MediaTek MT6738 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5318N

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MediaTek MT6738 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 5318N
MediaTek MT6738 Intel Xeon Gold 5318N

CPU comparison

MediaTek MT6738 or Intel Xeon Gold 5318N - 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 Xeon Gold 5318N has 24 cores with 48 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 6144 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 5318N was released in Q2/2021.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family Intel Xeon Gold (163)
MediaTek MT67xx (17) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5300/6300 (21)
1 Generation 3
Cortex-A53 Architecture Ice Lake
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 Intel Xeon Gold 5318N has 24 CPU cores and 48 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 5318N is at 2.10 GHz (3.40 GHz).

MediaTek MT6738 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5318N
4 Cores 24
4 Threads 48
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.50 GHz Frequency 2.10 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.40 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.80 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 Intel Xeon Gold 5318N
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The MediaTek MT6738 or Intel Xeon Gold 5318N 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 Intel Xeon Gold 5318N supports up to 6144 GB of memory in 8 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 170.8 GB/s.

MediaTek MT6738 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5318N
LPDDR3-667 Memory DDR4-2666
4 GB Max. Memory 6144 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
5.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 170.8 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 36.00 MB
-- PCIe version 4.0
-- PCIe lanes 64
-- PCIe Bandwidth 126.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek MT6738 is --, while the Intel Xeon Gold 5318N has a TDP of 150 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

MediaTek MT6738 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5318N
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 150 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek MT6738 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon Gold 5318N is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 36.00 MB cache.

MediaTek MT6738 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5318N
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, AVX-512
-- Socket LGA 4189
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2016 Release date Q2/2021
-- Release price 1375 $
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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 MT6738 MediaTek MT6738
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
127 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5318N Intel Xeon Gold 5318N
24C 48T @ 3.40 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 Xeon Gold 5318N Intel Xeon Gold 5318N
24C 48T @ 2.80 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 MT6738 MediaTek MT6738
ARM Mali-T860 MP2 @ 0.35 GHz
24 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5318N Intel Xeon Gold 5318N
@ 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%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5318N Intel Xeon Gold 5318N
24C 48T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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