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AMD Ryzen 5 7520U vs Apple M5 (10-core)

AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
39.3Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Apple M5 (10-core)
70.1Inno Score
36Single-core93.6
27.6Multi-core56.3
84.2Efficiencyspec-based93.3
27.4Platformspec-based40
0 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 7520U12 spec wins — Apple M5 (10-core)

InnoReviews verdict

Apple M5 (10-core) wins this laptop processor face-off, 70.1 to 39.3, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+58) and multi-core (+29). 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 M5 (10-core)

  • Stronger single-core score: 94 vs 36
  • Stronger multi-core score: 56 vs 28
  • 290% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 17,314 vs 4,434
  • 209% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 15,893 vs 5,149
  • 208% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 4,228 vs 1,374

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7520U versus Apple M5 (10-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7520UApple M5 (10-core)
Announced20222025
Process6 nm3 nm+50%
Base TDP15 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7520U versus Apple M5 (10-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7520UApple M5 (10-core)
Cores410+150%
Performance cores44
Efficiency cores—6
Threads810+25%
Base clock2.8 GHz3.1 GHz+9%
Boost clock4.3 GHz4.6 GHz+7%
L3 cache4 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7520U versus Apple M5 (10-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7520UApple M5 (10-core)
iGPUAMD Radeon 610MApple 10-core GPU
iGPU clock1,900 MHz—

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7520U versus Apple M5 (10-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7520UApple M5 (10-core)
Memory supportLPDDR5-5500LPDDR5X-9600
Max memory16 GB32 GB+100%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7520U versus Apple M5 (10-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7520UApple M5 (10-core)
Geekbench 6 (single)1,374Bottom 6%4,228+208%Top 4%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,434Bottom 7%17,314+290%Top 16%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,171Bottom 13%2,459+110%Top 2%
Cinebench R23 (multi)5,149Bottom 15%15,893+209%Top 32%
PassMark8,913Bottom 14%26,757+200%Top 29%

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