Ryzen 5 7520U vs i5-520E

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Primary details

Comparing Core i5-520E and Ryzen 5 7520U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated1109
Place by popularitynot in top-10031
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020)
Power efficiencyno data36.60
Architecture codenameWestmere (2010−2011)Mendocino-U (Zen 2) (2022)
Release date7 January 2010 (14 years ago)20 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$210no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-520E 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speedno data2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus typeDMI 1.0no data
Bus rate1 × 2.5 GT/sno data
Multiplier18no data
L1 cache128 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm6 nm
Die size81 mm2100 mm2
Number of transistors382 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-520E 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
Socketno dataFP6
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-520E and Ryzen 5 7520U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data

Security technologies

Core i5-520E and Ryzen 5 7520U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-520E and Ryzen 5 7520U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-520E and Ryzen 5 7520U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1066DDR5
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth17.051 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD GraphicsAMD Radeon 610M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-520E and Ryzen 5 7520U.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes164

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 0.77 2.85
Recency 7 January 2010 20 September 2022
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 32 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 7520U has 270.1% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 12 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 433.3% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-520E and Ryzen 5 7520U. We've got no test results to judge.


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