MediaTek MT8151 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8156

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MediaTek MT8151 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Platinum 8156
MediaTek MT8151 Intel Xeon Platinum 8156

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the MediaTek MT8151 and the Intel Xeon Platinum 8156 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the MediaTek MT8151 8 core processor released in 2014 with the Intel Xeon Platinum 8156 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2017.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family Intel Xeon Platinum (89)
MediaTek MT81xx A7 (5) CPU group Intel Xeon Platinum 8100 (16)
1 Generation 1
Cortex-A7 Architecture Skylake
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT8151 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.70 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8156 clocks with 3.60 GHz (3.70 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

MediaTek MT8151 Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8156
8 Cores 4
8 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.70 GHz Frequency 3.60 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.70 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 MT8151 Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8156
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

ARM Mali-450 MP4 GPU no iGPU
0.01 GHz GPU frequency --
0.01 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
Utgard GPU Generation --
28nm Technology
1 Max. displays
4 Compute units --
64 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
0 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-450 MP4 GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 0 memory channels is supported by the MediaTek MT8151, while the Intel Xeon Platinum 8156 supports a maximum of 768 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 128.1 GB/s enabled.

MediaTek MT8151 Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8156
Memory DDR4-2666
Max. Memory 768 GB
0 Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 128.1 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 17.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 48
-- PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The MediaTek MT8151 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8156 is 105 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

MediaTek MT8151 Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8156
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 105 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek MT8151 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon Platinum 8156 is at 17.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

MediaTek MT8151 Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8156
28 nm Technology 14 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
-- Socket LGA 3647
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
2014 Release date Q3/2017
-- Release price 7000 $
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Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 MT8151 MediaTek MT8151
8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8156 Intel Xeon Platinum 8156
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
162 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 MT8151 MediaTek MT8151
8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8156 Intel Xeon Platinum 8156
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
827 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT8151 Intel Xeon Platinum 8156
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