MediaTek Kompanio 520 vs A10-8700P

Place in the ranking	2213	1943
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD Carrizo	MediaTek Kompanio 500
Power efficiency	3.81	no data
Architecture codename	Carrizo (2015−2018)	2x Cortex-A76 / 6x A55
Release date	3 June 2015 (9 years ago)	no data

Detailed specifications

A10-8700P and MediaTek Kompanio 520 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	4 (Quad-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	1.8 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	2 GHz
L2 cache	2048 KB	no data
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3100 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on A10-8700P and MediaTek Kompanio 520 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Socket	FP4	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	12 - 35 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-8700P and MediaTek Kompanio 520. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	HSA 1.0	no data
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	FMA4	-
AVX	AVX	-
FRTC	+	-
FreeSync	+	-
DualGraphics	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
Out-of-band client management	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
HSA	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-8700P and MediaTek Kompanio 520 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-8700P and MediaTek Kompanio 520. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-2133	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R6 Graphics	no data
iGPU core count	6	no data
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-8700P and MediaTek Kompanio 520 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-8700P and MediaTek Kompanio 520 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-8700P and MediaTek Kompanio 520.

PCIe version

3.0

no data

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.41	1.98
Physical cores	4	8
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm

MediaTek Kompanio 520 has a 40.4% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The MediaTek Kompanio 520 is our recommended choice as it beats the A10-8700P in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between A10-8700P and MediaTek Kompanio 520, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.