Intel Core i3-5020U vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U

Last updated: 2024-03-07

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i3-5020U		AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U
CPU comparison Intel Core i3-5020U or AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U - 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 i3-5020U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-5020U was released in Q1/2015. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U was released in Q2/2023.

Intel Core i3 (205)	Family	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO (21)
Intel Core i 5000U (16)	CPU group	AMD Ryzen 7040 (21)
5	Generation	6
Broadwell U	Architecture	Phoenix (Zen 4)
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i3-5020U is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.30 GHz (5.10 GHz).
Intel Core i3-5020U	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U
2	Cores	8
4	Threads	16
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.20 GHz	Frequency	3.30 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	5.10 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	--

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 i3-5020U	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U
--	AI hardware	AMD Ryzen AI
--	AI specifications	AMD dedicated AI XDNA Technology

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
Intel HD Graphics 5500	GPU	AMD Radeon 780M
0.30 GHz	GPU frequency	0.80 GHz
0.90 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	2.70 GHz
8	GPU Generation	3
14 nm	Technology	4 nm
3	Max. displays	4
24	Compute units	12
192	Shader	768
No	Hardware Raytracing	Yes
No	Frame Generation	AMD FSR
16 GB	Max. GPU Memory	32 GB
11.2	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 HD Graphics 5500	GPU	AMD Radeon 780M
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	Decode
Decode	Codec VP8	Decode
No	Codec AV1	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i3-5020U supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U can connect up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Core i3-5020U	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U
DDR3-1600	Memory	DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500
16 GB	Max. Memory	256 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	120.0 GB/s
No	ECC	Yes
--	L2 Cache	8.00 MB
3.00 MB	L3 Cache	16.00 MB
2.0	PCIe version	4.0
12	PCIe lanes	20
6.0 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	39.4 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i3-5020U has a TDP of 15 W, that of the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U is 28 W.
Intel Core i3-5020U	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U
15 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	28 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	30 W
10 W	TDP down	15 W
105 °C	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The Intel Core i3-5020U has a 3.00 MB cache, while the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U cache has a total of 24.00 MB.
Intel Core i3-5020U	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U
14 nm	Technology	4 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,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
BGA 1168	Socket	FP8
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2015	Release date	Q2/2023
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i3-5020U (30%)

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i3-5020U (12%)

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U (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.


	Intel Core i3-5020U 2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	560 (30%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	1850 (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.


	Intel Core i3-5020U 2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	1230 (13%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz	9612 (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.


	Intel Core i3-5020U 2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	735 (30%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	2446 (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.


	Intel Core i3-5020U 2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	1507 (14%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz	10726 (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 i3-5020U Intel HD Graphics 5500 @ 0.90 GHz	346 (8%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U AMD Radeon 780M @ 2.70 GHz	4201 (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.


	Intel Core i3-5020U 2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	2245 (9%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz	24755 (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.


	Intel Core i3-5020U 2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	1755 (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.


	Intel Core i3-5020U 2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz	13549 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 i3-5020U 2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	84 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 i3-5020U 2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	211 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 8C 16T @ 3.30 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).


	Intel Core i3-5020U 2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz	10 (100%)

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