MediaTek MT8321 vs Intel Atom Z3735G

Let's find out which one of MediaTek MT8321 and Intel Atom Z3735G is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  MediaTek MT8321 Intel Atom Z3735G
• Family
  Mediatek MT-Serie Intel Atom
• CPU group
  MediaTek MT83xx A7 Intel Atom Z3700
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Generation
  1 4

In this block we are going to compare MediaTek MT8321 vs Intel Atom Z3735G 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.

• Core architecture
  normal normal
• Overclocking
  No No
• Frequency
  1.30 GHz 1.33 GHz

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in MediaTek MT8321 and Intel Atom Z3735G along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  ARM Mali-400 Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
• GPU frequency
  0.01 GHz 0.31 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  0.01 GHz 0.65 GHz
• Execution units
  1 4
• Shader
  16 32
• Max. GPU Memory
  -- 8 GB
• Max. displays
  1 2
• Generation
  Utgard 7
• Technology
  28nm 22 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2008 Q3/2013

Let's compare the support of video codecs between MediaTek MT8321 and Intel Atom Z3735G. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

To choose the best model between MediaTek MT8321 and Intel Atom Z3735G 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
  DDR3L-1333 SO-DIMM
• Max. Memory
  1 GB
• Memory channels
  0 1
• ECC
  No No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for MediaTek MT8321 or Intel Atom Z3735G? 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)
  4 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for MediaTek MT8321 and Intel Atom Z3735G CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  28 nm 22 nm
• Socket
  N/A BGA 592
• L3-Cache
  -- 2.00 MB
• Architecture
  Cortex-A7 Bay Trail
• Virtualization
  None VT-x, VT-x EPT
• Instruction set (ISA)
  ARMv7-A32 (32 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2
• Release date
  Q2/2014 Q1/2014