AMD Ryzen 5 7520U vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 Benchmark, comparison and differences


AMD Ryzen 5 7520U		Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
CPU comparison AMD Ryzen 5 7520U or Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 - 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 was released in Q2/2019.

AMD Ryzen 5 (85)	Family	Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
AMD Ryzen 7020U (4)	CPU group	Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 (3)
6	Generation	2
Mendocino (Zen 2)	Architecture	Kryo 470 Gold/475 Silver
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 is at 2.20 GHz.
AMD Ryzen 5 7520U	Characteristic	Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
4	Cores	8
8	Threads	8
normal	Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.80 GHz (4.30 GHz) 4x Zen 2	A-Core	2.20 GHz 2x Kryo 470 Gold
--	B-Core	1.80 GHz 6x Kryo 470 Silver
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	Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
--	AI hardware	Qualcomm AI engine
--	AI specifications	Hexagon 688 @ 3.6 TOPS

Internal Graphics The AMD Ryzen 5 7520U or Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 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	Qualcomm Adreno 618
0.40 GHz	GPU frequency	0.70 GHz
1.90 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
9	GPU Generation	6
6 nm	Technology	14 nm
3	Max. displays	2
2	Compute units	--
128	Shader	128
Yes	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
8 GB	Max. GPU Memory	4 GB
12	DirectX Version	12.1

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	Qualcomm Adreno 618
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP9	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	Decode
Decode	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode
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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 14.9 GB/s.
AMD Ryzen 5 7520U	Characteristic	Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
LPDDR5-5500	Memory	LPDDR4X-3733
16 GB	Max. Memory	8 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
44.0 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	14.9 GB/s
No	ECC	No
2.00 MB	L2 Cache	--
4.00 MB	L3 Cache	--
3.0	PCIe version	--
4	PCIe lanes	--
3.9 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	--
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Ryzen 5 7520U is 15 W, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD Ryzen 5 7520U	Characteristic	Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
15 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	--
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
8 W	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The AMD Ryzen 5 7520U is manufactured in 6 nm and has 6.00 MB cache. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 is manufactured in 8 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.
AMD Ryzen 5 7520U	Characteristic	Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
6 nm	Technology	8 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3	ISA extensions	--
FT6	Socket	--
AMD-V, SVM	Virtualization	None
Yes	AES-NI	No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Android
Q3/2022	Release date	Q2/2019
--	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 7520U (100%)

Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 (52%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 7520U (100%)

Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 (39%)

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 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	1055 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	526 (50%)

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 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	3891 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	1652 (42%)

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 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	1336 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	706 (53%)

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 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	4279 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	1559 (36%)

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 Radeon 610M @ 1.90 GHz	383 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 Qualcomm Adreno 618 @ 0.70 GHz	358 (93%)

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 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	1184 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	0 (0%)

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 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	5214 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	0 (0%)

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.


	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U 4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	282405 (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 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	9770 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	0 (0%)

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 5,214 CB R23 MC @ 20 W	264 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 2.20 GHz	0 (0%)

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

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. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).


	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U 4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	3.6 (100%)

Devices using this processor
AMD Ryzen 5 7520U	Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
Unknown	Samsung Galaxy A71 Samsung Galaxy A80 Xiaomi Mi 9T Xiaomi Redmi K20


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CPU comparison with benchmarks

CPU comparison

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Internal Graphics

Hardware codec support

Memory & PCIe

Thermal Management

Technical details