MediaTek Kompanio 520 vs Athlon 3000G

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	1947	2239
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.27	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD Athlon	MediaTek Kompanio 500
Power efficiency	7.71	no data
Designer	AMD	no data
Architecture codename	Zen+ (2018−2019)	2x Cortex-A76 / 6x A55
Release date	21 November 2019 (6 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$49	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Athlon 3000G 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	2 (Dual-core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	2 GHz
Bus type	PCIe 3.0	no data
Multiplier	35	no data
L1 cache	96K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	512K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Die size	209.78 mm2?	no data
Number of transistors	4,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 3000G 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.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	AM4	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 3000G and MediaTek Kompanio 520. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 3000G and MediaTek Kompanio 520 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 3000G and MediaTek Kompanio 520. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	no data
Maximum memory size	64 GB?	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon Vega 3

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 3000G and MediaTek Kompanio 520.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	6	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.52	1.72
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm

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