MediaTek MT6589M vs Intel Xeon D-2796NT

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MediaTek MT6589M CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon D-2796NT
MediaTek MT6589M Intel Xeon D-2796NT

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the MediaTek MT6589M and the Intel Xeon D-2796NT and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the MediaTek MT6589M 4 core processor released in Q3/2013 with the Intel Xeon D-2796NT which has 20 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2022.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family Intel Xeon D (79)
MediaTek MT65xx A7 (14) CPU group Intel Xeon D-2700 (16)
1 Generation 4
Cortex-A9 Architecture Ice Lake
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 Xeon D-2796NT clocks with 2.00 GHz (3.10 GHz), has 20 CPU cores and can calculate 40 threads in parallel.

MediaTek MT6589M Characteristic Intel Xeon D-2796NT
4 Cores 20
4 Threads 40
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.20 GHz Frequency 2.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.10 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.40 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 MT6589M Characteristic Intel Xeon D-2796NT
-- 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 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 Xeon D-2796NT supports a maximum of 1024 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 93.8 GB/s enabled.

MediaTek MT6589M Characteristic Intel Xeon D-2796NT
LPDDR3-533, LPDDR2-533 Memory DDR4-2933
Max. Memory 1024 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
4.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 93.8 GB/s
No ECC Yes
1.00 MB L2 Cache 30.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version 4.0
-- PCIe lanes 32
-- PCIe Bandwidth 63.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The MediaTek MT6589M has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Xeon D-2796NT is 120 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

MediaTek MT6589M Characteristic Intel Xeon D-2796NT
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 120 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek MT6589M has 1.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon D-2796NT is at 30.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm.

MediaTek MT6589M Characteristic Intel Xeon D-2796NT
28 nm Technology 10 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 BGA 2579
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2013 Release date Q1/2022
-- Release price 2165 $
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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 Xeon D-2796NT Intel Xeon D-2796NT
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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