MediaTek Kompanio 820 vs MediaTek MT8173

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


MediaTek Kompanio 820 CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT8173
MediaTek Kompanio 820 MediaTek MT8173

CPU comparison

MediaTek Kompanio 820 or MediaTek MT8173 - 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 820 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 0 memory channels. The MediaTek Kompanio 820 was released in Q2/2021.

The MediaTek MT8173 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 2 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The MediaTek MT8173 was released in Q1/2015.
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 820 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the MediaTek Kompanio 820 is 2.20 GHz while the MediaTek MT8173 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT8173 is at 1.80 GHz.

MediaTek Kompanio 820 Characteristic MediaTek MT8173
8 Cores 4
8 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz
4x Cortex-A76
A-Core 1.80 GHz
2x Cortex-A72
2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A55
B-Core 1.40 GHz
2x Cortex-A53

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 820 Characteristic MediaTek MT8173
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The MediaTek Kompanio 820 or MediaTek MT8173 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 PowerVR GX6250
0.01 GHz GPU frequency 0.70 GHz
0.01 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.70 GHz
Vallhall 1 GPU Generation --
7 nm Technology 28 nm
2 Max. displays 1
5 Compute units 2
80 Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
4 GB 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-G57 MP5 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
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode / Encode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The MediaTek Kompanio 820 can use up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 17.1 GB/s. The MediaTek MT8173 supports up to 2 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 14.9 GB/s.

MediaTek Kompanio 820 Characteristic MediaTek MT8173
LPDDR4X-2133 Memory LPDDR3-933
Max. Memory 2 GB
0 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
17.1 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 820 is --, while the MediaTek MT8173 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

MediaTek Kompanio 820 Characteristic MediaTek MT8173
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek Kompanio 820 is manufactured in 7 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The MediaTek MT8173 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

MediaTek Kompanio 820 Characteristic MediaTek MT8173
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
Q2/2021 Release date Q1/2015
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek Kompanio 820 (100%)
MediaTek MT8173 (51%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek Kompanio 820 (100%)
MediaTek MT8173 (29%)

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 820 MediaTek Kompanio 820
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
647 (100%)
MediaTek MT8173 MediaTek MT8173
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
331 (51%)

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 820 MediaTek Kompanio 820
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
2627 (100%)
MediaTek MT8173 MediaTek MT8173
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
768 (29%)

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 820 MediaTek Kompanio 820
ARM Mali-G57 MP5 @ 0.01 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek MT8173 MediaTek MT8173
PowerVR GX6250 @ 0.70 GHz
90 (100%)

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 820 MediaTek Kompanio 820
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek MT8173 MediaTek MT8173
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
348 (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 820 MediaTek Kompanio 820
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek MT8173 MediaTek MT8173
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
610 (100%)

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
MediaTek Kompanio 820 MediaTek Kompanio 820
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
403759 (100%)
MediaTek MT8173 MediaTek MT8173
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)

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 820 MediaTek Kompanio 820
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek MT8173 MediaTek MT8173
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
609 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek Kompanio 820 MediaTek MT8173
Unknown Amazon Fire HD 10 (2017)

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