MediaTek Kompanio 520 vs Athlon Silver 7120C
Primary details
Comparing Athlon Silver 7120C and MediaTek Kompanio 520 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1917 |
| 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 | no data | 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 Silver 7120C 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 | 2 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 7 nm |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon Silver 7120C 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.
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 2000 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon Silver 7120C 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 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 610M | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 2 | 8 |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 2000 Watt |
Athlon Silver 7120C has 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 300% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Athlon Silver 7120C and MediaTek Kompanio 520. We've got no test results to judge.
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