MediaTek MT6589T vs Intel Xeon Gold 6240M

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MediaTek MT6589T CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 6240M
MediaTek MT6589T Intel Xeon Gold 6240M

CPU comparison

MediaTek MT6589T or Intel Xeon Gold 6240M - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The MediaTek MT6589T has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The MediaTek MT6589T was released in Q3/2013.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6240M has 18 cores with 36 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6240M was released in Q2/2019.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family Intel Xeon Gold (163)
MediaTek MT65xx A7 (14) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55)
1 Generation 2
Cortex-A9 Architecture Cascade Lake
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT6589T has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT6589T is 1.50 GHz while the Intel Xeon Gold 6240M has 18 CPU cores and 36 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 6240M is at 2.60 GHz (3.90 GHz).

MediaTek MT6589T Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6240M
4 Cores 18
4 Threads 36
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.50 GHz Frequency 2.60 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.90 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.20 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 MT6589T Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6240M
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The MediaTek MT6589T or Intel Xeon Gold 6240M has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

PowerVR SGX544 GPU no iGPU
0.36 GHz GPU frequency --
0.36 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

The MediaTek MT6589T can use up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 4.3 GB/s. The Intel Xeon Gold 6240M supports up to GB of memory in 6 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 140.7 GB/s.

MediaTek MT6589T Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6240M
LPDDR2-533 Memory DDR4-2933
Max. Memory
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
4.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 140.7 GB/s
No ECC Yes
1.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 24.75 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 48
-- PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek MT6589T is --, while the Intel Xeon Gold 6240M has a TDP of 150 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

MediaTek MT6589T Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6240M
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 150 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek MT6589T is manufactured in 28 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon Gold 6240M is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 24.75 MB cache.

MediaTek MT6589T Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6240M
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
Q3/2013 Release date Q2/2019
-- Release price 5448 $
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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 MT6589T MediaTek MT6589T
PowerVR SGX544 @ 0.36 GHz
11 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6240M Intel Xeon Gold 6240M
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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