Ryzen 5 7520C vs EPYC 7261

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Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7261 and Ryzen 5 7520C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking997not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesAMD EPYCAMD Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020)
Power efficiency3.91no data
Architecture codenameNaples (2017−2018)Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023)
Release date14 June 2018 (6 years ago)23 May 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7261 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads168
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz4.3 GHz
Multiplier25no data
L1 cache96K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache32 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm6 nm
Die size213 mm2100 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)81 °Cno data
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7261 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.

Number of CPUs in a configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketSP3FT6
Power consumption (TDP)170 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7261 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
AES-NI++
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7261 and Ryzen 5 7520C are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7261 and Ryzen 5 7520C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR5
Maximum memory size2 TiBno data
Max memory channels8no data
Maximum memory bandwidth170.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 610M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7261 and Ryzen 5 7520C.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1284

Pros & cons summary


Recency 14 June 2018 23 May 2023
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 170 Watt 15 Watt

EPYC 7261 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Ryzen 5 7520C, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 1033.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between EPYC 7261 and Ryzen 5 7520C. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that EPYC 7261 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 7520C is a notebook one.


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