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AMD Ryzen 5 7520U vs Intel Pentium Silver N6000

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
39.3Inno Score
VS
Intel Pentium Silver N6000
31.2Inno Score
36Single-core22.9
27.6Multi-core20.9
84.2Efficiencyspec-based82.2
—iGPU22
27.4Platformspec-based24.4
9 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 7520U1 spec wins — Intel Pentium Silver N6000

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 5 7520U wins this laptop processor face-off, 39.3 to 31.2, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+13) and multi-core (+7). Intel Pentium Silver N6000 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

  • Stronger single-core score: 36 vs 23
  • Stronger multi-core score: 28 vs 21
  • 206% higher PassMark: 8,913 vs 2,908
  • 198% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 5,149 vs 1,730
  • 155% higher Base clock: 2.8 GHz vs 1.1 GHz

Reasons to pick the Intel Pentium Silver N6000

  • 60% lower Base TDP: 6 W vs 15 W

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7520U versus Intel Pentium Silver N6000
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7520UIntel Pentium Silver N6000
Announced20222021
Process6 nm+40%10 nm
Base TDP15 W6 W+60%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7520U versus Intel Pentium Silver N6000
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7520UIntel Pentium Silver N6000
Cores44
Performance cores40
Efficiency cores—4
Threads8+100%4
Base clock2.8 GHz+155%1.1 GHz
Boost clock4.3 GHz+30%3.3 GHz
L3 cache4 MB4 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7520U versus Intel Pentium Silver N6000
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7520UIntel Pentium Silver N6000
iGPUAMD Radeon 610MIntel UHD Graphics (32 EU)
iGPU clock1,900 MHz850 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7520U versus Intel Pentium Silver N6000
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7520UIntel Pentium Silver N6000
Memory supportLPDDR5-5500DDR4-2933, LPDDR4x-2933
Max memory16 GB16 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7520U versus Intel Pentium Silver N6000
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7520UIntel Pentium Silver N6000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,374Bottom 6%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,434Bottom 7%—
Cinebench R23 (single)1,171+75%Bottom 12%669Bottom 3%
Cinebench R23 (multi)5,149+198%Bottom 14%1,730Bottom 3%
PassMark8,913+206%Bottom 14%2,908Bottom 3%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)—329Bottom 6%

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