Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2 vs MediaTek Dimensity 820

Let's find out which one of Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2 and MediaTek Dimensity 820 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2 MediaTek Dimensity 820
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Mobile
• Family
  Intel Xeon E5 Mediatek Dimensity
• Generation
  4 1
• CPU group
  Intel Xeon E5 v2 MediaTek Dimensity 820

In this block we are going to compare Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2 vs MediaTek Dimensity 820 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  2.10 GHz 2.00 GHz
• CPU Cores
  6 8
• Turbo (1 Core)
  2.60 GHz 2.60 GHz
• CPU Threads
  12 8
• Hyperthreading
  Yes No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  normal hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• A core
  -- 4x Cortex-A76
• B core
  -- 4x Cortex-A55

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2 and MediaTek Dimensity 820 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  no iGPU ARM Mali-G57 MP5
• GPU frequency
  0.90 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo
• Execution units
  5
• Shader
  80
• Max. GPU Memory
  -- 4 GB
• Max. displays
  2
• Generation
  Vallhall 1
• DirectX Version
  12
• Technology
  7 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2020

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2 and MediaTek Dimensity 820. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No Decode / Encode
• h264
  No Decode / Encode
• VP9
  No Decode / Encode
• VP8
  No Decode / Encode
• AV1
  No Decode
• AVC
  No Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  No Decode / Encode
• JPEG
  No Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2 and MediaTek Dimensity 820 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR3-1600 LPDDR4X-2133
• Max. Memory
  16 GB
• ECC
  Yes No
• Memory channels
  4 2
• PCIe version
  3.0
• PCIe lanes
  40

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2 and MediaTek Dimensity 820.

• AES-NI
  Yes No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2 or MediaTek Dimensity 820? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  80 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2 and MediaTek Dimensity 820 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d None
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
• L3-Cache
  15.00 MB --
• Architecture
  Ivy Bridge EP Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55
• Technology
  22 nm 7 nm
• Socket
  LGA 2011 N/A
• Release date
  Q3/2013 Q2/2020
• Part Number
  -- MT6875

List of devices based on Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2 and MediaTek Dimensity 820.

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