Ryzen 5 7520U vs Phenom II X4 970 BE

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Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 970 BE and Ryzen 5 7520U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated1109
Place by popularitynot in top-10031
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataMendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020)
Power efficiencyno data36.60
Architecture codenameDeneb (2009−2011)Mendocino-U (Zen 2) (2022)
Release date21 September 2010 (14 years ago)20 September 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 970 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz4.3 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm6 nm
Die size258 mm2100 mm2
Number of transistors758 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 970 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 configuration11
SocketAM3FP6
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 970 BE and Ryzen 5 7520U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI-+
AVX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 970 BE and Ryzen 5 7520U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 970 BE and Ryzen 5 7520U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 610M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 970 BE and Ryzen 5 7520U.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data4

Pros & cons summary


Recency 21 September 2010 20 September 2022
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 45 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 7520U has an age advantage of 11 years, 100% more threads, a 650% more advanced lithography process, and 733.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Phenom II X4 970 BE and Ryzen 5 7520U. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Phenom II X4 970 BE is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 7520U is a notebook one.


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