MediaTek Kompanio 520 vs i3-330M

Place in the ranking	2748	1919
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i3	MediaTek Kompanio 500
Power efficiency	1.75	0.09
Architecture codename	Arrandale (2010−2011)	2x Cortex-A76 / 6x A55
Release date	7 January 2010 (14 years ago)	no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$49	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i3-330M 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	4	8
Base clock speed	2.13 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	0.03 GHz	2 GHz
Bus type	DMI 1.0	no data
Bus rate	1 × 2.5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	16	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	no data
L2 cache	512 KB	no data
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	32 nm	7 nm
Die size	81+114 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	90 °C for rPGA, 105 °C for BGA	no data
Number of transistors	382 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-330M 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 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	BGA1288,PGA988	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	2000 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-330M and MediaTek Kompanio 520. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
FMA	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i3-330M and MediaTek Kompanio 520 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-330M and MediaTek Kompanio 520 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-330M and MediaTek Kompanio 520. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066	no data
Maximum memory size	8 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	17.051 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors	no data
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	667 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-330M and MediaTek Kompanio 520 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-330M and MediaTek Kompanio 520.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.67	2.05
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	32 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	2000 Watt

i3-330M has 5614.3% lower power consumption.

MediaTek Kompanio 520, on the other hand, has a 206% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 357.1% more advanced lithography process.

The MediaTek Kompanio 520 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-330M in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-330M and MediaTek Kompanio 520, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.