Ryzen 5 7520U vs A10-7300

Place in the ranking	2399	1116
Place by popularity	not in top-100	27
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD Kaveri	Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020)
Power efficiency	5.48	36.47
Architecture codename	Kaveri (2014−2015)	Mendocino-U (Zen 2) (2022)
Release date	4 June 2014 (10 years ago)	20 September 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A10-7300 and Ryzen 5 7520U 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	1.9 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	4.3 GHz
L1 cache	no data	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4096 KB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	6 nm
Die size	245 mm²	100 mm²
Number of transistors	2410 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on A10-7300 and Ryzen 5 7520U 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	no data	1
Socket	FP3	FP6
Power consumption (TDP)	19 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-7300 and Ryzen 5 7520U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA	MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
FRTC	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
Out-of-band client management	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
HSA	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-7300 and Ryzen 5 7520U are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-7300 and Ryzen 5 7520U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon R6 Graphics	AMD Radeon 610M
iGPU core count	6	no data
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-7300 and Ryzen 5 7520U integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-7300 and Ryzen 5 7520U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-7300 and Ryzen 5 7520U.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	4

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.

A10-7300 1.10

Ryzen 5 7520U 5.78
+425%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A10-7300 1742

Ryzen 5 7520U 9184
+427%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A10-7300 281

Ryzen 5 7520U 1189
+323%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A10-7300 625

Ryzen 5 7520U 3763
+502%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

A10-7300 158

Ryzen 5 7520U 834
+428%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

A10-7300 58

Ryzen 5 7520U 169
+191%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.10	5.78
Recency	4 June 2014	20 September 2022
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	28 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	19 Watt	15 Watt

Ryzen 5 7520U has a 425.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 100% more threads, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 26.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 7520U is our recommended choice as it beats the A10-7300 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between A10-7300 and Ryzen 5 7520U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.