MediaTek MT6592M vs Intel Atom C3558R

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MediaTek MT6592M CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Atom C3558R
MediaTek MT6592M Intel Atom C3558R

CPU comparison

MediaTek MT6592M or Intel Atom C3558R - 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 MT6592M has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.40 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The MediaTek MT6592M was released in 2014.

The Intel Atom C3558R has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Atom C3558R was released in Q2/2020.
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 MT6592M has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT6592M is 1.40 GHz while the Intel Atom C3558R has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Atom C3558R is at 2.40 GHz.

MediaTek MT6592M Characteristic Intel Atom C3558R
8 Cores 4
8 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.40 GHz Frequency 2.40 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- 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 MT6592M Characteristic Intel Atom C3558R
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The MediaTek MT6592M or Intel Atom C3558R 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.

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

The MediaTek MT6592M can use up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 5.3 GB/s. The Intel Atom C3558R supports up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 38.4 GB/s.

MediaTek MT6592M Characteristic Intel Atom C3558R
LPDDR3-667, LPDDR2-533 Memory DDR4-2400
Max. Memory 256 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
5.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
No ECC Yes
1.00 MB L2 Cache 8.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 20
-- PCIe Bandwidth 19.7 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek MT6592M is --, while the Intel Atom C3558R has a TDP of 17 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

MediaTek MT6592M Characteristic Intel Atom C3558R
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 17 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The MediaTek MT6592M is manufactured in 28 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The Intel Atom C3558R is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 8.00 MB cache.

MediaTek MT6592M Characteristic Intel Atom C3558R
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
2014 Release date Q2/2020
-- Release price 96 $
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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 MT6592M MediaTek MT6592M
ARM Mali-450 MP4 @ 0.60 GHz
36 (100%)
Intel Atom C3558R Intel Atom C3558R
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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