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AMD Ryzen 5 7520U vs Intel Core Ultra 9 185H

AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
39.3Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
57.3Inno Score
36Single-core59.9
27.6Multi-core52.9
84.2Efficiencyspec-based47.1
—iGPU72.7
27.4Platformspec-based63.1
3 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 7520U12 spec wins — Intel Core Ultra 9 185H

InnoReviews verdict

Intel Core Ultra 9 185H wins this laptop processor face-off, 57.3 to 39.3, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+25) and single-core (+24). 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

  • 67% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 45 W
  • 22% higher Base clock: 2.8 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
  • 14% lower process: 6 nm vs 7 nm

Reasons to pick the Intel Core Ultra 9 185H

  • Stronger single-core score: 60 vs 36
  • Stronger multi-core score: 53 vs 28
  • 500% higher L3 cache: 24 MB vs 4 MB
  • 500% higher Max memory: 96 GB vs 16 GB
  • 300% higher cores: 16 vs 4

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7520U versus Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7520UIntel Core Ultra 9 185H
Announced20222024
Process6 nm+14%7 nm
Base TDP15 W+67%45 W
Max TDP—115 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7520U versus Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7520UIntel Core Ultra 9 185H
Cores416+300%
Performance cores46+50%
Efficiency cores—10
Threads822+175%
Base clock2.8 GHz+22%2.3 GHz
Boost clock4.3 GHz5.1 GHz+19%
L3 cache4 MB24 MB+500%

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7520U versus Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7520UIntel Core Ultra 9 185H
iGPUAMD Radeon 610MIntel Arc Graphics (8 Xe)
iGPU clock1,900 MHz2,350 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7520U versus Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7520UIntel Core Ultra 9 185H
Memory supportLPDDR5-5500LPDDR5X-7467 / DDR5-5600
Max memory16 GB96 GB+500%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7520U versus Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7520UIntel Core Ultra 9 185H
Geekbench 6 (single)1,374Bottom 6%2,430+77%Bottom 47%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,434Bottom 7%13,400+202%Top 35%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,171Bottom 13%1,790+53%Top 39%
Cinebench R23 (multi)5,149Bottom 15%17,300+236%Top 26%
PassMark8,913Bottom 14%28,947+225%Top 24%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)—3,225Top 14%

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