AMD Ryzen 5 7520U vs AMD Ryzen 5 6600U

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AMD Ryzen 5 7520U CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
AMD Ryzen 5 7520U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U

CPU comparison

AMD Ryzen 5 7520U or AMD Ryzen 5 6600U - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD Ryzen 5 7520U has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.30 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 7520U was released in Q3/2022.

The AMD Ryzen 5 6600U has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 6600U was released in Q1/2022.
AMD Ryzen 5 (84) Family AMD Ryzen 5 (84)
AMD Ryzen 7020U (4) CPU group AMD Ryzen 6000U/7035U (9)
6 Generation 5
Mendocino (Zen 2) Architecture Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor AMD Ryzen 5 5600U
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 5 7520U has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 5 7520U is 2.80 GHz (4.30 GHz) while the AMD Ryzen 5 6600U has 6 CPU cores and 12 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 5 6600U is at 2.90 GHz (4.40 GHz).
AMD Ryzen 5 7520U Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
4 Cores 6
8 Threads 12
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.80 GHz Frequency 2.90 GHz
4.30 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.40 GHz
3.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.80 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD Ryzen 5 7520U Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD Ryzen 5 7520U or AMD Ryzen 5 6600U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
AMD Radeon 610M GPU AMD Radeon 660M
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 1.40 GHz
1.90 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.90 GHz
9 GPU Generation 9
6 nm Technology 6 nm
3 Max. displays 3
2 Compute units 6
128 Shader 384
Yes Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation No
8 GB Max. GPU Memory 8 GB
12 DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
AMD Radeon 610M GPU AMD Radeon 660M
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec AV1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Ryzen 5 7520U can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 44.0 GB/s. The AMD Ryzen 5 6600U supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 76.8 GB/s.
AMD Ryzen 5 7520U Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
LPDDR5-5500 Memory LPDDR5-6400, DDR5-4800
16 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
44.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
No ECC No
2.00 MB L2 Cache 3.00 MB
4.00 MB L3 Cache 16.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 4.0
4 PCIe lanes 12
3.9 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 23.6 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Ryzen 5 7520U is 15 W, while the AMD Ryzen 5 6600U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD Ryzen 5 7520U Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 28 W
8 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 5 7520U is manufactured in 6 nm and has 6.00 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen 5 6600U is manufactured in 6 nm and has a 19.00 MB cache.
AMD Ryzen 5 7520U Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
6 nm Technology 6 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
FT6 Socket FP7
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2022 Release date Q1/2022
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 7520U (75%)
AMD Ryzen 5 6600U (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 7520U (60%)
AMD Ryzen 5 6600U (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 5 7520U AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
1184 (83%)
AMD Ryzen 5 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
1425 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 5 7520U AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
5214 (65%)
AMD Ryzen 5 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
8018 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 5 7520U AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
1055 (72%)
AMD Ryzen 5 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
1465 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 5 7520U AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
3891 (61%)
AMD Ryzen 5 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
6385 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD Ryzen 5 7520U AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
1336 (71%)
AMD Ryzen 5 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
1879 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD Ryzen 5 7520U AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
4279 (58%)
AMD Ryzen 5 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
7423 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD Ryzen 5 7520U AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
AMD Radeon 610M @ 1.90 GHz
383 (26%)
AMD Ryzen 5 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
AMD Radeon 660M @ 1.90 GHz
1459 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD Ryzen 5 7520U AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
9770 (57%)
AMD Ryzen 5 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
17270 (100%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.
AMD Ryzen 5 7520U AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
5,214 CB R23 MC @ 20 W
264 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
2.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
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