MediaTek MT6738 vs AMD EPYC 7643

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MediaTek MT6738 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 7643
MediaTek MT6738 AMD EPYC 7643

CPU comparison

MediaTek MT6738 or AMD EPYC 7643 - 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 MT6738 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. Up to 4 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The MediaTek MT6738 was released in Q2/2016.

The AMD EPYC 7643 has 48 cores with 96 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7643 was released in Q1/2021.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family AMD EPYC (129)
MediaTek MT67xx (17) CPU group AMD EPYC 7003 (29)
1 Generation 3
Cortex-A53 Architecture Milan (Zen 3)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor AMD EPYC 7642
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT6738 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT6738 is 1.50 GHz while the AMD EPYC 7643 has 48 CPU cores and 96 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 7643 is at 2.30 GHz (3.60 GHz).

MediaTek MT6738 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7643
4 Cores 48
4 Threads 96
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.50 GHz Frequency 2.30 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.60 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.40 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 MT6738 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7643
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The MediaTek MT6738 or AMD EPYC 7643 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-T860 MP2 GPU no iGPU
0.35 GHz GPU frequency --
0.35 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
Midgard 4 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-T860 MP2 GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode 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
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The MediaTek MT6738 can use up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 5.3 GB/s. The AMD EPYC 7643 supports up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 204.8 GB/s.

MediaTek MT6738 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7643
LPDDR3-667 Memory DDR4-3200
4 GB Max. Memory 4096 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
5.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 204.8 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 256.00 MB
-- PCIe version 4.0
-- PCIe lanes 128
-- PCIe Bandwidth 252.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek MT6738 is --, while the AMD EPYC 7643 has a TDP of 240 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

MediaTek MT6738 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7643
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 240 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 225 W
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek MT6738 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The AMD EPYC 7643 is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 256.00 MB cache.

MediaTek MT6738 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7643
28 nm Technology 7 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
-- Socket SP3
None Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2016 Release date Q1/2021
-- Release price 4995 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek MT6738 (10%)
AMD EPYC 7643 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek MT6738 (1%)
AMD EPYC 7643 (100%)

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 MT6738 MediaTek MT6738
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
127 (10%)
AMD EPYC 7643 AMD EPYC 7643
48C 96T @ 3.60 GHz
1319 (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 MT6738 MediaTek MT6738
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
408 (1%)
AMD EPYC 7643 AMD EPYC 7643
48C 96T @ 3.40 GHz
36850 (100%)

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 MT6738 MediaTek MT6738
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
693 (1%)
AMD EPYC 7643 AMD EPYC 7643
48C 96T @ 3.40 GHz
76440 (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 MT6738 MediaTek MT6738
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7643 AMD EPYC 7643
48C 96T @ 3.60 GHz
1671 (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 MT6738 MediaTek MT6738
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7643 AMD EPYC 7643
48C 96T @ 3.40 GHz
14987 (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 MT6738 MediaTek MT6738
ARM Mali-T860 MP2 @ 0.35 GHz
24 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7643 AMD EPYC 7643
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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