Ryzen 5 7520C vs Ryzen 5 5600

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5600 and Ryzen 5 7520C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking554not rated
Place by popularity7not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020)
Power efficiency19.76no data
Architecture codenameVermeer (2020−2024)Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023)
Release date20 April 2022 (2 years ago)23 May 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5600 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads128
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz4.3 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache32 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm6 nm
Die size81 mm2100 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °Cno data
Number of transistors4,150 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5600 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 configuration11
SocketAM4FT6
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5600 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
AES-NI++
AVX++
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5600 and Ryzen 5 7520C are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5600 and Ryzen 5 7520C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 610M ( - 1900 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5600 and Ryzen 5 7520C.

PCIe version4.03.0
PCI Express lanes204

Pros & cons summary


Recency 20 April 2022 23 May 2023
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 8
Chip lithography 7 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 5600 has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Ryzen 5 7520C, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 5600 and Ryzen 5 7520C. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 5 5600 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 7520C is a notebook one.


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