Ryzen 5 7520U vs Phenom II X2 X640 BE

Place in the ranking	2452	1114
Place by popularity	not in top-100	27
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	2x AMD Phenom II	Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020)
Power efficiency	2.12	36.56
Architecture codename	Champlain (2010−2011)	Mendocino-U (Zen 2) (2022)
Release date	12 May 2011 (13 years ago)	20 September 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X2 X640 BE 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	8
Base clock speed	no data	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	4.3 GHz
Bus rate	3600 MHz	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	6 nm
Die size	no data	100 mm²
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X2 X640 BE 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 configuration	no data	1
Socket	S1	FP6
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Ryzen 5 7520U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, 3DNow!, SSE1-3A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization	MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
VirusProtect	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Ryzen 5 7520U are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Ryzen 5 7520U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

DDR5

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 Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Ryzen 5 7520U.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	4

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.03	5.91
Recency	12 May 2011	20 September 2022
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	8
Chip lithography	45 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	15 Watt

Ryzen 5 7520U has a 473.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 650% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 7520U is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X2 X640 BE in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Ryzen 5 7520U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.