Intel Core i5-2520M vs MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186)
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| Intel Core i5-2520M | MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) | |
CPU comparisonIntel Core i5-2520M or MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) - 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 Intel Core i5-2520M has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-2520M was released in Q1/2011. The MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.05 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) was released in Q4/2022. |
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| Intel Core i5 (331) | Family | Mediatek Kompanio (9) |
| Intel Core i 2000M (46) | CPU group | MediaTek Kompanio 52x/800 (4) |
| 2 | Generation | 2 |
| Sandy Bridge H | Architecture | Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55 |
| Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Core i5-2520M has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-2520M is 2.50 GHz (3.20 GHz) while the MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) is at 0.77 GHz (2.05 GHz). |
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| Intel Core i5-2520M | Characteristic | MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| normal | Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Yes | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 2.50 GHz (3.20 GHz) | A-Core | 0.77 GHz (2.05 GHz) 2x Cortex-A76 |
| -- | B-Core | 0.50 GHz (2.00 GHz) 6x Cortex-A55 |
Internal GraphicsThe Intel Core i5-2520M or MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) 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. |
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| Intel HD Graphics 3000 | GPU | ARM Mali-G52 MP2 |
| 0.65 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.01 GHz |
| 1.30 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
| 6 | GPU Generation | Bifrost 2 |
| 32 nm | Technology | 16 nm |
| 2 | Max. displays | 2 |
| 12 | Compute units | 2 |
| 96 | Shader | 32 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| 2 GB | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
| 10.1 | DirectX Version | 12 |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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| Intel HD Graphics 3000 | GPU | ARM Mali-G52 MP2 |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VP9 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VP8 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | Codec VC-1 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Core i5-2520M can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) supports up to 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 14.9 GB/s. |
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| Intel Core i5-2520M | Characteristic | MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) |
| DDR3-1333 | Memory | LPDDR4X-3733 |
| 16 GB | Max. Memory | 8 GB |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 4 (Quad Channel) |
| 21.3 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 14.9 GB/s |
| No | ECC | No |
| -- | L2 Cache | -- |
| 3.00 MB | L3 Cache | -- |
| 2.0 | PCIe version | -- |
| 16 | PCIe lanes | -- |
| 8.0 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i5-2520M is 35 W, while the MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| Intel Core i5-2520M | Characteristic | MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) |
| 35 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | -- |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Intel Core i5-2520M is manufactured in 32 nm and has 3.00 MB cache. The MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache. |
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| Intel Core i5-2520M | Characteristic | MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) |
| 32 nm | Technology | 7 nm |
| Monolithic | Chip design | Chiplet |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
| SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX | ISA extensions | -- |
| PPGA 988 | Socket | -- |
| VT-x, VT-x EPT | Virtualization | None |
| Yes | AES-NI | No |
| Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | Android |
| Q1/2011 | Release date | Q4/2022 |
| -- | Release price | -- |
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Average performance in benchmarks
⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
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.
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Intel Core i5-2520M
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
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MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186)
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i5-2520M
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
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MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186)
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i5-2520M
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
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MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186)
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i5-2520M
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
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MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186)
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz |
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Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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Intel Core i5-2520M
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
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MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186)
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz |
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Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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Intel Core i5-2520M
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
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MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186)
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i5-2520M
Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.30 GHz |
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MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186)
ARM Mali-G52 MP2 @ 0.01 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i5-2520M
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
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MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186)
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz |
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)
The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
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Intel Core i5-2520M
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
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MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186)
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz |
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
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Intel Core i5-2520M
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz |
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MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186)
8C 8T @ 0.77 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| Intel Core i5-2520M | MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) |
| Unknown | Lenovo Chromebook IdeaPad Slim 3 |
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