Ryzen 5 7520C vs Phenom X4 9850 (95W)

Primary details

Comparing Phenom X4 9850 (95W) and Ryzen 5 7520C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020)
Architecture codenameAgena (2007−2008)Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023)
Release dateOctober 2008 (16 years ago)23 May 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom X4 9850 (95W) 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speedno data2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz4.3 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache2 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography65 nm6 nm
Die size285 mm2no data
Number of transistors450 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Phenom X4 9850 (95W) 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 configuration1no data
SocketAM2+no data
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom X4 9850 (95W) 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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom X4 9850 (95W) and Ryzen 5 7520C are enumerated here.

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Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 610M

Pros & cons summary


Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 65 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 7520C has 100% more threads, a 983.3% more advanced lithography process, and 533.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Phenom X4 9850 (95W) and Ryzen 5 7520C. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Phenom X4 9850 (95W) is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 7520C is a notebook one.


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AMD Phenom X4 9850 (95W)
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