i5-2520M vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
2022
8 cores / 16 threads, 15 Watt
13.08
+828%
Core i5-2520M
2011
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.41

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U outperforms Core i5-2520M by a whopping 828% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Core i5-2520M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking5812221
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core i5
Power efficiency82.523.81
Architecture codenameRembrandt-U PRO (Zen 3+) (2022)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date19 April 2022 (2 years ago)1 February 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$225

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Core i5-2520M 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads164
Base clock speed2.7 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.7 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rateno data4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplierno data25
L1 cache64K (per core)128 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)512 KB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography6 nm32 nm
Die size208 mm2149 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °C100 °C
Number of transistorsno data624 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Core i5-2520M 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFP7PPGA988
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Core i5-2520M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsPRO, MMX, SSE4A, BMI2, AES-NI, SSE4.1, ABM, RDRAND, SSE4.2, RDSEED, SSE, AVX, FMA, SMEP, SHA, SSE2, AVX2, ADX, SMAP, SMT, SSE3, CPB, SME, SSSE3Intel® AVX
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Core i5-2520M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Identity Protection-+
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Core i5-2520M are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Core i5-2520M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon 680M ( - 2200 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 3000
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.3 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Core i5-2520M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Core i5-2520M.

PCIe version4.02.0
PCI Express lanes2016

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 13.08
+828%
i5-2520M 1.41

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 20778
+829%
i5-2520M 2237

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 1751
+273%
i5-2520M 470

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 7417
+694%
i5-2520M 934

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 6260
+54.9%
i5-2520M 4041

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 33284
+278%
i5-2520M 8815

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 11429
+223%
i5-2520M 3542

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 8
+125%
i5-2520M 18

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 20
+608%
i5-2520M 3

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.08 1.41
Integrated graphics card 15.33 0.66
Recency 19 April 2022 1 February 2011
Physical cores 8 2
Threads 16 4
Chip lithography 6 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U has a 827.7% higher aggregate performance score, 2222.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 11 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 433.3% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-2520M in performance tests.


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