MediaTek MT8312 vs AMD Athlon II X3 450

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MediaTek MT8312 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Athlon II X3 450
MediaTek MT8312 AMD Athlon II X3 450

CPU comparison

MediaTek MT8312 or AMD Athlon II X3 450 - 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 MT8312 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.30 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 0 memory channels. The MediaTek MT8312 was released in 2014.

The AMD Athlon II X3 450 has 3 cores with 3 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X3 450 was released in Q3/2010.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family AMD Athlon II (52)
MediaTek MT83xx A7 (6) CPU group AMD Athlon II X3 (Rana) (12)
1 Generation 1
Cortex-A7 Architecture Rana
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT8312 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT8312 is 1.30 GHz while the AMD Athlon II X3 450 has 3 CPU cores and 3 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon II X3 450 is at 3.20 GHz.

MediaTek MT8312 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X3 450
2 Cores 3
2 Threads 3
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.30 GHz Frequency 3.20 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 MT8312 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X3 450
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The MediaTek MT8312 or AMD Athlon II X3 450 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-400 GPU no iGPU
0.50 GHz GPU frequency --
0.50 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
Utgard GPU Generation --
28nm Technology
1 Max. displays
1 Compute units --
16 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
0 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.

ARM Mali-400 GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The MediaTek MT8312 can use up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The AMD Athlon II X3 450 supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s.

MediaTek MT8312 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X3 450
Memory DDR3-1333
Max. Memory 16 GB
0 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
0.26 MB L2 Cache 1.50 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek MT8312 is --, while the AMD Athlon II X3 450 has a TDP of 95 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

MediaTek MT8312 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X3 450
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 95 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek MT8312 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 0.26 MB cache. The AMD Athlon II X3 450 is manufactured in 45 nm and has a 1.50 MB cache.

MediaTek MT8312 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X3 450
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
2014 Release date Q3/2010
-- Release price --
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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 MT8312 MediaTek MT8312
2C 2T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon II X3 450 AMD Athlon II X3 450
3C 3T @ 3.20 GHz
384 (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 MT8312 MediaTek MT8312
2C 2T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon II X3 450 AMD Athlon II X3 450
3C 3T @ 3.20 GHz
980 (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 MT8312 MediaTek MT8312
ARM Mali-400 @ 0.50 GHz
5 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X3 450 AMD Athlon II X3 450
@ 0.00 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 MT8312 MediaTek MT8312
2C 2T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon II X3 450 AMD Athlon II X3 450
3C 3T @ 3.20 GHz
1819 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT8312 AMD Athlon II X3 450
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