MediaTek Kompanio 520 vs Apple M1
Aggregate performance score
Apple M1 outperforms MediaTek Kompanio 520 by a whopping 161% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing M1 and MediaTek Kompanio 520 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1207 | 1943 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Apple Apple M-Series | MediaTek Kompanio 500 |
| Architecture codename | no data | 2x Cortex-A76 / 6x A55 |
| Release date | 10 November 2020 (4 years ago) | no data |
Detailed specifications
M1 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.064 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 2 MB | no data |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 7 nm |
| Number of transistors | 16000 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Apple M1 8-Core GPU | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 5.17 | 1.98 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 7 nm |
Apple M1 has a 161.1% higher aggregate performance score, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.
The M1 is our recommended choice as it beats the MediaTek Kompanio 520 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M1 and MediaTek Kompanio 520, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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