MediaTek MT6738 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X

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MediaTek MT6738 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
MediaTek MT6738 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X

CPU comparison

MediaTek MT6738 or AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X - 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 Ryzen Threadripper 7970X has 32 cores with 64 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X was released in Q4/2023.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family AMD Ryzen Threadripper (13)
MediaTek MT67xx (17) CPU group AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7000 (3)
1 Generation 5
Cortex-A53 Architecture Storm Peak (Zen 4)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- 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 Ryzen Threadripper 7970X has 32 CPU cores and 64 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X is at 4.00 GHz (5.30 GHz).

MediaTek MT6738 Characteristic AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
4 Cores 32
4 Threads 64
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? Yes
1.50 GHz Frequency 4.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 5.30 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 MT6738 Characteristic AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The MediaTek MT6738 or AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X 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 Ryzen Threadripper 7970X supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 166.4 GB/s.

MediaTek MT6738 Characteristic AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
LPDDR3-667 Memory DDR5-5200
4 GB Max. Memory 1024 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
5.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 166.4 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 32.00 MB
-- L3 Cache 128.00 MB
-- PCIe version 5.0
-- PCIe lanes 48
-- PCIe Bandwidth 189.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek MT6738 is --, while the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X has a TDP of 350 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

MediaTek MT6738 Characteristic AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 350 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 95 °C

Technical details

The MediaTek MT6738 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X is manufactured in 5 nm and has a 160.00 MB cache.

MediaTek MT6738 Characteristic AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
28 nm Technology 5 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4A, SSE4.2, SSSE3, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3
-- Socket sTR5
None Virtualization AMD-V
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2016 Release date Q4/2023
-- Release price 2990 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek MT6738 (6%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek MT6738 (1%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X (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 (6%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
32C 64T @ 5.30 GHz
2166 (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 Ryzen Threadripper 7970X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
32C 64T @ 4.00 GHz
43613 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
MediaTek MT6738 MediaTek MT6738
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
32C 64T @ 5.30 GHz
119 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
MediaTek MT6738 MediaTek MT6738
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
32C 64T @ 5.30 GHz
3685 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. 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
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
32C 64T @ 5.30 GHz
1988 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
MediaTek MT6738 MediaTek MT6738
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
32C 64T @ 4.00 GHz
65269 (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 Ryzen Threadripper 7970X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
32C 64T @ 5.30 GHz
2942 (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 Ryzen Threadripper 7970X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
32C 64T @ 4.00 GHz
25442 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. 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
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
32C 64T @ 5.30 GHz
773 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
MediaTek MT6738 MediaTek MT6738
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
32C 64T @ 4.00 GHz
25421 (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 Ryzen Threadripper 7970X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
@ 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 MT6738 MediaTek MT6738
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
693 (100%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
32C 64T @ 4.00 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.
MediaTek MT6738 MediaTek MT6738
1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
65,269 CB R23 MC @ 348 W
188 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT6738 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
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