Ryzen 3 5425U vs i5-520M

Place in the ranking	2415	998
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i5	AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency	2.90	44.87
Architecture codename	Arrandale (2010−2011)	Barcelo-U (Zen 3) (2022)
Release date	7 January 2010 (14 years ago)	6 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$225	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-520M and Ryzen 3 5425U 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	4	8
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.93 GHz	4.1 GHz
Bus type	DMI 1.0	no data
Bus rate	1 × 2.5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	18	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	7 nm
Die size	81+114 mm²	180 mm²
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	95 °C
Number of transistors	382+177 Million	10,700 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-520M and Ryzen 3 5425U 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	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	BGA1288,PGA988	FP6
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-520M and Ryzen 3 5425U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	+	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Core i5-520M and Ryzen 3 5425U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-520M and Ryzen 3 5425U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-520M and Ryzen 3 5425U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066	DDR4
Maximum memory size	8.3 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	17.051 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors	AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1600 MHz)
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	766 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-520M and Ryzen 3 5425U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-520M and Ryzen 3 5425U.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

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.

i5-520M 1.08

Ryzen 3 5425U 7.15
+562%

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.

i5-520M 1719

Ryzen 3 5425U 11355
+561%

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.

i5-520M 362

Ryzen 3 5425U 1504
+315%

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.

i5-520M 699

Ryzen 3 5425U 4253
+508%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.08	7.15
Integrated graphics card	0.77	6.04
Recency	7 January 2010	6 January 2022
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	32 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	15 Watt

Ryzen 3 5425U has a 562% higher aggregate performance score, 684.4% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 11 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 357.1% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 3 5425U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-520M in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-520M and Ryzen 3 5425U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.