MediaTek MT6588 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5118

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MediaTek MT6588 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 5118
MediaTek MT6588 Intel Xeon Gold 5118

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the MediaTek MT6588 and the Intel Xeon Gold 5118 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the MediaTek MT6588 4 core processor released in Q4/2013 with the Intel Xeon Gold 5118 which has 12 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2017.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family Intel Xeon Gold (163)
MediaTek MT65xx A7 (14) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5100/6100 (34)
1 Generation 1
Cortex-A9 Architecture Skylake
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT6588 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.70 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Xeon Gold 5118 clocks with 2.30 GHz (3.20 GHz), has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 24 threads in parallel.

MediaTek MT6588 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5118
4 Cores 12
4 Threads 24
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.70 GHz Frequency 2.30 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.20 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.60 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 MT6588 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5118
-- 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-450 MP4 GPU no iGPU
0.60 GHz GPU frequency --
0.60 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
Utgard GPU Generation --
28nm Technology
1 Max. displays
4 Compute units --
64 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-450 MP4 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 MT6588, while the Intel Xeon Gold 5118 supports a maximum of 768 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 115.2 GB/s enabled.

MediaTek MT6588 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5118
LPDDR3-667, LPDDR2-533 Memory DDR4-2400
Max. Memory 768 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
5.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 115.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
1.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 17.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 48
-- PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The MediaTek MT6588 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Xeon Gold 5118 is 105 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

MediaTek MT6588 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5118
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 105 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek MT6588 has 1.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon Gold 5118 is at 17.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

MediaTek MT6588 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5118
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, AVX2, AVX-512
-- Socket LGA 3647
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2013 Release date Q3/2017
-- Release price 1250 $
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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 MT6588 MediaTek MT6588
4C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5118 Intel Xeon Gold 5118
12C 24T @ 3.20 GHz
904 (100%)

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 MT6588 MediaTek MT6588
4C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5118 Intel Xeon Gold 5118
12C 24T @ 2.60 GHz
8568 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
MediaTek MT6588 MediaTek MT6588
4C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5118 Intel Xeon Gold 5118
12C 24T @ 3.20 GHz
1032 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
MediaTek MT6588 MediaTek MT6588
4C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5118 Intel Xeon Gold 5118
12C 24T @ 2.60 GHz
6635 (100%)

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 MT6588 MediaTek MT6588
ARM Mali-450 MP4 @ 0.60 GHz
36 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5118 Intel Xeon Gold 5118
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
MediaTek MT6588 MediaTek MT6588
4C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5118 Intel Xeon Gold 5118
12C 24T @ 2.60 GHz
16487 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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.
MediaTek MT6588 MediaTek MT6588
4C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5118 Intel Xeon Gold 5118
12C 24T @ 3.20 GHz
140 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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.
MediaTek MT6588 MediaTek MT6588
4C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5118 Intel Xeon Gold 5118
12C 24T @ 2.60 GHz
1732 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT6588 Intel Xeon Gold 5118
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