MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) vs AMD GX-216HC

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD GX-216HC
MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) AMD GX-216HC

CPU comparison

MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) or AMD GX-216HC - 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 GX-216HC has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The AMD GX-216HC was released in Q2/2014.
Mediatek Kompanio (9) Family AMD G (38)
MediaTek Kompanio 52x/800 (4) CPU group AMD G-Series 2nd Gen (11)
2 Generation 2
Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55 Architecture Temash (Jaguar+)
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 GX-216HC has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD GX-216HC is at 1.60 GHz.

MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) Characteristic AMD GX-216HC
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 1.60 GHz
2x Jaguar+
0.50 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 Kompanio 520 (MT8186) Characteristic AMD GX-216HC
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) or AMD GX-216HC 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 HD 8210
0.01 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
Bifrost 2 GPU Generation 5
16 nm Technology 28 nm
2 Max. displays 2
2 Compute units 2
32 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- 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-G52 MP2 GPU AMD Radeon HD 8210
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
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
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 GX-216HC supports up to 16 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 8.6 GB/s.

MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) Characteristic AMD GX-216HC
LPDDR4X-3733 Memory DDR3-1066
8 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
14.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 8.6 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 1.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 8
-- PCIe Bandwidth 4.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) is --, while the AMD GX-216HC has a TDP of 10 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) Characteristic AMD GX-216HC
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 10 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) is manufactured in 7 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The AMD GX-216HC is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache.

MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) Characteristic AMD GX-216HC
7 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
Q4/2022 Release date Q2/2014
-- 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 GX-216HC AMD GX-216HC
2C 2T @ 1.60 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 GX-216HC AMD GX-216HC
2C 2T @ 1.60 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 GX-216HC AMD GX-216HC
AMD Radeon HD 8210 @ 0.30 GHz
77 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) AMD GX-216HC
Lenovo Chromebook IdeaPad Slim 3 Unknown

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