MediaTek Kompanio 520 vs Ryzen 5 5500U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 5500U
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 25 Watt
8.19
+314%
MediaTek Kompanio 520
8 cores / 8 threads
1.98

Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms MediaTek Kompanio 520 by a whopping 314% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5500U and MediaTek Kompanio 520 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking9291943
Place by popularity19not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000)MediaTek Kompanio 500
Power efficiency31.02no data
Architecture codenameLucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021)2x Cortex-A76 / 6x A55
Release date12 January 2021 (3 years ago)no data

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5500U 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads128
Base clock speed2.1 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4 GHz2 GHz
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)no data
L3 cache8 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography7 nm7 nm
Die size156 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors9,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5500U 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 configuration1no data
SocketFP6no data
Power consumption (TDP)25 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and MediaTek Kompanio 520. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and MediaTek Kompanio 520 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and MediaTek Kompanio 520. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4no data
Maximum memory size64 GBno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1800 MHz)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and MediaTek Kompanio 520.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes12no 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.

Ryzen 5 5500U 8.19
+314%
MediaTek Kompanio 520 1.98

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 5 5500U 5439
+255%
MediaTek Kompanio 520 1532

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 5 5500U 206
+70.2%
MediaTek Kompanio 520 121

CrossMark Overall

Ryzen 5 5500U 1049
+198%
MediaTek Kompanio 520 353

WebXPRT 4 Overall

Ryzen 5 5500U 156
+94.2%
MediaTek Kompanio 520 81

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.19 1.98
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 8

Ryzen 5 5500U has a 313.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more threads.

MediaTek Kompanio 520, on the other hand, has 33.3% more physical cores.

The Ryzen 5 5500U is our recommended choice as it beats the MediaTek Kompanio 520 in performance tests.


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