MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) vs MediaTek MT8176

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT8176
MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) MediaTek MT8176

CPU comparison

MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) or MediaTek MT8176 - 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 MediaTek MT8176 has 6 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The MediaTek MT8176 was released in Q1/2016.
Mediatek Kompanio (9) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
MediaTek Kompanio 52x/800 (4) CPU group MediaTek MT81xx MT86xx A72 / A53 (3)
2 Generation 1
Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55 Architecture Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53
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 MediaTek MT8176 has 6 CPU cores and 6 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT8176 is at 2.00 GHz.

MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) Characteristic MediaTek MT8176
8 Cores 6
8 Threads 6
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
0.77 GHz (2.05 GHz)
2x Cortex-A76
A-Core 2.00 GHz
6x Cortex-A72
0.50 GHz (2.00 GHz)
6x Cortex-A55
B-Core 1.60 GHz
4x Cortex-A53

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 MediaTek MT8176
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) or MediaTek MT8176 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 PowerVR GX6250
0.01 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.60 GHz
Bifrost 2 GPU Generation --
16 nm Technology 28 nm
2 Max. displays 1
2 Compute units 2
32 Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version 10

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 PowerVR GX6250
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode / Encode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

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 MediaTek MT8176 supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 14.9 GB/s.

MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) Characteristic MediaTek MT8176
LPDDR4X-3733 Memory LPDDR3-933
8 GB Max. Memory
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
14.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 14.9 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) is --, while the MediaTek MT8176 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) Characteristic MediaTek MT8176
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) is manufactured in 7 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The MediaTek MT8176 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) Characteristic MediaTek MT8176
7 nm Technology 28 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Android
Q4/2022 Release date Q1/2016
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) (100%)
MediaTek MT8176 (61%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) (100%)
MediaTek MT8176 (60%)

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%)
MediaTek MT8176 MediaTek MT8176
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz
314 (61%)

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%)
MediaTek MT8176 MediaTek MT8176
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz
861 (60%)

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 Kompanio 520 (MT8186) MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186)
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek MT8176 MediaTek MT8176
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz
338 (100%)

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 Kompanio 520 (MT8186) MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186)
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek MT8176 MediaTek MT8176
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz
782 (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 Kompanio 520 (MT8186) MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186)
ARM Mali-G52 MP2 @ 0.01 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek MT8176 MediaTek MT8176
PowerVR GX6250 @ 0.60 GHz
77 (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%)
MediaTek MT8176 MediaTek MT8176
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz
1381 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) MediaTek MT8176
Lenovo Chromebook IdeaPad Slim 3 Unknown

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