AMD Ryzen 5 7520U vs Intel Core i7-8557U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 7520U and Intel Core i7-8557U 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 7520U

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 6 nm vs 14 nm
  • Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2461 vs 2326
  • Around 25% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9192 vs 7342
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 6 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2461 vs 2326
PassMark - CPU mark 9192 vs 7342

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-8557U

  • Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 4.3 GHz
  • Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95°C
Maximum frequency 4.50 GHz vs 4.3 GHz
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 95°C

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-8557U

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2461
2326
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
9192
7342
Name AMD Ryzen 5 7520U Intel Core i7-8557U
PassMark - Single thread mark 2461 2326
PassMark - CPU mark 9192 7342
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 3188
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 3188

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 7520U Intel Core i7-8557U

Essentials

Architecture codename Mendocino Coffee Lake
Launch date 20 Sep 2022 Q3'19
Place in performance rating 962 848
Processor Number i7-8557U
Series 8th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors
Status Launched
Vertical segment Mobile

Performance

Base frequency 2.8 GHz 1.70 GHz
Die size 100 mm²
L1 cache 64K (per core)
L2 cache 512K (per core)
L3 cache 4MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 6 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 95°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 4.3 GHz 4.50 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 8 8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 4 GT/s

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5, Dual-channel DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported FP6 FCBGA1528
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 15 Watt
Package Size 46x24

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 3, 4 Lanes, (CPU only) 1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0

Graphics

Device ID 0x3EA6
eDRAM 128 MB
Graphics base frequency 300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 32 GB
Processor graphics Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645

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® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

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® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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)