AMD Ryzen 5 7520U vs Intel Core i5-1230U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 7520U and Intel Core i5-1230U 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.

 

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
Launch date 20 Sep 2022 vs 23 Feb 2022
Manufacturing process technology 6 nm vs 7 nm

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-1230U

  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 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
  • 3.1x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 6.3x 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 67% lower typical power consumption: 9 Watt vs 15 Watt
  • Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2748 vs 2464
  • Around 19% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10977 vs 9188
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 10 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 800 KB vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache 12.5 MB vs 512K (per core)
L3 cache 12 MB vs 4MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 9 Watt vs 15 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2748 vs 2464
PassMark - CPU mark 10977 vs 9188

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-1230U

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2464
2748
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
9188
10977
Name AMD Ryzen 5 7520U Intel Core i5-1230U
PassMark - Single thread mark 2464 2748
PassMark - CPU mark 9188 10977

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 7520U Intel Core i5-1230U

Essentials

Architecture codename Mendocino Alder Lake
Launch date 20 Sep 2022 23 Feb 2022
Place in performance rating 961 805
Launch price (MSRP) $340
Processor Number i5-1230U
Series 12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment Mobile

Performance

Base frequency 2.8 GHz
Die size 100 mm²
L1 cache 64K (per core) 800 KB
L2 cache 512K (per core) 12.5 MB
L3 cache 4MB (shared) 12 MB
Manufacturing process technology 6 nm 7 nm
Maximum core temperature 95°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 4.3 GHz 4.40 GHz
Number of cores 4 10
Number of threads 8 12
Unlocked
64 bit support

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5, Dual-channel 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 FCBGA1781
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 9 Watt
Package Size 28.5 x 19

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 3, 4 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes 14

Graphics

Device ID 0x46AA
Execution Units 80
Graphics max dynamic frequency 850 MHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel Iris Xe Graphics eligible

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

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
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
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)