MediaTek MT8176 vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U

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MediaTek MT8176 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U
MediaTek MT8176 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U

CPU comparison

MediaTek MT8176 or AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U - 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 MT8176 has 6 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The MediaTek MT8176 was released in Q1/2016.

The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U was released in Q2/2024.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family AMD Ryzen 7 PRO (21)
MediaTek MT81xx MT86xx A72 / A53 (3) CPU group AMD Ryzen 8040 (20)
1 Generation 7
Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53 Architecture Hawk Point (Zen 4)
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT8176 is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.30 GHz (5.10 GHz).

MediaTek MT8176 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U
6 Cores 8
6 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz Frequency 3.30 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 5.10 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 MT8176 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U
-- AI hardware AMD Ryzen™ AI
-- AI specifications AMD Ryzen™ AI
-- 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 GX6250 GPU AMD Radeon 780M
0.60 GHz GPU frequency 0.80 GHz
0.60 GHz GPU (Turbo) 2.70 GHz
-- GPU Generation 3
28 nm Technology 4 nm
1 Max. displays 4
2 Compute units 12
32 Shader 768
No Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation AMD FSR
-- Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
10 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 GX6250 GPU AMD Radeon 780M
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
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 Decode / Encode
No Codec AVC Decode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The MediaTek MT8176 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U can connect up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

MediaTek MT8176 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U
LPDDR3-933 Memory DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500
Max. Memory 256 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
14.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 120.0 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 8.00 MB
-- L3 Cache 16.00 MB
-- PCIe version 4.0
-- PCIe lanes 20
-- PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The MediaTek MT8176 has a TDP of --, that of the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U is 28 W.

MediaTek MT8176 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 28 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 15 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The MediaTek MT8176 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U cache has a total of 24.00 MB.

MediaTek MT8176 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U
28 nm Technology 4 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
-- Socket FP8
None Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2016 Release date Q2/2024
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek MT8176 (15%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek MT8176 (8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U (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 MT8176 MediaTek MT8176
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz
314 (16%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
1917 (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 MT8176 MediaTek MT8176
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz
861 (9%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
9612 (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 MT8176 MediaTek MT8176
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz
338 (14%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
2446 (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 MT8176 MediaTek MT8176
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz
782 (7%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
10726 (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 MT8176 MediaTek MT8176
PowerVR GX6250 @ 0.60 GHz
77 (2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U
AMD Radeon 780M @ 2.70 GHz
4201 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
MediaTek MT8176 MediaTek MT8176
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
1807 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
MediaTek MT8176 MediaTek MT8176
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
13450 (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 MT8176 MediaTek MT8176
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz
1381 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.
MediaTek MT8176 MediaTek MT8176
2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U
13,450 CB R23 MC @ 30 W
448 (100%)

AI performance (NPU)

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is given here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher.

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. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
MediaTek MT8176 MediaTek MT8176
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
16 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT8176 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U
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