AMD Ryzen 5 7520U vs Intel Core i3-4012Y

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 7520U and Intel Core i3-4012Y 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Ryzen 5 7520U

Intel Core i3-4012Y

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 7520U

CPU is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 0 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 187% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 6 nm vs 22 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2442 vs 726
7.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9139 vs 1278

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	20 Sep 2022 vs 1 September 2013
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2442 vs 726
PassMark - CPU mark	9139 vs 1278

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-4012Y

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95°C
786432x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 11.5 Watt vs 15 Watt

Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95°C
L3 cache	3 MB vs 4MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	11.5 Watt vs 15 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-4012Y

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2442

726

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9139

1278

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U	Intel Core i3-4012Y
PassMark - Single thread mark	2442	726
PassMark - CPU mark	9139	1278
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.836
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		129.049
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.781
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.841
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.973
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		9047
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2823
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3341
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		9047
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2823
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3341

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U	Intel Core i3-4012Y
Essentials
Architecture codename	Mendocino	Haswell
Launch date	20 Sep 2022	1 September 2013
Place in performance rating	976	846
Processor Number		i3-4012Y
Series		4th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	2.8 GHz	1.50 GHz
Die size	100 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	4MB (shared)	3 MB
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz	1.5 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	8	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5, Dual-channel	DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		16 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP6	FCBGA1168
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	11.5 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)		4.5 W
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 4 Lanes, (CPU only)	4x1, 2x4
Integrated IDE
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes		12
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports		4
Number of USB ports		4
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCI support
Total number of SATA ports		4
UART
USB revision		3.0
Graphics
Device ID		0x402
Graphics base frequency		200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		850 MHz
Graphics max frequency		850 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		2 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 4200
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		2561x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA		N / A
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2/12
OpenGL		4.3
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
HD Audio
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Active Management technology (AMT)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® ME Firmware Version		9.5
Intel® Rapid Storage technology (RST)
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Matrix Storage
Smart Connect
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)