MediaTek MT8389 vs Intel Atom C3436L

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MediaTek MT8389 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Atom C3436L
MediaTek MT8389 Intel Atom C3436L

CPU comparison

MediaTek MT8389 or Intel Atom C3436L - 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 MT8389 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.20 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 0 memory channels. The MediaTek MT8389 was released in Q2/2013.

The Intel Atom C3436L has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 256 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Intel Atom C3436L was released in Q2/2020.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family Intel Atom (108)
MediaTek MT83xx A7 (6) CPU group Intel Atom C3000 (20)
1 Generation 5
Cortex-A7 Architecture Denverton
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT8389 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.20 GHz. The Intel Atom C3436L has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.30 GHz.

MediaTek MT8389 Characteristic Intel Atom C3436L
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.20 GHz Frequency 1.30 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 MT8389 Characteristic Intel Atom C3436L
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

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 SGX544 GPU no iGPU
0.29 GHz GPU frequency --
0.29 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
45nm Technology
1 Max. displays
2 Compute units --
4 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
10.1 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 SGX544 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 Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The MediaTek MT8389 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The Intel Atom C3436L can connect up to 256 GB of memory in 1 memory channels.

MediaTek MT8389 Characteristic Intel Atom C3436L
LPDDR2 Memory DDR4-1866
Max. Memory 256 GB
0 Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 29.9 GB/s
No ECC Yes
1.00 MB L2 Cache 8.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 10
-- PCIe Bandwidth 9.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The MediaTek MT8389 has a TDP of --, that of the Intel Atom C3436L is 10.75 W.

MediaTek MT8389 Characteristic Intel Atom C3436L
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 10.75 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The MediaTek MT8389 has a 1.00 MB cache, while the Intel Atom C3436L cache has a total of 8.00 MB.

MediaTek MT8389 Characteristic Intel Atom C3436L
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
-- Socket BGA 1310
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2013 Release date Q2/2020
-- Release price 64 $
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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 MT8389 MediaTek MT8389
PowerVR SGX544 @ 0.29 GHz
9 (100%)
Intel Atom C3436L Intel Atom C3436L
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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