MediaTek MT6517T vs AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150G

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MediaTek MT6517T CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150G
MediaTek MT6517T AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150G

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the MediaTek MT6517T and the AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150G and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the MediaTek MT6517T 2 core processor released in 2012 with the AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150G which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2020.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family AMD Athlon (29)
MediaTek MT65xx A9 (7) CPU group AMD Athlon Gold 3000G (4)
1 Generation 4
Cortex-A9 Architecture Picasso (Zen+)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT6517T is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.20 GHz. The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150G clocks with 3.50 GHz (3.90 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

MediaTek MT6517T Characteristic AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150G
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.20 GHz Frequency 3.50 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.90 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 MT6517T Characteristic AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150G
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

PowerVR SGX531 GPU AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge)
0.52 GHz GPU frequency 1.10 GHz
0.52 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation 8
65nm Technology 14 nm
1 Max. displays 3
1 Compute units 3
-- Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
10.1 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.

PowerVR SGX531 GPU AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 0 memory channels is supported by the MediaTek MT6517T, while the AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150G supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 46.9 GB/s enabled.

MediaTek MT6517T Characteristic AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150G
LPDDR2 Memory DDR4-2933
Max. Memory
0 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 46.9 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 2.00 MB
-- L3 Cache 4.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The MediaTek MT6517T has a TDP of --. The TDP of the AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150G is 65 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

MediaTek MT6517T Characteristic AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150G
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 45 W
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 95 °C

Technical details

The MediaTek MT6517T has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 40 nm. The cache of AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150G is at 6.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 12 nm.

MediaTek MT6517T Characteristic AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150G
40 nm Technology 12 nm
Chiplet Chip design Unknown
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
-- Socket AM4 (PGA 1331)
None Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
2012 Release date Q3/2020
-- 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 MT6517T MediaTek MT6517T
PowerVR SGX531 @ 0.52 GHz
4 (1%)
AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150G AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150G
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.10 GHz
422 (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 MT6517T MediaTek MT6517T
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150G AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150G
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
7703 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT6517T AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150G
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