AMD A4-5050 vs MediaTek MT8165

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AMD A4-5050 CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT8165
AMD A4-5050 MediaTek MT8165

CPU comparison

AMD A4-5050 or MediaTek MT8165 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD A4-5050 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.55 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A4-5050 was released in Q1/2014.

The MediaTek MT8165 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The MediaTek MT8165 was released in Q4/2014.
AMD A (112) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
AMD A4-5000 (5) CPU group MediaTek MT816x (4)
4 Generation 1
Kabini (Jaguar) Architecture Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A4-5050 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A4-5050 is 1.55 GHz while the MediaTek MT8165 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT8165 is at 1.50 GHz.

AMD A4-5050 Characteristic MediaTek MT8165
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
1.55 GHz Frequency 1.50 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD A4-5050 Characteristic MediaTek MT8165
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD A4-5050 or MediaTek MT8165 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

AMD Radeon HD 8330 GPU ARM Mali-T760 MP2
0.50 GHz GPU frequency 0.01 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.01 GHz
5 GPU Generation Midgard 3
28 nm Technology 28nm
2 Max. displays 2
2 Compute units 2
128 Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.1 DirectX Version 11

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon HD 8330 GPU ARM Mali-T760 MP2
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The AMD A4-5050 can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The MediaTek MT8165 supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 6.4 GB/s.

AMD A4-5050 Characteristic MediaTek MT8165
DDR3L-1600 Memory LPDDR3-800, DDR3-800
Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 6.4 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD A4-5050 is 13.5 W, while the MediaTek MT8165 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD A4-5050 Characteristic MediaTek MT8165
13.5 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD A4-5050 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The MediaTek MT8165 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

AMD A4-5050 Characteristic MediaTek MT8165
28 nm Technology 28 nm
Unknown Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions --
FT3 Socket --
AMD-V Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Operating systems Android
Q1/2014 Release date Q4/2014
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
AMD A4-5050 (0%)
MediaTek MT8165 (0%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD A4-5050 (100%)
MediaTek MT8165 (43%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD A4-5050 AMD A4-5050
4C 4T @ 1.55 GHz
2136 (100%)
MediaTek MT8165 MediaTek MT8165
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
929 (43%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD A4-5050 AMD A4-5050
AMD Radeon HD 8330 @ 0.50 GHz
127 (100%)
MediaTek MT8165 MediaTek MT8165
ARM Mali-T760 MP2 @ 0.01 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD A4-5050 MediaTek MT8165
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