Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 vs MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186)

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186)

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 or MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) - 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 was released in Q2/2017.

The MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.05 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) was released in Q4/2022.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family Mediatek Kompanio (9)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 (1) CPU group MediaTek Kompanio 52x/800 (4)
5 Generation 2
Cortex-A53 Architecture Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz. The MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 0.77 GHz (2.05 GHz).

Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 Characteristic MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186)
8 Cores 8
8 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
A-Core 0.77 GHz (2.05 GHz)
2x Cortex-A76
1.80 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
B-Core 0.50 GHz (2.00 GHz)
6x Cortex-A55

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.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 Characteristic MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186)
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon 642 AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

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.

Qualcomm Adreno 508 GPU ARM Mali-G52 MP2
0.65 GHz GPU frequency 0.01 GHz
0.65 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
5 GPU Generation Bifrost 2
14 nm Technology 16 nm
0 Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 2
128 Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
12.1 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.

Qualcomm Adreno 508 GPU ARM Mali-G52 MP2
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) can connect up to 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 Characteristic MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186)
Memory LPDDR4X-3733
8 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
10.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 14.9 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 has a TDP of --, that of the MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) is --.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 Characteristic MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186)
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) cache has a total of 0.00 MB.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 Characteristic MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186)
14 nm Technology 7 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Android
Q2/2017 Release date Q4/2022
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 (35%)
MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 (70%)
MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) (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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
179 (35%)
MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186)
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
511 (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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1014 (70%)
MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186)
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
1447 (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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
198 (100%)
MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186)
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
854 (100%)
MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186)
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
Qualcomm Adreno 508 @ 0.65 GHz
163 (100%)
MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186)
ARM Mali-G52 MP2 @ 0.01 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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1850 (100%)
MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186) MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186)
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 MediaTek Kompanio 520 (MT8186)
Unknown Lenovo Chromebook IdeaPad Slim 3

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