MediaTek Kompanio 520 vs Athlon Silver 7120U
Aggregate performance score
Athlon Silver 7120U outperforms MediaTek Kompanio 520 by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon Silver 7120U and MediaTek Kompanio 520 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1941 | 1944 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | no data | MediaTek Kompanio 500 |
| Power efficiency | 12.49 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023) | 2x Cortex-A76 / 6x A55 |
| Release date | 20 September 2022 (2 years ago) | no data |
Detailed specifications
Athlon Silver 7120U 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 2 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | 100 mm2 | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon Silver 7120U 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 configuration | 1 | no data |
| Socket | FP6 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | no data |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon Silver 7120U and MediaTek Kompanio 520. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon Silver 7120U and MediaTek Kompanio 520 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon Silver 7120U and MediaTek Kompanio 520. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 Dual-channel | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 610M ( - 1900 MHz) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon Silver 7120U and MediaTek Kompanio 520.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 4 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.98 | 1.97 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 8 |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 7 nm |
Athlon Silver 7120U has a 0.5% 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 300% more threads.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Athlon Silver 7120U and MediaTek Kompanio 520.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon Silver 7120U and MediaTek Kompanio 520, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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