Ryzen 5 7520C vs Ryzen 7 4980U
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 7 4980U and Ryzen 5 7520C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 702 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) | AMD Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020) |
| Power efficiency | 69.36 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Renoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021) | Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023) |
| Release date | 13 April 2021 (3 years ago) | 23 May 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 4980U 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 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.4 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Multiplier | 20 | no data |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 6 nm |
| Die size | 156 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 9800 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 4980U 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 | FP6 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 4980U and Ryzen 5 7520C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 4980U and Ryzen 5 7520C are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 4980U and Ryzen 5 7520C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 68.27 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) | AMD Radeon 610M |
Pros & cons summary
| Integrated graphics card | 9.03 | 2.85 |
| Recency | 13 April 2021 | 23 May 2023 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 4 |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 6 nm |
Ryzen 7 4980U has 216.8% faster integrated GPU, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Ryzen 5 7520C, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 7 4980U and Ryzen 5 7520C. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 4980U and Ryzen 5 7520C, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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