MediaTek MT6589M vs Intel Atom C3708

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MediaTek MT6589M CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Atom C3708
MediaTek MT6589M Intel Atom C3708

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the MediaTek MT6589M and the Intel Atom C3708 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the MediaTek MT6589M 4 core processor released in Q3/2013 with the Intel Atom C3708 which has 8 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 MT6589M is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.20 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Atom C3708 clocks with 1.70 GHz, has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

MediaTek MT6589M Characteristic Intel Atom C3708
4 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.20 GHz Frequency 1.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- 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 MT6589M Characteristic Intel Atom C3708
-- 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 SGX544 GPU no iGPU
0.16 GHz GPU frequency --
0.16 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
45nm Technology
1 Max. displays
2 Compute units --
4 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 SGX544 GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
Decode 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 MT6589M, while the Intel Atom C3708 supports a maximum of 256 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 34.1 GB/s enabled.

MediaTek MT6589M Characteristic Intel Atom C3708
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
1.00 MB L2 Cache 16.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The MediaTek MT6589M has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Atom C3708 is 17 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

MediaTek MT6589M Characteristic Intel Atom C3708
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 17 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The MediaTek MT6589M has 1.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of Intel Atom C3708 is at 16.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

MediaTek MT6589M Characteristic Intel Atom C3708
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
Q3/2013 Release date Q3/2017
-- Release price 209 $
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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 MT6589M MediaTek MT6589M
PowerVR SGX544 @ 0.16 GHz
5 (100%)
Intel Atom C3708 Intel Atom C3708
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT6589M Intel Atom C3708
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