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).

AMD Ryzen 5 7520U

Intel Core i7-8557U

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 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2442 vs 2355
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9139 vs 7428

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2442 vs 2355
PassMark - CPU mark	9139 vs 7428

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

2442

2355

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9139

7428

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U	Intel Core i7-8557U
PassMark - Single thread mark	2442	2355
PassMark - CPU mark	9139	7428
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	976	826
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)