Ryzen 5 7520C vs A8-4557M

Primary details

Comparing A8-4557M and Ryzen 5 7520C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD A-Series	AMD Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020)
Architecture codename	Trinity (2012−2013)	Mendocino (Zen 2)
Release date	15 May 2012 (12 years ago)	23 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Current price	$60	no data

Detailed specifications

A8-4557M and Ryzen 5 7520C basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	1.9 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	4.3 GHz
L1 cache	no data	256 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	no data	4 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	6 nm
Die size	246 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	1303 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on A8-4557M and Ryzen 5 7520C compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Socket	BGA	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-4557M and Ryzen 5 7520C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI	+	no data
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare

AMD Radeon HD 7640G

AMD Radeon 610M

Pros & cons summary

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Integrated graphics card	1.19	2.86
Recency	15 May 2012	23 May 2023
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	32 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	15 Watt

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