MediaTek Kompanio 838 vs Ryzen 5 230
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 230 outperforms MediaTek Kompanio 838 by a whopping 286% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 674 | 1696 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Mediatek MediaTek Kompanio |
| Power efficiency | 41.97 | no data |
| Designer | AMD | no data |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | no data |
| Architecture codename | Hawk Point (2024−2025) | Cortex-A78 / A55 (2022−2024) |
| Release date | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) | 31 May 2024 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 230 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 cores | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.9 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | no data |
| Die size | 178 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 25,000 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 230 and MediaTek Kompanio 838 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 | FP8 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | no data |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 230 and MediaTek Kompanio 838. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Ryzen AI, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 230 and MediaTek Kompanio 838 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 230 and MediaTek Kompanio 838. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR4 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 760M | ARM Mali-G57 MP3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 230 and MediaTek Kompanio 838.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 12.27 | 3.18 |
| Recency | 6 January 2025 | 31 May 2024 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 8 |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
Ryzen 5 230 has a 285.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 months, and 50% more threads.
MediaTek Kompanio 838, on the other hand, has 33.3% more physical cores.
The AMD Ryzen 5 230 is our recommended choice as it beats the MediaTek Kompanio 838 in performance tests.
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