MediaTek Dimensity 7050 vs AMD A6-6400K

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MediaTek Dimensity 7050 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A6-6400K
MediaTek Dimensity 7050 AMD A6-6400K

CPU comparison

MediaTek Dimensity 7050 or AMD A6-6400K - 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 MediaTek Dimensity 7050 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The MediaTek Dimensity 7050 was released in Q2/2023.

The AMD A6-6400K has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A6-6400K was released in Q2/2013.
Mediatek Dimensity (36) Family AMD A (112)
MediaTek Dimensity 7000 (3) CPU group AMD A6-6000 (3)
1 Generation 3
Cortex-A78 / Cortex-A55 Architecture Richland (Piledriver)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek Dimensity 7050 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the MediaTek Dimensity 7050 is 2.60 GHz while the AMD A6-6400K has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD A6-6400K is at 3.90 GHz (4.10 GHz).

MediaTek Dimensity 7050 Characteristic AMD A6-6400K
8 Cores 2
8 Threads 2
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.60 GHz
2x Cortex-A78
A-Core 3.90 GHz (4.10 GHz)
2.00 GHz
6x Cortex-A55
B-Core --

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.

MediaTek Dimensity 7050 Characteristic AMD A6-6400K
Mediatek APU AI hardware --
MediaTek APU 550 AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The MediaTek Dimensity 7050 or AMD A6-6400K 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.

ARM Mali-G68 MP4 GPU AMD Radeon HD 8470D
GPU frequency 0.80 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
Vallhall 2 GPU Generation 5
6 nm Technology 32 nm
1 Max. displays 2
4 Compute units 3
64 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 DirectX Version 11.2

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.

ARM Mali-G68 MP4 GPU AMD Radeon HD 8470D
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The MediaTek Dimensity 7050 can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 44.0 GB/s. The AMD A6-6400K supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 29.9 GB/s.

MediaTek Dimensity 7050 Characteristic AMD A6-6400K
LPDDR5-5500, LPDDR4X-4266 Memory DDR3-1866
16 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
44.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 29.9 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 1.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek Dimensity 7050 is --, while the AMD A6-6400K has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

MediaTek Dimensity 7050 Characteristic AMD A6-6400K
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek Dimensity 7050 is manufactured in 6 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The AMD A6-6400K is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache.

MediaTek Dimensity 7050 Characteristic AMD A6-6400K
6 nm Technology 32 nm
Chiplet Chip design Unknown
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
-- Socket FM2
None Virtualization AMD-V
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2023 Release date Q2/2013
-- Release price 55 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek Dimensity 7050 (100%)
AMD A6-6400K (59%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek Dimensity 7050 (100%)
AMD A6-6400K (33%)

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.
MediaTek Dimensity 7050 MediaTek Dimensity 7050
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
799 (100%)
AMD A6-6400K AMD A6-6400K
2C 2T @ 4.10 GHz
471 (59%)

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.
MediaTek Dimensity 7050 MediaTek Dimensity 7050
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
2205 (100%)
AMD A6-6400K AMD A6-6400K
2C 2T @ 4.10 GHz
723 (33%)

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.
MediaTek Dimensity 7050 MediaTek Dimensity 7050
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
949 (100%)
AMD A6-6400K AMD A6-6400K
2C 2T @ 4.10 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
MediaTek Dimensity 7050 MediaTek Dimensity 7050
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
2512 (100%)
AMD A6-6400K AMD A6-6400K
2C 2T @ 4.10 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
MediaTek Dimensity 7050 MediaTek Dimensity 7050
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A6-6400K AMD A6-6400K
2C 2T @ 4.10 GHz
252 (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.
MediaTek Dimensity 7050 MediaTek Dimensity 7050
ARM Mali-G68 MP4 @ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A6-6400K AMD A6-6400K
AMD Radeon HD 8470D @ 0.80 GHz
307 (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.
MediaTek Dimensity 7050 MediaTek Dimensity 7050
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A6-6400K AMD A6-6400K
2C 2T @ 4.10 GHz
2397 (100%)

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.
MediaTek Dimensity 7050 MediaTek Dimensity 7050
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A6-6400K AMD A6-6400K
2C 2T @ 3.90 GHz
370 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek Dimensity 7050 AMD A6-6400K
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