MediaTek MT8167A vs Intel Xeon Gold 6238T

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MediaTek MT8167A CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 6238T
MediaTek MT8167A Intel Xeon Gold 6238T

CPU comparison

MediaTek MT8167A or Intel Xeon Gold 6238T - 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 MT8167A 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 MT8167A was released in Q2/2017.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6238T has 22 cores with 44 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6238T was released in Q2/2019.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family Intel Xeon Gold (163)
MediaTek MT81xx A35 (1) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55)
1 Generation 2
Cortex-A35 Architecture Cascade Lake
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT8167A has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT8167A is 1.50 GHz while the Intel Xeon Gold 6238T has 22 CPU cores and 44 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 6238T is at 1.90 GHz (3.70 GHz).

MediaTek MT8167A Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6238T
4 Cores 22
4 Threads 44
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.50 GHz Frequency 1.90 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.40 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

MediaTek MT8167A Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6238T
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The MediaTek MT8167A or Intel Xeon Gold 6238T 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.

PowerVR GE8300 GPU no iGPU
0.55 GHz GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
20 nm Technology
1 Max. displays
1 Compute units --
-- Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
10 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.

PowerVR GE8300 GPU no iGPU
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode 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

The MediaTek MT8167A can use up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Intel Xeon Gold 6238T supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 140.7 GB/s.

MediaTek MT8167A Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6238T
LPDDR3, DDR4, DDR3 Memory DDR4-2933
Max. Memory 1024 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 140.7 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 30.25 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 48
-- PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek MT8167A is --, while the Intel Xeon Gold 6238T has a TDP of 125 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

MediaTek MT8167A Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6238T
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 125 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek MT8167A is manufactured in 28 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon Gold 6238T is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 30.25 MB cache.

MediaTek MT8167A Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6238T
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, 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
Q2/2017 Release date Q2/2019
-- Release price 2742 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek MT8167A (10%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6238T (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek MT8167A (2%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6238T (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 MT8167A MediaTek MT8167A
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
102 (10%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6238T Intel Xeon Gold 6238T
22C 44T @ 3.70 GHz
1027 (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 MT8167A MediaTek MT8167A
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
341 (2%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6238T Intel Xeon Gold 6238T
22C 44T @ 2.40 GHz
14206 (100%)

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 MT8167A MediaTek MT8167A
PowerVR GE8300 @ 0.55 GHz
35 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6238T Intel Xeon Gold 6238T
@ 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 MT8167A MediaTek MT8167A
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
479 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6238T Intel Xeon Gold 6238T
22C 44T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT8167A Intel Xeon Gold 6238T
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