MediaTek Kompanio 838 vs Apple M1

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M1
2020
8 cores / 8 threads
4.65
+61.5%

Apple M1 outperforms MediaTek Kompanio 838 by an impressive 61% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking13731798
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesApple Apple M-SeriesMediatek MediaTek Kompanio
DesignerAppleno data
Architecture codenameno dataCortex-A78 / A55 (2022−2024)
Release date10 November 2020 (4 years ago)31 May 2024 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

M1 and MediaTek Kompanio 838 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed2.064 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz2.2 GHz
L1 cache2 MBno data
L2 cache16 MBno data
L3 cache16 MBno data
Chip lithography5 nmno data
Number of transistors16000 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M1 and MediaTek Kompanio 838. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M1 8-Core GPUARM Mali-G57 MP3

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.65 2.88
Recency 10 November 2020 31 May 2024

Apple M1 has a 61.5% higher aggregate performance score.

MediaTek Kompanio 838, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years.

The Apple M1 is our recommended choice as it beats the MediaTek Kompanio 838 in performance tests.

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