AMD Ryzen 5 7520U vs Intel Core i3-1215UE

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 7520U and Intel Core i3-1215UE 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 i3-1215UE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 7520U

CPU is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 6 nm vs 7 nm
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9198 vs 8617

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	20 Sep 2022 vs 23 Feb 2022
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 7 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	9198 vs 8617

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-1215UE

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95°C
Around 88% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3.8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2621440x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2886 vs 2468

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95°C
L1 cache	480 KB vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache	7.5 MB vs 512K (per core)
L3 cache	10 MB vs 4MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2886 vs 2468

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-1215UE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2468

2886

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9198

8617

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U	Intel Core i3-1215UE
PassMark - Single thread mark	2468	2886
PassMark - CPU mark	9198	8617

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U	Intel Core i3-1215UE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Mendocino	Alder Lake
Launch date	20 Sep 2022	23 Feb 2022
Place in performance rating	957	766
Launch price (MSRP)		$313
Processor Number		i3-1215UE
Series		12th Generation Intel Core i3 Processors
Vertical segment		Embedded
Performance
Base frequency	2.8 GHz
Die size	100 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	480 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	7.5 MB
L3 cache	4MB (shared)	10 MB
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz
Number of cores	4	6
Number of threads	8	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5, Dual-channel	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP6	FCBGA1744
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Package Size		50 x 25
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 4 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		20
Graphics
Device ID		0x46B3
Execution Units		64
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12.1
OpenGL		4.6
Security & Reliability
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
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)