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).

 

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: 2463 vs 726
  • 7.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9184 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 2463 vs 726
PassMark - CPU mark 9184 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
2463
726
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
9184
1278
Name AMD Ryzen 5 7520U Intel Core i3-4012Y
PassMark - Single thread mark 2463 726
PassMark - CPU mark 9184 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 957 865
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)