Intel Core i3-1215U vs AMD Ryzen 5 7520U

Last updated: 2024-02-02

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i3-1215U		AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
CPU comparison Intel Core i3-1215U or AMD Ryzen 5 7520U - 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 Intel Core i3-1215U has 6 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-1215U was released in Q1/2022. The AMD Ryzen 5 7520U has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 7520U was released in Q3/2022.

Intel Core i3 (205)	Family	AMD Ryzen 5 (84)
Intel Core i 1200P/1200U (21)	CPU group	AMD Ryzen 7020U (4)
12	Generation	6
Alder Lake U	Architecture	Mendocino (Zen 2)
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
Intel Core i3-1315U	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i3-1215U has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-1215U is 1.20 GHz (4.40 GHz) while the AMD Ryzen 5 7520U has 4 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 5 7520U is at 2.80 GHz (4.30 GHz).
Intel Core i3-1215U	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
6	Cores	4
8	Threads	8
hybrid (big.LITTLE)	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
1.20 GHz (4.40 GHz) 2x Golden Cove	A-Core	2.80 GHz (4.30 GHz) 4x Zen 2
0.90 GHz (3.30 GHz) 4x Gracemont	B-Core	--
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.
Intel Core i3-1215U	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The Intel Core i3-1215U or AMD Ryzen 5 7520U 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.
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake)	GPU	AMD Radeon 610M
0.30 GHz	GPU frequency	0.40 GHz
1.10 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	1.90 GHz
13	GPU Generation	9
10 nm	Technology	6 nm
4	Max. displays	3
64	Compute units	2
512	Shader	128
No	Hardware Raytracing	Yes
No	Frame Generation	No
32 GB	Max. GPU Memory	8 GB
12.1	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.
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake)	GPU	AMD Radeon 610M
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	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 Intel Core i3-1215U can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 83.2 GB/s. The AMD Ryzen 5 7520U supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 44.0 GB/s.
Intel Core i3-1215U	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200	Memory	LPDDR5-5500
64 GB	Max. Memory	16 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
83.2 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	44.0 GB/s
No	ECC	No
4.50 MB	L2 Cache	2.00 MB
10.00 MB	L3 Cache	4.00 MB
4.0	PCIe version	3.0
28	PCIe lanes	4
55.1 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	3.9 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i3-1215U is 15 W, while the AMD Ryzen 5 7520U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Core i3-1215U	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
15 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	15 W
55 W	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	8 W
100 °C	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The Intel Core i3-1215U is manufactured in 10 nm and has 14.50 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen 5 7520U is manufactured in 6 nm and has a 6.00 MB cache.
Intel Core i3-1215U	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
10 nm	Technology	6 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
BGA 1744	Socket	FT6
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2022	Release date	Q3/2022
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i3-1215U (100%)

AMD Ryzen 5 7520U (68%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i3-1215U (99%)

AMD Ryzen 5 7520U (85%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-1215U 6C 8T @ 4.40 GHz	1633 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	1184 (73%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-1215U 6C 8T @ 1.80 GHz	6410 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	5214 (81%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-1215U 6C 8T @ 4.40 GHz	1596 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	1055 (66%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-1215U 6C 8T @ 1.80 GHz	5328 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	3891 (73%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-1215U 6C 8T @ 4.40 GHz	2079 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	1336 (64%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-1215U 6C 8T @ 1.80 GHz	4135 (97%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	4279 (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.


	Intel Core i3-1215U Intel Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake) @ 1.10 GHz	1091 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U AMD Radeon 610M @ 1.90 GHz	383 (35%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-1215U 6C 8T @ 1.80 GHz	11350 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	9770 (86%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-1215U 1.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U 5,214 CB R23 MC @ 20 W	264 (100%)

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