AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
VS
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
VS
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U

Which to select

What to choose and what is the difference between AMD Ryzen 5 7520U and AMD Ryzen 5 3500U? Which processor is more powerful and faster to accomplish your task? The processor with the best specifications and a winner in benchmarks is your choice!

CPU generation and family

Processor nomenclature, family, group and segment.

AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
Name
Mobile
Segment
AMD Ryzen 7020U
CPU group
AMD Ryzen 5
Family
6
Generation
--
Predecessor
--
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

What to choose AMD Ryzen 5 7520U or AMD Ryzen 5 3500U? The greater the value of the characteristic (highlighted in green), the better.

2.80 GHz
Frequency
2.10 GHz
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CPU Cores
4
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Turbo (1 Core)
3.70 GHz
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CPU Threads
8
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Hyperthreading
Yes
No
Overclocking
No
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Turbo (4 Cores)
3.00 GHz
normal
Core architecture
4 / 8
CPU Cores / Threads
no data
Yes
Hyperthreading / SMT
no data
4x Zen 2
Cores
no data
4.30 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
no data
3.40 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
no data

Internal Graphics

The graphics chip allows the processor to perform complex calculation and display tasks. The more memory and the higher the clock frequency, the better. Determine the winner, who has the better chip? AMD Ryzen 5 7520U or AMD Ryzen 5 3500U. 

AMD Radeon 610M Graphics
GPU name
AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
0.40 GHz
GPU frequency
1.20 GHz
1.90 GHz
GPU (Turbo)
No turbo
9
Generation
8
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DirectX Version
12
2
Execution units
8
128
Shader
512
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Max. Memory
2 GB
3
Max. displays
3
6 nm
Technology
14 nm
Q3/2022
Release date
Q1/2018
8 GB
Max. GPU Memory
12
Direct X
no data

Hardware codec support

Technical information that will be of interest to specialists and does not affect the performance of the processor. It can be skipped in the comparison.

Decode / Encode
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
JPEG
Decode / Encode
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h265 8bit
Decode / Encode
no data
h265 10bit
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
VP8
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
VP9
Decode / Encode
Decode
VC-1
Decode
Decode / Encode
AVC
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
Decode
AV1

Memory & PCIe

The interfaces and standards of RAM that the processor supports. The more modern the standard and the larger the memory capacity, the better.

LPDDR5-5500
Memory type
DDR4-2400
16 GB
Max. Memory
32 GB
2 (Dual Channel)
Memory channels
2
No
ECC
Yes
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PCIe version
3.0
no data
PCIe lanes
12
44.0 GB/s
Bandwidth
no data
3.0 x 4
PCIe
no data
Yes
AES-NI
no data

Memory & PCIe

Encryption

Data encryption standards supported by CPUs

no data
AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

TDP is the maximum amount of heat generated by the processor. It is used when selecting a cooling system. The higher the TDP, the more heat the cooling system will have to dissipate.

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TDP
15 W
100 °C
Tjunction max.
105 °C
--
TDP up
35 W
8 W
TDP down
12 W
--
TDP (PL2)
15 W
TDP (PL1 / PBP)
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Technical details

These are key parameters that will help you determine which CPU is better. Pay special attention to the release date, technological aspects of the manufacturing process (measured in nanometers), and the third-level cache (L3).

4.00 MB
L3-Cache
4.00 MB
6 nm
Technology
12 nm
Mendocino (Zen 2)
Architecture
Picasso (Zen+)
AMD-V, SVM
Virtualization
AMD-V, SEV
FT6
Socket
FP5
Q3/2022
Release date
Q1/2019
no data
Market price
ca. --$
x86-64 (64 bit)
Instruction set (ISA)
AMD64
2.00 MB
L2-Cache
2.00 MB
100-000000770
Part Number
individual
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
ISA extensions
Monolithic
Chip design
no data
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Operating systems
no data
--
Release price
no data
Technical data sheet
Documents
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Devices using this processor

Devices that can use this type of processor, desktop or laptop.

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Used in
Notebooks HP, ACER, Lenovo, ASUS, MSI

User rating

0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
5.0 Out of 1 CpusData Score AMD Ryzen 5 3500U