MediaTek Kompanio 520 vs Core 2 Duo T8300

Place in the ranking	2528	1943
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	MediaTek Kompanio 500
Power efficiency	2.51	no data
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	2x Cortex-A76 / 6x A55
Release date	10 January 2008 (16 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$241	no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T8300 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	2.4 GHz	2 GHz
Bus rate	800 MHz	no data
L2 cache	3 MB	no data
L3 cache	3 MB L2 Cache	no data
Chip lithography	45 nm	7 nm
Die size	107 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	410 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
VID voltage range	1V-1.25V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T8300 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.

Socket	BGA479,PGA478	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T8300 and MediaTek Kompanio 520. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T8300 and MediaTek Kompanio 520 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T8300 and MediaTek Kompanio 520 are enumerated here.

VT-x

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Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.93	1.98
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	2	8
Chip lithography	45 nm	7 nm

MediaTek Kompanio 520 has a 112.9% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.

The MediaTek Kompanio 520 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo T8300 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo T8300 and MediaTek Kompanio 520, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.