Intel Core i7-2920XM vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7530U

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-2920XM CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7530U
Intel Core i7-2920XM AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7530U

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-2920XM or AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7530U - 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 i7-2920XM has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-2920XM was released in Q1/2011.

The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7530U has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7530U was released in Q4/2022.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family AMD Ryzen 5 PRO (28)
Intel Core i 2000M (46) CPU group AMD Ryzen 5025U/7030U (9)
2 Generation 4
Sandy Bridge H Architecture Barcelo (Zen 3)
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-2920XM is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz (3.50 GHz). The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7530U has 6 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz (4.50 GHz).

Intel Core i7-2920XM Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7530U
4 Cores 6
8 Threads 12
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.50 GHz Frequency 2.00 GHz
3.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.50 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.00 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.

Intel Core i7-2920XM Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7530U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

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 3000 GPU AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (Renoir)
0.65 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
1.30 GHz GPU (Turbo) 2.00 GHz
6 GPU Generation 9
32 nm Technology 7 nm
2 Max. displays 3
12 Compute units 7
96 Shader 448
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
10.1 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 HD Graphics 3000 GPU AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (Renoir)
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 / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-2920XM supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7530U can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Core i7-2920XM Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7530U
DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600 Memory LPDDR4X-4266, DDR4-3200
32 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 3.00 MB
8.00 MB L3 Cache 16.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 16
8.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i7-2920XM has a TDP of 55 W, that of the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7530U is 15 W.

Intel Core i7-2920XM Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7530U
55 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 8 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 95 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-2920XM has a 8.00 MB cache, while the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7530U cache has a total of 19.00 MB.

Intel Core i7-2920XM Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7530U
32 nm Technology 7 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
PGA 988 Socket FP6
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2011 Release date Q4/2022
570 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-2920XM (41%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7530U (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-2920XM (36%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7530U (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 i7-2920XM Intel Core i7-2920XM
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
701 (48%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7530U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7530U
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
1472 (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 i7-2920XM Intel Core i7-2920XM
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
2670 (44%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7530U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7530U
6C 12T @ 3.00 GHz
6132 (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 i7-2920XM Intel Core i7-2920XM
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
618 (33%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7530U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7530U
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
1885 (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 i7-2920XM Intel Core i7-2920XM
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
2020 (36%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7530U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7530U
6C 12T @ 3.00 GHz
5546 (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 i7-2920XM Intel Core i7-2920XM
Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.30 GHz
250 (14%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7530U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7530U
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (Renoir) @ 2.00 GHz
1792 (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 i7-2920XM Intel Core i7-2920XM
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
4611 (28%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7530U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7530U
6C 12T @ 3.00 GHz
16420 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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