Ryzen 5 7520U vs A6-9210
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 7520U outperforms A6-9210 by a whopping 634% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A6-9210 and Ryzen 5 7520U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2635 | 1131 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 28 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Bristol Ridge | Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020) |
| Power efficiency | 4.98 | 36.59 |
| Architecture codename | Stoney Ridge (2016−2019) | Mendocino-U (Zen 2) (2022) |
| Release date | 1 June 2016 (8 years ago) | 20 September 2022 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A6-9210 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1024 KB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 6 nm |
| Die size | 124.5 mm2 | 100 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1200 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on A6-9210 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 | FP4 | FP6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10-15 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-9210 and Ryzen 5 7520U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Virtualization, | MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | FMA4 | - |
| AVX | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-9210 and Ryzen 5 7520U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-9210 and Ryzen 5 7520U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2133 | DDR5 |
| Max memory channels | 1 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon R4 Graphics | AMD Radeon 610M ( - 1900 MHz) |
| iGPU core count | 3 | no data |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A6-9210 and Ryzen 5 7520U integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A6-9210 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 A6-9210 and Ryzen 5 7520U.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 8 | 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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.79 | 5.80 |
| Recency | 1 June 2016 | 20 September 2022 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 15 Watt |
A6-9210 has 50% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 5 7520U, on the other hand, has a 634.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.
The Ryzen 5 7520U is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-9210 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between A6-9210 and Ryzen 5 7520U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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