MediaTek MT6589M vs Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2

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MediaTek MT6589M CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
MediaTek MT6589M Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the MediaTek MT6589M and the Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 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 E5-1680 v2 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2013.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family Intel Xeon E5 (71)
MediaTek MT65xx A7 (14) CPU group Intel Xeon E5 v2 (15)
1 Generation 4
Cortex-A9 Architecture Ivy Bridge EP
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 E5-1680 v2 clocks with 3.00 GHz (3.90 GHz), has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel.

MediaTek MT6589M Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
4 Cores 8
4 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.20 GHz Frequency 3.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.90 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 E5-1680 v2
-- 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 E5-1680 v2 supports a maximum of 256 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 59.7 GB/s enabled.

MediaTek MT6589M Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
LPDDR3-533, LPDDR2-533 Memory DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600, DDR3-1866
Max. Memory 256 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
4.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 59.7 GB/s
No ECC Yes
1.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 25.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 40
-- PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The MediaTek MT6589M has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 is 130 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

MediaTek MT6589M Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 130 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 E5-1680 v2 is at 25.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm.

MediaTek MT6589M Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
28 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
Q3/2013 Release date Q3/2013
-- Release price 1723 $
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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 MT6589M MediaTek MT6589M
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
8C 16T @ 3.90 GHz
871 (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 MT6589M MediaTek MT6589M
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz
6228 (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 MT6589M MediaTek MT6589M
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
8C 16T @ 3.90 GHz
804 (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 MT6589M MediaTek MT6589M
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz
4558 (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 MT6589M MediaTek MT6589M
PowerVR SGX544 @ 0.16 GHz
5 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
MediaTek MT6589M MediaTek MT6589M
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz
4188 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT6589M Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
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