Ryzen 5 7520C vs Core 2 Duo SP7500

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo SP7500 and Ryzen 5 7520C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoAMD Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020)
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023)
Release date15 January 2008 (16 years ago)23 May 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo SP7500 and Ryzen 5 7520C 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads28
Base clock speedno data2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data256 KB
L2 cache4 MB2 MB
L3 cacheno data4 MB
Chip lithography65 nm6 nm
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo SP7500 and Ryzen 5 7520C 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.

Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo SP7500 and Ryzen 5 7520C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 610M

Pros & cons summary


Recency 15 January 2008 23 May 2023
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 8
Chip lithography 65 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 7520C has an age advantage of 15 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 983.3% more advanced lithography process, and 33.3% lower power consumption.

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