MediaTek Kompanio 520 vs Athlon Gold 7220U
Aggregate performance score
Athlon Gold 7220U outperforms MediaTek Kompanio 520 by an impressive 50% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon Gold 7220U and MediaTek Kompanio 520 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1639 | 1923 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020) | MediaTek Kompanio 500 |
| Power efficiency | 18.80 | 0.09 |
| Architecture codename | Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023) | 2x Cortex-A76 / 6x A55 |
| Release date | 20 September 2022 (2 years ago) | no data (2024 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon Gold 7220U 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 | 2.4 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | 100 mm2 | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon Gold 7220U 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 | no data |
| Socket | FP6 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 2000 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon Gold 7220U and MediaTek Kompanio 520. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon Gold 7220U and MediaTek Kompanio 520 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon Gold 7220U and MediaTek Kompanio 520. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 Dual-channel | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 610M | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon Gold 7220U and MediaTek Kompanio 520.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 4 | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.98 | 1.99 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 8 |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 2000 Watt |
Athlon Gold 7220U has a 49.7% higher aggregate performance score, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 13233.3% lower power consumption.
MediaTek Kompanio 520, on the other hand, has 300% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
The Athlon Gold 7220U is our recommended choice as it beats the MediaTek Kompanio 520 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon Gold 7220U and MediaTek Kompanio 520, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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