AMD Ryzen 5 7520U Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2024-02-02

The AMD Ryzen 5 7520U has 4 cores with 8 threads and is based on the 6. gen of the AMD Ryzen 5 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the FT6 socket and was released in Q3/2022. The AMD Ryzen 5 7520U scores 1,055 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 3,891 points.

CPU lineage
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Name:	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
Family:	AMD Ryzen 5 (84)
CPU group:	AMD Ryzen 7020U (4)
Architecture:	Mendocino (Zen 2)
Segment:	Mobile
Generation:	6
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). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads:	4 / 8
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	4x Zen 2

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	2.80 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	4.30 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores):	3.40 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.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--

Internal Graphics

The AMD Ryzen 5 7520U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the AMD Ryzen 5 7520U uses the AMD Radeon 610M, which has 128 texture shaders and 2 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name:	AMD Radeon 610M
GPU frequency:	0.40 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	1.90 GHz
Compute units:	2
Shader:	128
Hardware Raytracing:	Yes
Release date:	Q3/2022

Max. displays:	3
Generation:	9
Direct X:	12
Technology:	6 nm
Max. GPU Memory:	8 GB
Frame Generation:	No

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.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	Decode / Encode
h264:	Decode / Encode
VP8:	Decode / Encode
VP9:	Decode / Encode

AV1:	Decode
AVC:	Decode / Encode
VC-1:	Decode
JPEG:	Decode / Encode

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The processor can use up to 16 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 44.0 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

LPDDR5-5500	44.0 GB/s
Max. Memory:	16 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	No
PCIe:	3.0 x 4
PCIe Bandwidth:	3.9 GB/s

Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	15 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	8 W
Tjunction max.:	100 °C

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 5 7520U is made in 6 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 6.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology:	6 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	FT6
L2-Cache:	2.00 MB
L3-Cache:	4.00 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux

Virtualization:	AMD-V, SVM
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
Release date:	Q3/2022
Release price:	--
Part Number:	100-000000770
Documents:	Technical data sheet

AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz (4.30 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the AMD Ryzen 5 7520U have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

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 7 3700C 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	1194
	Intel Core i9-10980XE 18C 36T @ 4.80 GHz	1191
	Intel Core i9-9980HK 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	1186
	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	1184
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U 8C 16T @ 4.10 GHz	1184
	AMD Ryzen 7 4700U 8C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	1184
	Intel Core i7-9700F 8C 8T @ 4.70 GHz	1181

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 i5-9400 6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz	5341
	Intel Core i7-1160G7 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	5340
	Intel Core i3-1315U 6C 8T @ 1.20 GHz	5250
	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	5214
	Intel Core i5-10300H 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	5073
	Intel Core i5-1038NG7 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	4995
	Intel Core i5-8259U 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	4986

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 Xeon Gold 5122 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	1057
	Intel Xeon Gold 6142 16C 32T @ 3.70 GHz	1057
	Intel Xeon Gold 6152 22C 44T @ 3.70 GHz	1057
	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	1055
	AMD EPYC 7402 24C 48T @ 3.35 GHz	1055
	Intel Core i7-10510Y 4C 8T @ 4.50 GHz	1055
	Intel Core i5-8400 6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz	1053

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 i5-9400H 4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz	3897
	Intel Core i7-5775C 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	3897
	Intel Xeon E3-1275 v3 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	3894
	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	3891
	Intel Core i5-8500T 6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz	3877
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3350G 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	3876
	Intel Core i5-9600T 6C 6T @ 3.20 GHz	3870

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 Xeon E3-1225 v6 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	1340
	Intel Xeon W-2140B 8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	1338
	Intel Core i7-8700T 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	1337
	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	1336
	Intel Xeon D-1736NT 8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz	1336
	Samsung Exynos 2100 8C 8T @ 2.90 GHz	1334
	AMD EPYC 7642 48C 96T @ 3.30 GHz	1334

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 Xeon E3-1505M v5 4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz	4296
	Intel Core i7-7700 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	4284
	Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	4281
	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	4279
	Intel Core i5-7600K 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	4278
	Intel Xeon E3-1535M v5 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	4258
	Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	4257

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 i5-4670 Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.20 GHz	384
	Intel Core i5-4670K Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.20 GHz	384
	Intel Core i5-4670T Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.20 GHz	384
	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U AMD Radeon 610M @ 1.90 GHz	383
	AMD Athlon Silver 7120C AMD Radeon 610M @ 1.90 GHz	383
	AMD Athlon Gold 7220C AMD Radeon 610M @ 1.90 GHz	383
	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U AMD Radeon 610M @ 1.90 GHz	383

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 i5-1140G7 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	9825
	Intel Core i5-9500 6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz	9791
	Intel Core i5-9500F 6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz	9791
	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	9770
	Intel Xeon E-2274G 4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz	9727
	Intel Core i7-5950HQ 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	9699
	Intel Core i7-7700K 4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz	9666

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.


	Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU) 9,569 CB R23 MC @ 35 W	273
	AMD Ryzen 5 7645HX 13,824 CB R23 MC @ 51 W	270
	Intel Core i7-1360P 10,422 CB R23 MC @ 39 W	265
	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U 5,214 CB R23 MC @ 20 W	264
	Intel Core i5-1345U 8,214 CB R23 MC @ 31 W	262
	AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX 26,654 CB R23 MC @ 102 W	261
	Intel Core i3-1315U 5,250 CB R23 MC @ 21 W	254

Benchmarks

Cinebench R23 (SC)
586 entries

Cinebench R23 (MC)
565 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,488 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,461 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,755 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,703 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,042 entries

3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
516 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,392 entries

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)
109 entries

Description of the processor

With the AMD Ryzen 5 7520U, AMD offers a 4-core mobile processor for the lower notebook segment. Although the naming suggests that it is the current production with "Zen 4" CPU cores from AMD, this is not the case. The AMD Ryzen 5 7520U still uses "Zen 2" CPU cores, which are much slower and also more energy-hungry than the current cores.

After all, the AMD Ryzen 5 7520U supports AMDs simultaneous multithreading technology and can therefore process up to 2 threads per CPU core at the same time. Overall, the 4-core processor has the ability to process 8 threads.

The base clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 5 7520U is 2.8 GHz, with turbo up to 4.3 GHz on a CPU core. You also have to cut back on the integrated graphics unit. AMD installs the Radeon 610M as the iGPU, which only has two execution units with a total of 128 texture shaders. The graphics performance is therefore a low 0.4 TFLOPS, which is not enough to play reasonably current games smoothly.

However, both the CPU and the iGPU performance of the AMD Ryzen 5 7520U are absolutely sufficient for video playback, simple office tasks or even surfing the web. The hardware of the iGPU can accelerate all modern video codecs, including the newer and free AV1 codec, and therefore requires little energy for video playback.

The manufacturer can solder up to 16 GB of LPDDR5-5500 RAM onto the mainboard. LPDDR5 cannot be expanded later, so you should buy a sufficient amount of RAM (min. 8 GB) when you buy the notebook.

The memory bandwidth is a decent 44 GB per second, the TDP of the processor is 15 watts, but it can also be operated with only 8 watts in "TDP-Down" mode. It is therefore also suitable for passive cooling solutions without a CPU fan.

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