AMD Ryzen 5 7520U vs Intel Core i7-10850H

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 7520U and Intel Core i7-10850H 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 i7-10850H

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 7520U

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 5 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 6 nm vs 14 nm
3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Launch date	20 Sep 2022 vs 2 Apr 2020
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-10850H

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 19% higher clock speed: 5.10 GHz vs 4.3 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95°C
3145728x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2690 vs 2511
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11830 vs 9382

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum frequency	5.10 GHz vs 4.3 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95°C
L3 cache	12 MB vs 4MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2690 vs 2511
PassMark - CPU mark	11830 vs 9382

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-10850H

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2511

2690

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9382

11830

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U	Intel Core i7-10850H
PassMark - Single thread mark	2511	2690
PassMark - CPU mark	9382	11830

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U	Intel Core i7-10850H
Essentials
Architecture codename	Mendocino	Comet Lake
Launch date	20 Sep 2022	2 Apr 2020
Place in performance rating	835	715
Launch price (MSRP)		$395
Processor Number		i7-10850H
Series		10th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	2.8 GHz	2.70 GHz
Die size	100 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)
L3 cache	4MB (shared)	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz	5.10 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	DDR4-2933
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		45.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP6	FCBGA1440
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		35 Watt
Package Size		42mm x 28mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 4 Lanes, (CPU only)	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
Graphics
Device ID		0x9BC4
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)