Ryzen 5 7520C vs Athlon II Neo K145
Primary details
Comparing Athlon II Neo K145 and Ryzen 5 7520C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3238 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Athlon II Neo | AMD Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020) |
| Power efficiency | 1.50 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Nile (2010) | Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023) |
| Release date | 15 December 2010 (13 years ago) | 23 May 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon II Neo K145 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Bus rate | 2000 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 6 nm |
| Die size | no data | 100 mm2 |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon II Neo K145 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.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | S1 | FT6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II Neo K145 and Ryzen 5 7520C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, 3dDNow!, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II Neo K145 and Ryzen 5 7520C are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II Neo K145 and Ryzen 5 7520C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon 610M ( - 1900 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II Neo K145 and Ryzen 5 7520C.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 4 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 15 December 2010 | 23 May 2023 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 4 |
| Threads | 1 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 15 Watt |
Athlon II Neo K145 has 25% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 5 7520C, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 12 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 650% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Athlon II Neo K145 and Ryzen 5 7520C. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II Neo K145 and Ryzen 5 7520C, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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