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AMD Ryzen 5 7520U vs Intel Core 5 315

AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
39.3Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Intel Core 5 315
50.7Inno Score
36Single-core54
27.6Multi-core35.7
84.2Efficiencyspec-based93
27.4Platformspec-based37.9
3 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 7520U9 spec wins — Intel Core 5 315

InnoReviews verdict

Intel Core 5 315 wins this laptop processor face-off, 50.7 to 39.3, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+18) and multi-core (+8). 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

  • 100% higher Performance cores: 4 vs 2
  • 87% higher Base clock: 2.8 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
  • 33% higher threads: 8 vs 6

Reasons to pick the Intel Core 5 315

  • Stronger single-core score: 54 vs 36
  • Stronger multi-core score: 36 vs 28
  • 300% higher Max memory: 64 GB vs 16 GB
  • 83% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,516 vs 1,374
  • 68% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 7,454 vs 4,434

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7520U versus Intel Core 5 315
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7520UIntel Core 5 315
Announced20222026
Process6 nm2 nm+67%
Base TDP15 W15 W
Max TDP—35 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7520U versus Intel Core 5 315
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7520UIntel Core 5 315
Cores46+50%
Performance cores4+100%2
Efficiency cores—4
Threads8+33%6
Base clock2.8 GHz+87%1.5 GHz
Boost clock4.3 GHz4.4 GHz+2%
L3 cache4 MB6 MB+50%

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7520U versus Intel Core 5 315
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7520UIntel Core 5 315
iGPUAMD Radeon 610MIntel Graphics (2 Xe3-cores)
iGPU clock1,900 MHz2,300 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7520U versus Intel Core 5 315
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7520UIntel Core 5 315
Memory supportLPDDR5-5500LPDDR5X-7467 / DDR5-6400
Max memory16 GB64 GB+300%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7520U versus Intel Core 5 315
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7520UIntel Core 5 315
Geekbench 6 (single)1,374Bottom 6%2,516+83%Bottom 51%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,434Bottom 7%7,454+68%Bottom 23%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,171Bottom 12%—
Cinebench R23 (multi)5,149Bottom 14%—
PassMark8,913Bottom 13%14,672+65%Bottom 29%

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