MediaTek Kompanio 520 vs Ryzen 5 8640U

Place in the ranking	565	1923
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	no data	MediaTek Kompanio 500
Power efficiency	44.61	0.09
Architecture codename	Hawk Point-U (Zen 4) (2023)	2x Cortex-A76 / 6x A55
Release date	6 December 2023 (less than a year ago)	no data (2024 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 8640U 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	12	8
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.9 GHz	2 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	4 nm	7 nm
Die size	178 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	25,000 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 8640U 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	FP8	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	2000 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 8640U and MediaTek Kompanio 520. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Ryzen AI, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3	no data
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 8640U and MediaTek Kompanio 520 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 8640U and MediaTek Kompanio 520. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR5

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Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon 760M ( - 2600 MHz)

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 8640U and MediaTek Kompanio 520.

PCIe version	4.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	20	no data

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	13.20	1.99
Physical cores	6	8
Threads	12	8
Chip lithography	4 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	2000 Watt

Ryzen 5 8640U has a 563.3% higher aggregate performance score, 50% more threads, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 7042.9% lower power consumption.

MediaTek Kompanio 520, on the other hand, has 33.3% more physical cores.

The Ryzen 5 8640U is our recommended choice as it beats the MediaTek Kompanio 520 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 8640U and MediaTek Kompanio 520, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.