MediaTek Kompanio 520 vs Ryzen 5 2500U
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 2500U outperforms MediaTek Kompanio 520 by a whopping 108% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 2500U and MediaTek Kompanio 520 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1408 | 1950 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 5 | MediaTek Kompanio 500 |
| Power efficiency | 25.92 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Raven Ridge (2017−2018) | 2x Cortex-A76 / 6x A55 |
| Release date | 26 October 2017 (7 years ago) | no data |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 2500U 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Multiplier | 20 | no data |
| L1 cache | 128K (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 | 246 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 4950 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 2500U 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 | FP5 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | no data |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2500U 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 | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and MediaTek Kompanio 520 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and MediaTek Kompanio 520. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2400 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 38.397 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon Vega 8 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and MediaTek Kompanio 520.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | 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
WebXPRT 3
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.08 | 1.96 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
Ryzen 5 2500U has a 108.2% higher aggregate performance score.
MediaTek Kompanio 520, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
The Ryzen 5 2500U is our recommended choice as it beats the MediaTek Kompanio 520 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 2500U and MediaTek Kompanio 520, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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