Ryzen 5 7520C vs EPYC 7261

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	992	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	AMD EPYC	AMD Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020)
Power efficiency	3.91	no data
Architecture codename	Naples (2017−2018)	Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023)
Release date	14 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 cores	8 (Octa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	16	8
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.9 GHz	4.3 GHz
Multiplier	25	no data
L1 cache	96K (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	32 MB (shared)	4 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	6 nm
Die size	213 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	81 °C	no data
Number of transistors	4,800 million	no 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 configuration	2 (Multiprocessor)	no data
Socket	SP3	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	170 Watt	15 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 extensions	no data	XFR, 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

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-

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 types	DDR4-2666	no data
Maximum memory size	2 TiB	no data
Max memory channels	8	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	170.671 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon 610M

Peripherals

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

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	128	no data

Pros & cons summary

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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

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