AMD Ryzen 5 7520U vs Intel Core i7-5550U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 7520U and Intel Core i7-5550U 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Ryzen 5 7520U

Intel Core i7-5550U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 7520U

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 8 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 43% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 6 nm vs 14 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
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2461 vs 1703
3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9192 vs 2864

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	20 Sep 2022 vs 5 January 2015
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2461 vs 1703
PassMark - CPU mark	9192 vs 2864

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-5550U

Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 95°C
1048576x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 95°C
L3 cache	4 MB vs 4MB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-5550U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2461

1703

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9192

2864

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U	Intel Core i7-5550U
PassMark - Single thread mark	2461	1703
PassMark - CPU mark	9192	2864
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3316
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6083

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U	Intel Core i7-5550U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Mendocino	Broadwell
Launch date	20 Sep 2022	5 January 2015
Place in performance rating	962	930
Launch price (MSRP)		$426
Processor Number		i7-5550U
Series		5th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	2.8 GHz	2.00 GHz
Die size	100 mm²	133 mm
L1 cache	64K (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	4MB (shared)	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	105°C
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	8	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		105 °C
Transistor count		1900 Million
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5, Dual-channel	DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1600/1866
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	15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		9.5 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		600 MHz
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		40mm x24mm x 1.3mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 4 Lanes, (CPU only)	4x1, 2x4
Max number of PCIe lanes		12
PCI Express revision		2.0
Graphics
Device ID		0x1626
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		16 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 6000
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		2560x1600@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2/12
OpenGL		4.3
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)