MediaTek MT8168 vs Intel Xeon E3-1270

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MediaTek MT8168 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon E3-1270
MediaTek MT8168 Intel Xeon E3-1270

CPU comparison

MediaTek MT8168 or Intel Xeon E3-1270 - 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 MT8168 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. Up to 3 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The MediaTek MT8168 was released in Q2/2020.

The Intel Xeon E3-1270 has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E3-1270 was released in Q2/2011.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family Intel Xeon E3 (43)
MediaTek MT816x 12nm (1) CPU group Intel Xeon E3 (1)
2 Generation 2
Cortex-A53 Architecture Sandy-Bridge
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT8168 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT8168 is 2.00 GHz while the Intel Xeon E3-1270 has 4 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E3-1270 is at 3.40 GHz (3.80 GHz).

MediaTek MT8168 Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1270
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz Frequency 3.40 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.80 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.60 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 MT8168 Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1270
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The MediaTek MT8168 or Intel Xeon E3-1270 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-G52 MP1 GPU no iGPU
0.85 GHz GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
Bifrost 2 GPU Generation --
16 nm Technology
2 Max. displays
1 Compute units --
16 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
12 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-G52 MP1 GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode / Encode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The MediaTek MT8168 can use up to 3 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 14.9 GB/s. The Intel Xeon E3-1270 supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s.

MediaTek MT8168 Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1270
LPDDR4X-1866, LPDDR4-1600 Memory DDR3-1333
3 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
14.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 8.00 MB
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 20
-- PCIe Bandwidth 10.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek MT8168 is 3 W, while the Intel Xeon E3-1270 has a TDP of 80 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

MediaTek MT8168 Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1270
3 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 80 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek MT8168 is manufactured in 12 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon E3-1270 is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 8.00 MB cache.

MediaTek MT8168 Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1270
12 nm Technology 32 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
-- Socket LGA 1155
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2020 Release date Q2/2011
-- Release price 339 $
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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 MT8168 MediaTek MT8168
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
165 (100%)
Intel Xeon E3-1270 Intel Xeon E3-1270
4C 8T @ 3.80 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 MT8168 MediaTek MT8168
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
524 (100%)
Intel Xeon E3-1270 Intel Xeon E3-1270
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)

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 MT8168 MediaTek MT8168
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
188 (100%)
Intel Xeon E3-1270 Intel Xeon E3-1270
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)

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 MT8168 MediaTek MT8168
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
520 (100%)
Intel Xeon E3-1270 Intel Xeon E3-1270
4C 8T @ 3.60 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 MT8168 MediaTek MT8168
ARM Mali-G52 MP1 @ 0.85 GHz
26 (100%)
Intel Xeon E3-1270 Intel Xeon E3-1270
@ 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 MT8168 MediaTek MT8168
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E3-1270 Intel Xeon E3-1270
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
5388 (100%)

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 MT8168 MediaTek MT8168
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E3-1270 Intel Xeon E3-1270
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
127 (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 MT8168 MediaTek MT8168
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E3-1270 Intel Xeon E3-1270
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
603 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT8168 Intel Xeon E3-1270
Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020)
Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020)
Unknown

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