MediaTek MT6737 vs Intel Atom C3308

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MediaTek MT6737 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Atom C3308
MediaTek MT6737 Intel Atom C3308

CPU comparison

MediaTek MT6737 or Intel Atom C3308 - 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 MT6737 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.25 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The MediaTek MT6737 was released in Q2/2016.

The Intel Atom C3308 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Intel Atom C3308 was released in Q3/2017.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family Intel Atom (108)
MediaTek MT67xx (17) CPU group Intel Atom C3000 (20)
1 Generation 5
Cortex-A53 Architecture Denverton
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT6737 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT6737 is 1.25 GHz while the Intel Atom C3308 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Atom C3308 is at 1.60 GHz (2.10 GHz).

MediaTek MT6737 Characteristic Intel Atom C3308
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.25 GHz Frequency 1.60 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.10 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.10 GHz

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 MT6737 Characteristic Intel Atom C3308
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The MediaTek MT6737 or Intel Atom C3308 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-T720 MP2 GPU no iGPU
0.60 GHz GPU frequency --
0.60 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
Midgard 3 GPU Generation --
28nm Technology
2 Max. displays
2 Compute units --
32 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
11 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-T720 MP2 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 / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The MediaTek MT6737 can use up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 5.3 GB/s. The Intel Atom C3308 supports up to 128 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 29.9 GB/s.

MediaTek MT6737 Characteristic Intel Atom C3308
LPDDR3-667 Memory DDR4-1866
Max. Memory 128 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
5.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 29.9 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 4.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 6
-- PCIe Bandwidth 5.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek MT6737 is --, while the Intel Atom C3308 has a TDP of 9.5 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

MediaTek MT6737 Characteristic Intel Atom C3308
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 9.5 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The MediaTek MT6737 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Intel Atom C3308 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache.

MediaTek MT6737 Characteristic Intel Atom C3308
28 nm Technology 14 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 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
Q2/2016 Release date Q3/2017
-- Release price 41 $
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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 MT6737 MediaTek MT6737
4C 4T @ 1.25 GHz
102 (100%)
Intel Atom C3308 Intel Atom C3308
2C 2T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)

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 MT6737 MediaTek MT6737
4C 4T @ 1.25 GHz
338 (100%)
Intel Atom C3308 Intel Atom C3308
2C 2T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)

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 MT6737 MediaTek MT6737
ARM Mali-T720 MP2 @ 0.60 GHz
20 (100%)
Intel Atom C3308 Intel Atom C3308
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
MediaTek MT6737 MediaTek MT6737
4C 4T @ 1.25 GHz
452 (100%)
Intel Atom C3308 Intel Atom C3308
2C 2T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT6737 Intel Atom C3308
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