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AMD Ryzen 5 7520U vs Intel Core i7-1255U

AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
39.3Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Intel Core i7-1255U
48.6Inno Score
36Single-core52.8
27.6Multi-core32.6
84.2Efficiencyspec-based75.3
—iGPU55.7
27.4Platformspec-based47.7
3 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 7520U10 spec wins — Intel Core i7-1255U

InnoReviews verdict

Intel Core i7-1255U wins this laptop processor face-off, 48.6 to 39.3, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+17) and multi-core (+5). 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
  • 65% higher Base clock: 2.8 GHz vs 1.7 GHz
  • 40% lower process: 6 nm vs 10 nm

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-1255U

  • Stronger single-core score: 53 vs 36
  • Stronger multi-core score: 33 vs 28
  • 300% higher Max memory: 64 GB vs 16 GB
  • 200% higher L3 cache: 12 MB vs 4 MB
  • 150% higher cores: 10 vs 4

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7520U versus Intel Core i7-1255U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7520UIntel Core i7-1255U
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 i7-1255U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7520UIntel Core i7-1255U
Cores410+150%
Performance cores4+100%2
Efficiency cores—8
Threads812+50%
Base clock2.8 GHz+65%1.7 GHz
Boost clock4.3 GHz4.7 GHz+9%
L3 cache4 MB12 MB+200%

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7520U versus Intel Core i7-1255U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7520UIntel Core i7-1255U
iGPUAMD Radeon 610MIntel Iris Xe (96 EU)
iGPU clock1,900 MHz1,250 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7520U versus Intel Core i7-1255U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7520UIntel Core i7-1255U
Memory supportLPDDR5-5500LPDDR5-5200 / DDR5-4800 / LPDDR4X-4267
Max memory16 GB64 GB+300%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7520U versus Intel Core i7-1255U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7520UIntel Core i7-1255U
Geekbench 6 (single)1,374Bottom 6%2,130+55%Bottom 25%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,434Bottom 7%6,600+49%Bottom 17%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,171Bottom 13%1,600+37%Bottom 41%
Cinebench R23 (multi)5,149Bottom 15%6,800+32%Bottom 20%
PassMark8,913Bottom 14%12,941+45%Bottom 25%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)—1,496Top 42%

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