MediaTek Kompanio 1200 vs AMD A9-9420e

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MediaTek Kompanio 1200 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A9-9420e
MediaTek Kompanio 1200 AMD A9-9420e

CPU comparison

MediaTek Kompanio 1200 or AMD A9-9420e - 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 Kompanio 1200 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The MediaTek Kompanio 1200 was released in Q1/2021.

The AMD A9-9420e has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The AMD A9-9420e was released in Q2/2017.
Mediatek Kompanio (9) Family AMD A (112)
MediaTek Kompanio 900/1200/1300 (4) CPU group AMD A9-9000 (4)
3 Generation 4
Cortex-A78 / Cortex-A55 Architecture Stoney Ridge (Excavator)
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek Kompanio 1200 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the MediaTek Kompanio 1200 is 2.60 GHz while the AMD A9-9420e has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD A9-9420e is at 1.80 GHz (2.70 GHz).

MediaTek Kompanio 1200 Characteristic AMD A9-9420e
8 Cores 2
8 Threads 2
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.60 GHz
4x Cortex-A78
A-Core 1.80 GHz (2.70 GHz)
2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A55
B-Core --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

MediaTek Kompanio 1200 Characteristic AMD A9-9420e
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The MediaTek Kompanio 1200 or AMD A9-9420e 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-G57 MP5 GPU AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)
0.01 GHz GPU frequency 0.72 GHz
0.01 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
Vallhall 1 GPU Generation 7
7 nm Technology 28 nm
2 Max. displays 3
5 Compute units 3
80 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
4 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 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.

ARM Mali-G57 MP5 GPU AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The MediaTek Kompanio 1200 can use up to GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 17.1 GB/s. The AMD A9-9420e supports up to 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 17.1 GB/s.

MediaTek Kompanio 1200 Characteristic AMD A9-9420e
LPDDR4X-2133 Memory DDR4-2133
Max. Memory 8 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
17.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 17.1 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 2.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 8
-- PCIe Bandwidth 7.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek Kompanio 1200 is --, while the AMD A9-9420e has a TDP of 6 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

MediaTek Kompanio 1200 Characteristic AMD A9-9420e
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 6 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 90 °C

Technical details

The MediaTek Kompanio 1200 is manufactured in 6 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The AMD A9-9420e is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

MediaTek Kompanio 1200 Characteristic AMD A9-9420e
6 nm Technology 28 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 FP4
None Virtualization AMD-V
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems
Q1/2021 Release date Q2/2017
-- Release price --
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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.
MediaTek Kompanio 1200 MediaTek Kompanio 1200
ARM Mali-G57 MP5 @ 0.01 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A9-9420e AMD A9-9420e
AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) @ 0.72 GHz
276 (100%)

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 Kompanio 1200 MediaTek Kompanio 1200
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A9-9420e AMD A9-9420e
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
355 (100%)

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 Kompanio 1200 MediaTek Kompanio 1200
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A9-9420e AMD A9-9420e
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
444 (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 Kompanio 1200 MediaTek Kompanio 1200
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A9-9420e AMD A9-9420e
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
1775 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek Kompanio 1200 AMD A9-9420e
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