MediaTek MT8389T vs AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX

Last updated: 2024-02-07

Note: The information shown below is based on a pre-sample. Technical details or benchmark results may be different in the final version of this processor.

CPU comparison with benchmarks


MediaTek MT8389T		AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX
CPU comparison MediaTek MT8389T or AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX - 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 9 7940HX has 16 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX was released in Q1/2023.

Mediatek MT-Serie (72)	Family	AMD Ryzen 9 (35)
MediaTek MT83xx A7 (6)	CPU group	AMD Ryzen 7045 (6)
1	Generation	6
Cortex-A7	Architecture	Dragon Range (Zen 4)
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 9 7940HX has 16 CPU cores and 32 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX is at 2.30 GHz (5.20 GHz).
MediaTek MT8389T	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX
4	Cores	16
4	Threads	32
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	Yes
1.50 GHz	Frequency	2.30 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	5.20 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	--

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 9 7940HX
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The MediaTek MT8389T or AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX 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 610M
0.36 GHz	GPU frequency	0.40 GHz
0.36 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	2.20 GHz
--	GPU Generation	9
45nm	Technology	6 nm
1	Max. displays	3
2	Compute units	2
4	Shader	128
No	Hardware Raytracing	Yes
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	8 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 610M
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	Decode
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 9 7940HX supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 83.2 GB/s.
MediaTek MT8389T	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX
LPDDR2	Memory	DDR5-5200
	Max. Memory	128 GB
0	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
--	Max. Bandwidth	83.2 GB/s
No	ECC	Yes
1.00 MB	L2 Cache	16.00 MB
--	L3 Cache	64.00 MB
--	PCIe version	5.0
--	PCIe lanes	28
--	PCIe Bandwidth	110.3 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek MT8389T is --, while the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX has a TDP of 55 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
MediaTek MT8389T	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX
--	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	55 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	75 W
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The MediaTek MT8389T is manufactured in 28 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX is manufactured in 5 nm and has a 80.00 MB cache.
MediaTek MT8389T	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX
28 nm	Technology	5 nm
Chiplet	Chip design	Chiplet
Armv7-A (32 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
--	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
--	Socket	FL1
None	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
No	AES-NI	Yes
Android	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2013	Release date	Q1/2023
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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 (3%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX AMD Radeon 610M @ 2.20 GHzNot verified	443 (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 9 7940HX 16C 32T @ 5.20 GHzNot verified	1864 (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 9 7940HX 16C 32T @ 2.30 GHzNot verified	33370 (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 9 7940HX 16C 32T @ 5.20 GHzNot verified	2691 (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 9 7940HX 16C 32T @ 2.30 GHzNot verified	15792 (100%)

Devices using this processor
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