AMD Ryzen 5 7520U vs Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 7520U and Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 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, 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).

AMD Ryzen 5 7520U

Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 7520U

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 16% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
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
3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2491 vs 2148
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9315 vs 7938

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	20 Sep 2022 vs 24 January 2016
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache	512K (per core) vs 1 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2491 vs 2148
PassMark - CPU mark	9315 vs 7938

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5

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 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 Xeon E3-1515M v5

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2491

2148

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9315

7938

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U	Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5
PassMark - Single thread mark	2491	2148
PassMark - CPU mark	9315	7938
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		39.758
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		317.791
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		2.122
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		11.393
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		58.907

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U	Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5
Essentials
Architecture codename	Mendocino	Skylake
Launch date	20 Sep 2022	24 January 2016
Place in performance rating	842	682
Launch price (MSRP)		$489
Processor Number		E3-1515MV5
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	2.8 GHz	2.80 GHz
Die size	100 mm²
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	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5, Dual-channel	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size		64 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 W
Low Halogen Options Available
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		0x193D
eDRAM		128 MB
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics P580
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over WiDi		Up to 4096x2304@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.4
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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)