AMD Ryzen 5 7520U vs Intel Core i7-8565U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 7520U and Intel Core i7-8565U 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Ryzen 5 7520U

Intel Core i7-8565U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 7520U

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 0 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 6 nm vs 14 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2472 vs 2146
Around 52% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9206 vs 6060

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	20 Sep 2022 vs 21 August 2018
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache	512K (per core) vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2472 vs 2146
PassMark - CPU mark	9206 vs 6060

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-8565U

Around 7% higher clock speed: 4.60 GHz vs 4.3 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95°C
2097152x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz vs 4.3 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95°C
L3 cache	8 MB vs 4MB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-8565U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2472

2146

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9206

6060

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U	Intel Core i7-8565U
PassMark - Single thread mark	2472	2146
PassMark - CPU mark	9206	6060
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4787
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		13130
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2957
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		20.452
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		90.519
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.666
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		4.346
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		30.312
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1865
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3556
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		6194
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1865
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3556
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		6194

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U	Intel Core i7-8565U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Mendocino	Whiskey Lake
Launch date	20 Sep 2022	21 August 2018
Place in performance rating	957	844
Processor Number		i7-8565U
Series		8th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	2.8 GHz	1.80 GHz
Die size	100 mm²	123 mm
L1 cache	64K (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	4MB (shared)	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz	4.60 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		4 GT/s OPI
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
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
Configurable TDP-down		10 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		800 MHz
Configurable TDP-up		25 W
Configurable TDP-up Frequency		2.00 GHz
Low Halogen Options Available
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		0x3EA0
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		32 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® UHD Graphics 620
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@24Hz
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)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
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® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
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)