AMD A8-5500 vs MediaTek Dimensity 7020

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD A8-5500 CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek Dimensity 7020
AMD A8-5500 MediaTek Dimensity 7020

CPU comparison

AMD A8-5500 or MediaTek Dimensity 7020 - 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 A8-5500 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A8-5500 was released in Q3/2012.

The MediaTek Dimensity 7020 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The MediaTek Dimensity 7020 was released in Q1/2023.
AMD A (112) Family Mediatek Dimensity (36)
AMD A8-5000 (3) CPU group MediaTek Dimensity 7000 (3)
2 Generation 1
Trinity (Piledriver) Architecture Cortex-A78 / Cortex-A55
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A8-5500 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz (3.70 GHz). The MediaTek Dimensity 7020 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz.

AMD A8-5500 Characteristic MediaTek Dimensity 7020
4 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.20 GHz (3.70 GHz) A-Core 2.20 GHz
2x Cortex-A78
-- B-Core 2.00 GHz
6x Cortex-A55

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 A8-5500 Characteristic MediaTek Dimensity 7020
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

AMD Radeon HD 7560D GPU PowerVR IMG BXM-8-256
0.76 GHz GPU frequency 0.90 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
4 GPU Generation 11
32 nm Technology
2 Max. displays 0
4 Compute units --
256 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11 DirectX Version --

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 7560D GPU PowerVR IMG BXM-8-256
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD A8-5500 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The MediaTek Dimensity 7020 can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

AMD A8-5500 Characteristic MediaTek Dimensity 7020
DDR3-1866 Memory LPDDR5-5500, LPDDR4X-4266
Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
29.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 44.0 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD A8-5500 has a TDP of 65 W, that of the MediaTek Dimensity 7020 is --.

AMD A8-5500 Characteristic MediaTek Dimensity 7020
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD A8-5500 has a 4.00 MB cache, while the MediaTek Dimensity 7020 cache has a total of 0.00 MB.

AMD A8-5500 Characteristic MediaTek Dimensity 7020
32 nm Technology 6 nm
Unknown Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 ISA extensions --
FM2 Socket --
AMD-V Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q3/2012 Release date Q1/2023
85 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD A8-5500 (67%)
MediaTek Dimensity 7020 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD A8-5500 (67%)
MediaTek Dimensity 7020 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A8-5500 AMD A8-5500
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
463 (67%)
MediaTek Dimensity 7020 MediaTek Dimensity 7020
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
696 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD A8-5500 AMD A8-5500
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1258 (67%)
MediaTek Dimensity 7020 MediaTek Dimensity 7020
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1877 (100%)

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 A8-5500 AMD A8-5500
AMD Radeon HD 7560D @ 0.76 GHz
389 (100%)
MediaTek Dimensity 7020 MediaTek Dimensity 7020
PowerVR IMG BXM-8-256 @ 0.90 GHz
225 (58%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD A8-5500 AMD A8-5500
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Dimensity 7020 MediaTek Dimensity 7020
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
914 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD A8-5500 AMD A8-5500
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Dimensity 7020 MediaTek Dimensity 7020
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
2292 (100%)

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 A8-5500 AMD A8-5500
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
4052 (100%)
MediaTek Dimensity 7020 MediaTek Dimensity 7020
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD A8-5500 MediaTek Dimensity 7020
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