AMD Ryzen 5 7520U vs Intel Core i9-9880H

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 7520U and Intel Core i9-9880H 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, 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 i9-9880H

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 7520U

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 4 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 23 April 2019
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-9880H

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 12% higher clock speed: 4.80 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
4194304x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2488 vs 2472
Around 49% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13683 vs 9206

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.80 GHz vs 4.3 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95°C
L1 cache	512 KB vs 64K (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB vs 4MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2488 vs 2472
PassMark - CPU mark	13683 vs 9206

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-9880H

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2472

2488

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9206

13683

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U	Intel Core i9-9880H
PassMark - Single thread mark	2472	2488
PassMark - CPU mark	9206	13683
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1118
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6143
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		7869
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		2125
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3817
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4299
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		2125
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3817
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4299

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U	Intel Core i9-9880H
Essentials
Architecture codename	Mendocino	Coffee Lake
Launch date	20 Sep 2022	23 April 2019
Place in performance rating	957	803
Launch price (MSRP)		$556
Processor Number		i9-9880H
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	2.8 GHz	2.30 GHz
Die size	100 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	512 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	4MB (shared)	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz	4.80 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of threads	8	16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5, Dual-channel	DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		41.8 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-down		35 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 4 Lanes, (CPU only)	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
Graphics
Device ID		0x3E9B
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics 630
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
Vulkan
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
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
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® Thermal Velocity Boost
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)