MediaTek MT6738 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
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CPU comparison with benchmarks
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CPU comparisonMediaTek 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. |
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| 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 | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe 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). |
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| 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) | -- |
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. |
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| 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 supportA 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. |
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| 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 & PCIeThe 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. |
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| 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 ManagementThe 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. |
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| MediaTek MT6738 | Characteristic | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X |
| -- | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 350 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | 95 °C |
Technical detailsThe 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. |
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| 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
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
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.
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MediaTek MT6738
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
32C 64T @ 5.30 GHz |
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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.
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MediaTek MT6738
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
32C 64T @ 4.00 GHz |
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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.
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MediaTek MT6738
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
32C 64T @ 5.30 GHz |
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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.
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MediaTek MT6738
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
32C 64T @ 5.30 GHz |
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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.
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MediaTek MT6738
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
32C 64T @ 5.30 GHz |
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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.
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MediaTek MT6738
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
32C 64T @ 4.00 GHz |
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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.
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MediaTek MT6738
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
32C 64T @ 5.30 GHz |
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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.
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MediaTek MT6738
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
32C 64T @ 4.00 GHz |
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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.
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MediaTek MT6738
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
32C 64T @ 5.30 GHz |
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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.
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MediaTek MT6738
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
32C 64T @ 4.00 GHz |
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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.
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MediaTek MT6738
ARM Mali-T860 MP2 @ 0.35 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
@ 0.00 GHz |
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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.
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MediaTek MT6738
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
32C 64T @ 4.00 GHz |
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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.
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MediaTek MT6738
1.50 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
65,269 CB R23 MC @ 348 W |
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Devices using this processor |
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| MediaTek MT6738 | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X |
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