AMD Ryzen 5 7520U vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 7520U and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Ryzen 5 7520U

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 7520U

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 6 nm vs 7 nm
4.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 65 Watt

Launch date	20 Sep 2022 vs 30 Sep 2019
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 7 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
8388608x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2474 vs 2442
Around 88% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17202 vs 9139

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
L1 cache	384 KB vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB vs 512K (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB vs 4MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2474 vs 2442
PassMark - CPU mark	17202 vs 9139

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2442

2474

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9139

17202

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600
PassMark - Single thread mark	2442	2474
PassMark - CPU mark	9139	17202

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Mendocino	Zen 2
Launch date	20 Sep 2022	30 Sep 2019
Place in performance rating	976	849
Family		Ryzen 5
OPN Tray		100-000000029
Processor Number		PRO 3600
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	2.8 GHz	3.6 GHz
Die size	100 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	3 MB
L3 cache	4MB (shared)	32 MB
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz	4.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	6
Number of threads	8	12
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5, Dual-channel	DDR4-3200
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		47.68 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP6	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 4 Lanes, (CPU only)	1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Max number of PCIe lanes		20
PCI Express revision		4.0
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)