C3830 Intel Atom C3830
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT6580 Intel Atom C3830
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