AMD Athlon II X3 400e vs MediaTek MT6572

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AMD Athlon II X3 400e CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT6572
AMD Athlon II X3 400e MediaTek MT6572

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Athlon II X3 400e and the MediaTek MT6572 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD Athlon II X3 400e 3 core processor released in Q3/2009 with the MediaTek MT6572 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2013.
AMD Athlon II (52) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
AMD Athlon II X3 (Rana) (12) CPU group MediaTek MT65xx A7 (14)
1 Generation 1
Rana Architecture Cortex-A9
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Athlon II X3 400e is a 3 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz. The processor can compute 3 threads at the same time. The MediaTek MT6572 clocks with 1.40 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

AMD Athlon II X3 400e Characteristic MediaTek MT6572
3 Cores 2
3 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz Frequency 1.40 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 Athlon II X3 400e Characteristic MediaTek MT6572
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

no iGPU GPU ARM Mali-400
GPU frequency 0.50 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.50 GHz
-- GPU Generation Utgard
Technology 28nm
Max. displays 1
-- Compute units 1
-- Shader 16
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version 0

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.

no iGPU GPU ARM Mali-400
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD Athlon II X3 400e, while the MediaTek MT6572 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of -- enabled.

AMD Athlon II X3 400e Characteristic MediaTek MT6572
DDR3-1333 Memory LPDDR2
16 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 0
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
1.50 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
2.0 PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The AMD Athlon II X3 400e has a TDP of 45 W. The TDP of the MediaTek MT6572 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD Athlon II X3 400e Characteristic MediaTek MT6572
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Athlon II X3 400e has 1.50 MB cache and is manufactured in 45 nm. The cache of MediaTek MT6572 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 28 nm.

AMD Athlon II X3 400e Characteristic MediaTek MT6572
45 nm Technology 28 nm
Unknown Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a ISA extensions --
AM3 Socket --
AMD-V Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q3/2009 Release date Q2/2013
-- Release price --
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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 Athlon II X3 400e AMD Athlon II X3 400e
3C 3T @ 2.20 GHz
280 (100%)
MediaTek MT6572 MediaTek MT6572
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Athlon II X3 400e AMD Athlon II X3 400e
3C 3T @ 2.20 GHz
765 (100%)
MediaTek MT6572 MediaTek MT6572
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Athlon II X3 400e AMD Athlon II X3 400e
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek MT6572 MediaTek MT6572
ARM Mali-400 @ 0.50 GHz
5 (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 Athlon II X3 400e AMD Athlon II X3 400e
3C 3T @ 2.20 GHz
1317 (100%)
MediaTek MT6572 MediaTek MT6572
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD Athlon II X3 400e MediaTek MT6572
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