MediaTek Kompanio 520 vs Athlon Silver 7120U

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon Silver 7120U
2022
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
1.98
MediaTek Kompanio 520
8 cores / 8 threads, 2000 Watt
1.99
+0.5%

MediaTek Kompanio 520 outperforms Athlon Silver 7120U 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 ranking19281923
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataMediaTek Kompanio 500
Power efficiency12.490.09
Architecture codenameMendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023)2x Cortex-A76 / 6x A55
Release date20 September 2022 (2 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)

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 cores2 (Dual-core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads28
Base clock speed2.4 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz2 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache512 KB (per core)no data
L3 cache2 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography6 nm7 nm
Die size100 mm2no 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 configuration1no data
SocketFP6no data
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt2000 Watt

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 extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTno 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 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 Silver 7120U and MediaTek Kompanio 520.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes4no data

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.98 1.99
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 8
Chip lithography 6 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 2000 Watt

Athlon Silver 7120U has a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 13233.3% lower power consumption.

MediaTek Kompanio 520, on the other hand, has a 0.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 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.


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