MediaTek MT8165 vs Intel Atom C3508

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MediaTek MT8165 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Atom C3508
MediaTek MT8165 Intel Atom C3508

CPU comparison

MediaTek MT8165 or Intel Atom C3508 - 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 MT8165 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The MediaTek MT8165 was released in Q4/2014.

The Intel Atom C3508 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Atom C3508 was released in Q3/2017.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family Intel Atom (108)
MediaTek MT816x (4) CPU group Intel Atom C3000 (20)
1 Generation 5
Cortex-A53 Architecture Denverton
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT8165 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.50 GHz. The Intel Atom C3508 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz.

MediaTek MT8165 Characteristic Intel Atom C3508
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.50 GHz Frequency 1.60 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 MT8165 Characteristic Intel Atom C3508
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

ARM Mali-T760 MP2 GPU no iGPU
0.01 GHz GPU frequency --
0.01 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
Midgard 3 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-T760 MP2 GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No 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
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The MediaTek MT8165 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Intel Atom C3508 can connect up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

MediaTek MT8165 Characteristic Intel Atom C3508
LPDDR3-800, DDR3-800 Memory DDR4-1866
Max. Memory 256 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
6.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 29.9 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 8.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 8
-- PCIe Bandwidth 7.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The MediaTek MT8165 has a TDP of --, that of the Intel Atom C3508 is 11.5 W.

MediaTek MT8165 Characteristic Intel Atom C3508
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 11.5 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The MediaTek MT8165 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the Intel Atom C3508 cache has a total of 8.00 MB.

MediaTek MT8165 Characteristic Intel Atom C3508
28 nm Technology 14 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
-- Socket BGA 1310
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2014 Release date Q3/2017
-- Release price 86 $
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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 MT8165 MediaTek MT8165
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Atom C3508 Intel Atom C3508
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
250 (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 MT8165 MediaTek MT8165
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Atom C3508 Intel Atom C3508
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
660 (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 MT8165 MediaTek MT8165
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Atom C3508 Intel Atom C3508
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
215 (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 MT8165 MediaTek MT8165
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Atom C3508 Intel Atom C3508
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
711 (100%)

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 MT8165 MediaTek MT8165
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
929 (100%)
Intel Atom C3508 Intel Atom C3508
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT8165 Intel Atom C3508
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