Ryzen 5 7520U vs Athlon 5150

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon 5150
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 25 Watt
0.87
Ryzen 5 7520U
2022
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
5.79
+566%

Ryzen 5 7520U outperforms Athlon 5150 by a whopping 566% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 5150 and Ryzen 5 7520U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25641130
Place by popularitynot in top-10028
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataMendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020)
Power efficiency3.2936.53
Architecture codenameKabini (2013−2014)Mendocino-U (Zen 2) (2022)
Release date9 April 2014 (10 years ago)20 September 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 5150 and Ryzen 5 7520U 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speedno data2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz4.3 GHz
L1 cache256 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2048 KB512 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm6 nm
Die size107 mm2100 mm2
Maximum core temperature76 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)90 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 5150 and Ryzen 5 7520U 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.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketAM1FP6
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 5150 and Ryzen 5 7520U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI++
FMAFMA4-
AVX++
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 5150 and Ryzen 5 7520U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 5150 and Ryzen 5 7520U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1600DDR5
Max memory channels1no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R3 GraphicsAMD Radeon 610M ( - 1900 MHz)
จำนวนพาธไลน์128no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon 5150 and Ryzen 5 7520U integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon 5150 and Ryzen 5 7520U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 5150 and Ryzen 5 7520U.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes44

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon 5150 0.87
Ryzen 5 7520U 5.79
+566%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon 5150 1388
Ryzen 5 7520U 9199
+563%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Athlon 5150 173
Ryzen 5 7520U 1188
+587%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Athlon 5150 476
Ryzen 5 7520U 3760
+690%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.87 5.79
Recency 9 April 2014 20 September 2022
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 28 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 7520U has a 565.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 100% more threads, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 7520U is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 5150 in performance tests.

Note that Athlon 5150 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 7520U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 5150 and Ryzen 5 7520U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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