Ryzen 5 7520U vs Athlon II X4 740

Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X4 740
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
1.69
Ryzen 5 7520U
2022
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
5.79
+243%

Ryzen 5 7520U outperforms Athlon II X4 740 by a whopping 243% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X4 740 and Ryzen 5 7520U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20661130
Place by popularitynot in top-10028
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAthlonMendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020)
Power efficiencyno data36.53
Architecture codenamePiledriverMendocino-U (Zen 2) (2022)
Release date1 October 2012 (12 years ago)20 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$71no data

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X4 740 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 speed3.2 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.3 GHz
L1 cache192 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm6 nm
Die sizeno data100 mm2
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X4 740 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
SocketSocket FM2FP6
Power consumption (TDP)65 watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X4 740 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-+
AVX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X4 740 and Ryzen 5 7520U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X4 740 and Ryzen 5 7520U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 610M ( - 1900 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X4 740 and Ryzen 5 7520U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data4

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 II X4 740 1.69
Ryzen 5 7520U 5.79
+243%

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 II X4 740 2677
Ryzen 5 7520U 9199
+244%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.69 5.79
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 32 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 7520U has a 242.6% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more threads, a 433.3% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 7520U is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X4 740 in performance tests.

Note that Athlon II X4 740 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 7520U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II X4 740 and Ryzen 5 7520U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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