MediaTek MT8176 vs Intel Atom Z3735E

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MediaTek MT8176 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Atom Z3735E
MediaTek MT8176 Intel Atom Z3735E

CPU comparison

MediaTek MT8176 or Intel Atom Z3735E - 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 MT8176 has 6 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The MediaTek MT8176 was released in Q1/2016.

The Intel Atom Z3735E has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.83 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Intel Atom Z3735E was released in Q1/2014.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family Intel Atom (108)
MediaTek MT81xx MT86xx A72 / A53 (3) CPU group Intel Atom Z3700 (16)
1 Generation 4
Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53 Architecture Bay Trail
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT8176 is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz. The Intel Atom Z3735E has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.33 GHz (1.83 GHz).

MediaTek MT8176 Characteristic Intel Atom Z3735E
6 Cores 4
6 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz Frequency 1.33 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 1.83 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 1.83 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 MT8176 Characteristic Intel Atom Z3735E
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

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.

PowerVR GX6250 GPU Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
0.60 GHz GPU frequency 0.31 GHz
0.60 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.65 GHz
-- GPU Generation 7
28 nm Technology 22 nm
1 Max. displays 2
2 Compute units 4
32 Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
10 DirectX Version 11.2

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 GX6250 GPU Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The MediaTek MT8176 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Atom Z3735E can connect up to 1 GB of memory in 1 memory channels.

MediaTek MT8176 Characteristic Intel Atom Z3735E
LPDDR3-933 Memory DDR3L-1333
Max. Memory 1 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
14.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 10.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 2.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The MediaTek MT8176 has a TDP of --, that of the Intel Atom Z3735E is 4 W.

MediaTek MT8176 Characteristic Intel Atom Z3735E
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 4 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek MT8176 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the Intel Atom Z3735E cache has a total of 2.00 MB.

MediaTek MT8176 Characteristic Intel Atom Z3735E
28 nm Technology 22 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
-- Socket BGA 138
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems
Q1/2016 Release date Q1/2014
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek MT8176 (100%)
Intel Atom Z3735E (55%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek MT8176 (100%)
Intel Atom Z3735E (32%)

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 MT8176 MediaTek MT8176
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz
314 (100%)
Intel Atom Z3735E Intel Atom Z3735E
4C 4T @ 1.83 GHz
172 (55%)

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 MT8176 MediaTek MT8176
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz
861 (100%)
Intel Atom Z3735E Intel Atom Z3735E
4C 4T @ 1.83 GHz
200 (23%)

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 MT8176 MediaTek MT8176
PowerVR GX6250 @ 0.60 GHz
77 (100%)
Intel Atom Z3735E Intel Atom Z3735E
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.65 GHz
41 (54%)

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 MT8176 MediaTek MT8176
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz
1381 (100%)
Intel Atom Z3735E Intel Atom Z3735E
4C 4T @ 1.83 GHz
557 (40%)

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 MT8176 MediaTek MT8176
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz
338 (100%)
Intel Atom Z3735E Intel Atom Z3735E
4C 4T @ 1.83 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 MT8176 MediaTek MT8176
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz
782 (100%)
Intel Atom Z3735E Intel Atom Z3735E
4C 4T @ 1.83 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT8176 Intel Atom Z3735E
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