MediaTek Kompanio 520 vs Athlon Gold 7220U

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon Gold 7220U
2022
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.92
+47.5%
MediaTek Kompanio 520
8 cores / 8 threads
1.98

Athlon Gold 7220U outperforms MediaTek Kompanio 520 by a considerable 47% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon Gold 7220U and MediaTek Kompanio 520 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking16611943
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesMendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020)MediaTek Kompanio 500
Power efficiency18.41no data
Architecture codenameMendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023)2x Cortex-A76 / 6x A55
Release date20 September 2022 (2 years ago)no data

Detailed specifications

Athlon Gold 7220U and MediaTek Kompanio 520 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed2.4 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz2 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache512 KB (per core)no data
L3 cache4 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography6 nm7 nm
Die size100 mm2no data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Athlon Gold 7220U and MediaTek Kompanio 520 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1no data
SocketFP6no data
Power consumption (TDP)15 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon Gold 7220U and MediaTek Kompanio 520. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTno data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon Gold 7220U and MediaTek Kompanio 520 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon Gold 7220U and MediaTek Kompanio 520. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5 Dual-channelno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 610M ( - 1900 MHz)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon Gold 7220U and MediaTek Kompanio 520.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes4no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon Gold 7220U 2.92
+47.5%
MediaTek Kompanio 520 1.98

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Athlon Gold 7220U 2159
+40.9%
MediaTek Kompanio 520 1532

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.92 1.98
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 6 nm 7 nm

Athlon Gold 7220U has a 47.5% higher aggregate performance score, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

MediaTek Kompanio 520, on the other hand, has 300% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Athlon Gold 7220U is our recommended choice as it beats the MediaTek Kompanio 520 in performance tests.


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