MediaTek MT6738 vs Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE

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MediaTek MT6738 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE
MediaTek MT6738 Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE

CPU comparison

MediaTek MT6738 or Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE - 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 Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE was released in Q1/2022.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family Intel Pentium (150)
MediaTek MT67xx (17) CPU group Intel Pentium G7000 (4)
1 Generation 11
Cortex-A53 Architecture Alder Lake S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Pentium Gold G6400TE
-- 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 Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE is at 3.00 GHz.

MediaTek MT6738 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.50 GHz Frequency 3.00 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 MT6738 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The MediaTek MT6738 or Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE 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 Intel UHD Graphics 710
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
0.35 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.35 GHz
Midgard 4 GPU Generation 13
28nm Technology 14 nm
2 Max. displays 3
2 Compute units 16
32 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
11 DirectX Version 12

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 Intel UHD Graphics 710
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 Decode
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

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 Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 76.8 GB/s.

MediaTek MT6738 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE
LPDDR3-667 Memory DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
4 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
5.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 2.50 MB
-- L3 Cache 6.00 MB
-- PCIe version 5.0
-- PCIe lanes 20
-- PCIe Bandwidth 78.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek MT6738 is --, while the Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

MediaTek MT6738 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The MediaTek MT6738 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 8.50 MB cache.

MediaTek MT6738 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE
28 nm Technology 10 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
-- Socket LGA 1700
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2016 Release date Q1/2022
-- Release price 79 $
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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 MT6738 MediaTek MT6738
ARM Mali-T860 MP2 @ 0.35 GHz
24 (7%)
Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE
Intel UHD Graphics 710 @ 1.35 GHz
345 (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 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE
2C 4T @ 3.00 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 MT6738 MediaTek MT6738
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
408 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE
2C 4T @ 3.00 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%)
Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT6738 Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE
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