AMD Ryzen 5 7520U vs Intel Core i9-10980HK

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 7520U and Intel Core i9-10980HK 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 5 7520U

Intel Core i9-10980HK

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 7520U

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 6 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 16 Mar 2020
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-10980HK

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 23% higher clock speed: 5.30 GHz vs 4.3 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95°C
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3145728x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2775 vs 2461
Around 68% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15402 vs 9192

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	5.30 GHz vs 4.3 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95°C
L1 cache	512 KB vs 64K (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB vs 4MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2775 vs 2461
PassMark - CPU mark	15402 vs 9192

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-10980HK

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2461

2775

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9192

15402

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U	Intel Core i9-10980HK
PassMark - Single thread mark	2461	2775
PassMark - CPU mark	9192	15402
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		5818

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U	Intel Core i9-10980HK
Essentials
Architecture codename	Mendocino	Comet Lake
Launch date	20 Sep 2022	16 Mar 2020
Place in performance rating	962	885
Launch price (MSRP)		$583
Processor Number		i9-10980HK
Series		10th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	2.8 GHz	2.40 GHz
Die size	100 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	512 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	2 MB
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	5.30 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of threads	8	16
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-up		65 Watt
Configurable TDP-up Frequency		3.10 GHz
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		1.25 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® 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® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
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)