Ryzen 5 7520C vs Itanium 9740
Primary details
Comparing Itanium 9740 and Ryzen 5 7520C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020) |
| Architecture codename | no data | Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023) |
| Release date | 1 April 2017 (7 years ago) | 23 May 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Itanium 9740 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 | 2.13 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 4.3 GHz |
| Bus rate | 6.4 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 24 MB | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 6 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Itanium 9740 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.
| Socket | LGA1248 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 170 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Itanium 9740 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 |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
Security technologies
Itanium 9740 and Ryzen 5 7520C technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Itanium 9740 and Ryzen 5 7520C are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| VT-i | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Itanium 9740 and Ryzen 5 7520C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon 610M |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 April 2017 | 23 May 2023 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 4 |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 170 Watt | 15 Watt |
Itanium 9740 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Ryzen 5 7520C, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 433.3% more advanced lithography process, and 1033.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Itanium 9740 and Ryzen 5 7520C. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Itanium 9740 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 7520C is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Itanium 9740 and Ryzen 5 7520C, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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