MediaTek MT8389T vs AMD Ryzen 5 4500U

Last updated: 2024-04-12

CPU comparison with benchmarks


MediaTek MT8389T		AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
CPU comparison MediaTek MT8389T or AMD Ryzen 5 4500U - 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 MT8389T has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 0 memory channels. The MediaTek MT8389T was released in Q2/2013. The AMD Ryzen 5 4500U has 6 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 4500U was released in Q1/2020.

Mediatek MT-Serie (72)	Family	AMD Ryzen 5 (85)
MediaTek MT83xx A7 (6)	CPU group	AMD Ryzen 4000U (11)
1	Generation	3
Cortex-A7	Architecture	Renoir (Zen 2)
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The MediaTek MT8389T has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT8389T is 1.50 GHz while the AMD Ryzen 5 4500U has 6 CPU cores and 6 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 5 4500U is at 2.30 GHz (4.00 GHz).
MediaTek MT8389T	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
4	Cores	6
4	Threads	6
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
1.50 GHz	Frequency	2.30 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	4.00 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	3.80 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning 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. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
MediaTek MT8389T	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The MediaTek MT8389T or AMD Ryzen 5 4500U 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.
PowerVR SGX544	GPU	AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Renoir)
0.36 GHz	GPU frequency	0.40 GHz
0.36 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	1.50 GHz
--	GPU Generation	9
45nm	Technology	7 nm
1	Max. displays	3
2	Compute units	6
4	Shader	384
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 SGX544	GPU	AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Renoir)
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	Decode / Encode
Decode	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 The MediaTek MT8389T can use up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The AMD Ryzen 5 4500U supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 51.2 GB/s.
MediaTek MT8389T	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
LPDDR2	Memory	LPDDR4-4266, DDR4-3200
	Max. Memory	64 GB
0	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
--	Max. Bandwidth	51.2 GB/s
No	ECC	Yes
1.00 MB	L2 Cache	--
--	L3 Cache	8.00 MB
--	PCIe version	3.0
--	PCIe lanes	12
--	PCIe Bandwidth	11.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek MT8389T is --, while the AMD Ryzen 5 4500U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
MediaTek MT8389T	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
--	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	15 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	25 W
--	TDP down	10 W
--	Tjunction max.	105 °C
Technical details The MediaTek MT8389T is manufactured in 28 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen 5 4500U is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 8.00 MB cache.
MediaTek MT8389T	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
28 nm	Technology	7 nm
Chiplet	Chip design	Chiplet
Armv7-A (32 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
--	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
--	Socket	FP6
None	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
No	AES-NI	Yes
Android	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2013	Release date	Q1/2020
--	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 MT8389T PowerVR SGX544 @ 0.36 GHz	11 (1%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 4500U AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Renoir) @ 1.50 GHz	1152 (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 MT8389T 4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 4500U 6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz	1151 (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 MT8389T 4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 4500U 6C 6T @ 3.80 GHz	5620 (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 MT8389T 4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 4500U 6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz	1082 (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 MT8389T 4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 4500U 6C 6T @ 3.80 GHz	4097 (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 MT8389T 4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 4500U 6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz	1407 (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 MT8389T 4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 4500U 6C 6T @ 3.80 GHz	4620 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 MT8389T 4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 4500U 6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz	448 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 MT8389T 4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 4500U 6C 6T @ 3.80 GHz	1921 (100%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	MediaTek MT8389T 4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 4500U 6C 6T @ 3.80 GHz	67 (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 MT8389T 4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 4500U 6C 6T @ 3.80 GHz	11042 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	MediaTek MT8389T 4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 4500U 6C 6T @ 3.80 GHz	480 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	MediaTek MT8389T 4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 4500U 6C 6T @ 2.30 GHz	2065 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 MT8389T 4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 4500U 6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz	176 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 MT8389T 4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 4500U 6C 6T @ 3.80 GHz	894 (100%)

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