AMD Ryzen 5 7520U vs AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 7520U and AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Ryzen 5 7520U

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 7520U

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 4.0 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 6 nm vs 7 nm

Launch date	20 Sep 2022 vs 16 Mar 2021
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz vs 4.0 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 7 nm

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U

Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 95°C
2097152x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2761 vs 2442
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11052 vs 9139

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 95°C
L3 cache	8 MB vs 4MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2761 vs 2442
PassMark - CPU mark	11052 vs 9139

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2442

2761

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9139

11052

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U
PassMark - Single thread mark	2442	2761
PassMark - CPU mark	9139	11052

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Mendocino	Zen 3
Launch date	20 Sep 2022	16 Mar 2021
Place in performance rating	976	793
OPN Tray		100-000000291
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	2.8 GHz	2.6 GHz
Die size	100 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	4MB (shared)	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	105 °C
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz	4.0 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	8
Unlocked
Number of GPU cores		6
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5, Dual-channel	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4266
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		68.3 GB/s
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FP6	FP6
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 4 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
Graphics
Execution Units		6
Graphics max frequency		1600 MHz
Number of pipelines		384
Processor graphics		Radeon Vega 6
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI