MediaTek Dimensity 8050 vs AMD GX-420CA

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MediaTek Dimensity 8050 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD GX-420CA
MediaTek Dimensity 8050 AMD GX-420CA

CPU comparison

MediaTek Dimensity 8050 or AMD GX-420CA - 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 8050 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The MediaTek Dimensity 8050 was released in Q2/2023.

The AMD GX-420CA has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The AMD GX-420CA was released in Q2/2013.
Mediatek Dimensity (36) Family AMD G (38)
MediaTek Dimensity 8000 (4) CPU group AMD G-Series 1st Gen (9)
3 Generation 1
Cortex-A78 / Cortex-A55 Architecture Temash (Jaguar)
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek Dimensity 8050 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz. The AMD GX-420CA has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz.

MediaTek Dimensity 8050 Characteristic AMD GX-420CA
8 Cores 4
8 Threads 4
hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
3.00 GHz
1x Cortex-A78
A-Core 2.00 GHz
4x Jaguar
2.60 GHz
4x Cortex-A78
B-Core --
2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A55
C-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 8050 Characteristic AMD GX-420CA
-- 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.

ARM Mali-G77 MP9 GPU AMD Radeon HD 8400
0.85 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
Vallhall 1 GPU Generation 5
7 nm Technology 28 nm
1 Max. displays 2
9 Compute units 2
144 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
4 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 DirectX Version 11.1

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-G77 MP9 GPU AMD Radeon HD 8400
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 8050 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The AMD GX-420CA can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 1 memory channels.

MediaTek Dimensity 8050 Characteristic AMD GX-420CA
LPDDR4X-4266 Memory DDR3-1600
16 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 12.8 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 2.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 8
-- PCIe Bandwidth 4.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The MediaTek Dimensity 8050 has a TDP of --, that of the AMD GX-420CA is 25 W.

MediaTek Dimensity 8050 Characteristic AMD GX-420CA
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 25 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 90 °C

Technical details

The MediaTek Dimensity 8050 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the AMD GX-420CA cache has a total of 2.00 MB.

MediaTek Dimensity 8050 Characteristic AMD GX-420CA
5 nm Technology 28 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
-- Socket FT3
None Virtualization AMD-V
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2023 Release date Q2/2013
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek Dimensity 8050 (100%)
AMD GX-420CA (26%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek Dimensity 8050 (100%)
AMD GX-420CA (26%)

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 8050 MediaTek Dimensity 8050
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
871 (100%)
AMD GX-420CA AMD GX-420CA
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
258 (30%)

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 8050 MediaTek Dimensity 8050
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
2861 (100%)
AMD GX-420CA AMD GX-420CA
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
876 (31%)

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 8050 MediaTek Dimensity 8050
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
1040 (100%)
AMD GX-420CA AMD GX-420CA
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
230 (22%)

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 8050 MediaTek Dimensity 8050
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
3177 (100%)
AMD GX-420CA AMD GX-420CA
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
682 (21%)

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 8050 MediaTek Dimensity 8050
ARM Mali-G77 MP9 @ 0.85 GHz
979 (100%)
AMD GX-420CA AMD GX-420CA
AMD Radeon HD 8400 @ 0.60 GHz
154 (16%)

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 8050 MediaTek Dimensity 8050
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD GX-420CA AMD GX-420CA
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
1796 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek Dimensity 8050 AMD GX-420CA
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