AMD Athlon II X3 420e vs MediaTek Kompanio 1380

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Athlon II X3 420e CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek Kompanio 1380
AMD Athlon II X3 420e MediaTek Kompanio 1380

CPU comparison

AMD Athlon II X3 420e or MediaTek Kompanio 1380 - 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 Athlon II X3 420e has 3 cores with 3 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X3 420e was released in Q3/2010.

The MediaTek Kompanio 1380 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The MediaTek Kompanio 1380 was released in Q1/2022.
AMD Athlon II (52) Family Mediatek Kompanio (9)
AMD Athlon II X3 (Rana) (12) CPU group MediaTek Kompanio 900/1200/1300 (4)
1 Generation 3
Rana Architecture Cortex-A78 / Cortex-A55
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Athlon II X3 420e is a 3 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz. The MediaTek Kompanio 1380 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz.

AMD Athlon II X3 420e Characteristic MediaTek Kompanio 1380
3 Cores 8
3 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.60 GHz A-Core 3.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A78
-- B-Core 2.00 GHz
4x 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 Athlon II X3 420e Characteristic MediaTek Kompanio 1380
-- 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.

no iGPU GPU ARM Mali-G57 MP5
GPU frequency 0.01 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.01 GHz
-- GPU Generation Vallhall 1
Technology 7 nm
Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 5
-- Shader 80
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 4 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

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-G57 MP5
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 Decode
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode / Encode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Athlon II X3 420e supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The MediaTek Kompanio 1380 can connect up to GB of memory in 4 memory channels.

AMD Athlon II X3 420e Characteristic MediaTek Kompanio 1380
DDR3-1333 Memory LPDDR4X-2133
16 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 17.1 GB/s
No ECC No
1.50 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
2.0 PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Athlon II X3 420e has a TDP of 45 W, that of the MediaTek Kompanio 1380 is --.

AMD Athlon II X3 420e Characteristic MediaTek Kompanio 1380
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Athlon II X3 420e has a 1.50 MB cache, while the MediaTek Kompanio 1380 cache has a total of 0.00 MB.

AMD Athlon II X3 420e Characteristic MediaTek Kompanio 1380
45 nm Technology 6 nm
Unknown Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a ISA extensions --
AM3 Socket --
AMD-V Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q3/2010 Release date Q1/2022
-- 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 420e AMD Athlon II X3 420e
3C 3T @ 2.60 GHz
314 (100%)
MediaTek Kompanio 1380 MediaTek Kompanio 1380
8C 8T @ 3.00 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 420e AMD Athlon II X3 420e
3C 3T @ 2.60 GHz
880 (100%)
MediaTek Kompanio 1380 MediaTek Kompanio 1380
8C 8T @ 3.00 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 420e AMD Athlon II X3 420e
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Kompanio 1380 MediaTek Kompanio 1380
ARM Mali-G57 MP5 @ 0.01 GHz
0 (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 420e AMD Athlon II X3 420e
3C 3T @ 2.60 GHz
1555 (100%)
MediaTek Kompanio 1380 MediaTek Kompanio 1380
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD Athlon II X3 420e MediaTek Kompanio 1380
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