AMD Ryzen 5 7520U vs Intel Core i5-11260H

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 7520U and Intel Core i5-11260H 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 5 7520U

Intel Core i5-11260H

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 7520U

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 6 nm vs 10 nm SuperFin

Launch date	20 Sep 2022 vs 11 May 2021
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 10 nm SuperFin

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-11260H

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.40 GHz vs 4.3 GHz
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
3145728x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2930 vs 2472
Around 71% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15751 vs 9206

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz vs 4.3 GHz
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	12 MB vs 4MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2930 vs 2472
PassMark - CPU mark	15751 vs 9206

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-11260H

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2472

2930

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9206

15751

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U	Intel Core i5-11260H
PassMark - Single thread mark	2472	2930
PassMark - CPU mark	9206	15751
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		5309

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U	Intel Core i5-11260H
Essentials
Architecture codename	Mendocino	Tiger Lake
Launch date	20 Sep 2022	11 May 2021
Place in performance rating	957	861
Launch price (MSRP)		$250
Processor Number		i5-11260H
Series		11th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Mobile
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)	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	10 nm SuperFin
Maximum core temperature	95°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz	4.40 GHz
Number of cores	4	6
Number of threads	8	12
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5, Dual-channel	Up to 3200 MT/s
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP6	FCBGA1787
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		35 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		2.10 GHz
Configurable TDP-up		45 Watt
Configurable TDP-up Frequency		2.60 GHz
Package Size		50 x 26.5
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 4 Lanes, (CPU only)	Up to 1x16+1x4, 2x8+1x4, 1x8+3x4
Max number of PCIe lanes		20
Graphics
Device ID		0x9A68
Execution Units		16
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.40 GHz
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® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
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)