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AMD Ryzen 5 7520U vs Intel Core i3-1215U

AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
39.3Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Intel Core i3-1215U
45.4Inno Score
36Single-core50.7
27.6Multi-core28.9
84.2Efficiencyspec-based75.3
—iGPU48.2
27.4Platformspec-based43.3
3 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 7520U9 spec wins — Intel Core i3-1215U

InnoReviews verdict

Intel Core i3-1215U wins this laptop processor face-off, 45.4 to 39.3, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+15) and multi-core (+1). 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

  • 133% higher Base clock: 2.8 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
  • 100% higher Performance cores: 4 vs 2
  • 40% lower process: 6 nm vs 10 nm

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i3-1215U

  • Stronger single-core score: 51 vs 36
  • 300% higher Max memory: 64 GB vs 16 GB
  • 150% higher L3 cache: 10 MB vs 4 MB
  • 52% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,082 vs 1,374
  • 50% higher cores: 6 vs 4

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7520U versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7520UIntel Core i3-1215U
Announced20222022
Process6 nm+40%10 nm
Base TDP15 W15 W
Max TDP—55 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7520U versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7520UIntel Core i3-1215U
Cores46+50%
Performance cores4+100%2
Efficiency cores—4
Threads88
Base clock2.8 GHz+133%1.2 GHz
Boost clock4.3 GHz4.4 GHz+2%
L3 cache4 MB10 MB+150%

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7520U versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7520UIntel Core i3-1215U
iGPUAMD Radeon 610MIntel UHD Graphics (64 EU)
iGPU clock1,900 MHz1,100 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7520U versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7520UIntel Core i3-1215U
Memory supportLPDDR5-5500LPDDR5-5200 / DDR5-4800 / DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267
Max memory16 GB64 GB+300%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7520U versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7520UIntel Core i3-1215U
Geekbench 6 (single)1,374Bottom 6%2,082+52%Bottom 23%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,434Bottom 7%5,213+18%Bottom 9%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,171Bottom 12%1,512+29%Bottom 32%
Cinebench R23 (multi)5,149Bottom 14%5,182+1%Bottom 15%
PassMark8,913Bottom 14%10,082+13%Bottom 20%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)—1,067Bottom 39%

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