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AMD Ryzen 5 7520U vs Apple M3 (8-core)

AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
39.3Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Apple M3 (8-core)
57.6Inno Score
36Single-core69.8
27.6Multi-core43.3
84.2Efficiencyspec-based93.3
27.4Platformspec-based35
1 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 7520U9 spec wins — Apple M3 (8-core)

InnoReviews verdict

Apple M3 (8-core) wins this laptop processor face-off, 57.6 to 39.3, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+34) and multi-core (+16). 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 7520U

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

Reasons to pick the Apple M3 (8-core)

  • Stronger single-core score: 70 vs 36
  • Stronger multi-core score: 43 vs 28
  • 164% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 11,700 vs 4,434
  • 125% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 3,090 vs 1,374
  • 114% higher PassMark: 19,056 vs 8,913

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7520U versus Apple M3 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7520UApple M3 (8-core)
Announced20222023
Process6 nm3 nm+50%
Base TDP15 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7520U versus Apple M3 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7520UApple M3 (8-core)
Cores48+100%
Performance cores44
Efficiency cores—4
Threads88
Base clock2.8 GHz—
Boost clock4.3 GHz+6%4.1 GHz
L3 cache4 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7520U versus Apple M3 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7520UApple M3 (8-core)
iGPUAMD Radeon 610MApple 10-core GPU
iGPU clock1,900 MHz—

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7520U versus Apple M3 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7520UApple M3 (8-core)
Memory supportLPDDR5-5500LPDDR5-6400
Max memory16 GB24 GB+50%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7520U versus Apple M3 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7520UApple M3 (8-core)
Geekbench 6 (single)1,374Bottom 6%3,090+125%Top 16%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,434Bottom 7%11,700+164%Top 48%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,171Bottom 13%1,900+62%Top 29%
Cinebench R23 (multi)5,149Bottom 15%10,400+102%Bottom 42%
PassMark8,913Bottom 14%19,056+114%Bottom 48%

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