AMD Ryzen 5 7520U vs Intel Core i3-1125G4

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 7520U and Intel Core i3-1125G4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Ryzen 5 7520U

Intel Core i3-1125G4

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 7520U

Around 16% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 6 nm vs 10 nm SuperFin

Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 10 nm SuperFin

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-1125G4

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95°C
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.5x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2097152x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9617 vs 9206

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95°C
L1 cache	384 KB vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache	5 MB vs 512K (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB vs 4MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2482 vs 2472
PassMark - CPU mark	9617 vs 9206

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-1125G4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2472

2482

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9206

9617

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U	Intel Core i3-1125G4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2472	2482
PassMark - CPU mark	9206	9617

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U	Intel Core i3-1125G4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Mendocino	Tiger Lake
Launch date	20 Sep 2022	Q1'21
Place in performance rating	957	947
Launch price (MSRP)		$281
Processor Number		i3-1125G4
Series		11th Generation Intel Core i3 Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	2.8 GHz
Die size	100 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	5 MB
L3 cache	4MB (shared)	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	10 nm SuperFin
Maximum core temperature	95°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		4 GT/s
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5, Dual-channel	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-3733
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP6	FCBGA1449
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		12 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		900 MHz
Configurable TDP-up		28 Watt
Configurable TDP-up Frequency		2.00 GHz
Package Size		46.5x25
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 4 Lanes, (CPU only)
Graphics
Device ID		0x9A78
Execution Units		48
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.25 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		7680x4320@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12.1
OpenGL		4.6
Security & Reliability
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)