MediaTek MT6589 vs AMD Athlon II X3 425e

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MediaTek MT6589 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Athlon II X3 425e
MediaTek MT6589 AMD Athlon II X3 425e

CPU comparison

MediaTek MT6589 or AMD Athlon II X3 425e - 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 MT6589 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.20 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The MediaTek MT6589 was released in Q1/2013.

The AMD Athlon II X3 425e has 3 cores with 3 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X3 425e was released in Q2/2011.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family AMD Athlon II (52)
MediaTek MT65xx A7 (14) CPU group AMD Athlon II X3 (Rana) (12)
1 Generation 1
Cortex-A9 Architecture Rana
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT6589 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.20 GHz. The AMD Athlon II X3 425e has 3 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.70 GHz.

MediaTek MT6589 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X3 425e
4 Cores 3
4 Threads 3
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.20 GHz Frequency 2.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- 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 MT6589 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X3 425e
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

PowerVR SGX544 GPU no iGPU
0.29 GHz GPU frequency --
0.29 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
45nm Technology
1 Max. displays
2 Compute units --
4 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
10.1 DirectX Version --

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 SGX544 GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The MediaTek MT6589 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X3 425e can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

MediaTek MT6589 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X3 425e
LPDDR3-533, LPDDR2-533 Memory DDR3-1333
Max. Memory 16 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
4.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
1.00 MB L2 Cache 1.50 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The MediaTek MT6589 has a TDP of --, that of the AMD Athlon II X3 425e is 45 W.

MediaTek MT6589 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X3 425e
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek MT6589 has a 1.00 MB cache, while the AMD Athlon II X3 425e cache has a total of 1.50 MB.

MediaTek MT6589 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X3 425e
28 nm Technology 45 nm
Chiplet Chip design Unknown
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a
-- Socket AM3
None Virtualization AMD-V
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2013 Release date Q2/2011
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek MT6589 (23%)
AMD Athlon II X3 425e (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek MT6589 (15%)
AMD Athlon II X3 425e (100%)

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 MT6589 MediaTek MT6589
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
75 (23%)
AMD Athlon II X3 425e AMD Athlon II X3 425e
3C 3T @ 2.70 GHz
328 (100%)

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 MT6589 MediaTek MT6589
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
134 (15%)
AMD Athlon II X3 425e AMD Athlon II X3 425e
3C 3T @ 2.70 GHz
909 (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 MT6589 MediaTek MT6589
PowerVR SGX544 @ 0.29 GHz
9 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X3 425e AMD Athlon II X3 425e
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT6589 AMD Athlon II X3 425e
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