MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) vs AMD A6-9220C

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A6-9220C
MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) AMD A6-9220C

CPU comparison

MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) or AMD A6-9220C - 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 520 (MT8186) has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.05 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) was released in Q4/2022.

The AMD A6-9220C 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 A6-9220C was released in Q1/2019.
Mediatek Kompanio (9) Family AMD A (112)
MediaTek Kompanio 52x/800 (4) CPU group AMD A6-9000 (4)
2 Generation 6
Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55 Architecture Stoney Ridge (Excavator)
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) is 0.77 GHz (2.05 GHz) while the AMD A6-9220C has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD A6-9220C is at 1.80 GHz (2.70 GHz).

MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) Characteristic AMD A6-9220C
8 Cores 2
8 Threads 2
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
0.77 GHz (2.05 GHz)
2x Cortex-A76
A-Core 1.80 GHz (2.70 GHz)
0.50 GHz (2.00 GHz)
6x 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 520 (MT8186) Characteristic AMD A6-9220C
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) or AMD A6-9220C 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-G52 MP2 GPU AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)
0.01 GHz GPU frequency 0.72 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
Bifrost 2 GPU Generation 7
16 nm Technology 28 nm
2 Max. displays 3
2 Compute units 3
32 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- 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-G52 MP2 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
No 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 520 (MT8186) can use up to 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 14.9 GB/s. The AMD A6-9220C supports up to 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 15.0 GB/s.

MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) Characteristic AMD A6-9220C
LPDDR4X-3733 Memory DDR4-1866
8 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
14.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 15.0 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 520 (MT8186) is --, while the AMD A6-9220C has a TDP of 6 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) Characteristic AMD A6-9220C
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 6 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 90 °C

Technical details

The MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) is manufactured in 7 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The AMD A6-9220C is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) Characteristic AMD A6-9220C
7 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
Q4/2022 Release date Q1/2019
-- 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.
MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186)
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
511 (100%)
AMD A6-9220C AMD A6-9220C
2C 2T @ 2.70 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.
MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186)
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
1447 (100%)
AMD A6-9220C AMD A6-9220C
2C 2T @ 2.40 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.
MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186)
ARM Mali-G52 MP2 @ 0.01 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A6-9220C AMD A6-9220C
AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) @ 0.72 GHz
276 (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 520 (MT8186) MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186)
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A6-9220C AMD A6-9220C
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
1960 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) AMD A6-9220C
Lenovo Chromebook IdeaPad Slim 3 Unknown

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