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AMD Ryzen 5 5500U vs AMD Ryzen 5 7520U

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
43Inno Score
VS
AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
39.3Inno Score
37.7Single-core36
31.8Multi-core27.6
81.9Efficiencyspec-based84.2
46.3iGPU—
36.9Platformspec-based27.4
9 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 5500U4 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 7520U

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U wins this laptop processor face-off, 43 to 39.3, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+4) and single-core (+2). AMD Ryzen 5 7520U still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

  • Stronger multi-core score: 32 vs 28
  • 100% higher L3 cache: 8 MB vs 4 MB
  • 50% higher cores: 6 vs 4
  • 50% higher Performance cores: 6 vs 4
  • 50% higher threads: 12 vs 8

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 5 7520U

  • 33% higher Base clock: 2.8 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
  • 14% lower process: 6 nm vs 7 nm

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UAMD Ryzen 5 7520U
Announced20212022
Process7 nm6 nm+14%
Base TDP15 W15 W
Max TDP25 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UAMD Ryzen 5 7520U
Cores6+50%4
Performance cores6+50%4
Threads12+50%8
Base clock2.1 GHz2.8 GHz+33%
Boost clock4 GHz4.3 GHz+7%
L3 cache8 MB+100%4 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UAMD Ryzen 5 7520U
iGPUAMD Radeon Vega 7AMD Radeon 610M
iGPU clock1,800 MHz1,900 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UAMD Ryzen 5 7520U
Memory supportDDR4-3200 / LPDDR4-4266LPDDR5-5500
Max memory—16 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UAMD Ryzen 5 7520U
Geekbench 6 (single)1,517+10%Bottom 9%1,374Bottom 6%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,872+32%Bottom 12%4,434Bottom 7%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,172Bottom 14%1,171Bottom 13%
Cinebench R23 (multi)7,209+40%Bottom 24%5,149Bottom 15%
PassMark12,592+41%Bottom 24%8,913Bottom 14%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)980Bottom 35%—

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