Ryzen 5 7520C vs Atom N550

Primary details

Comparing Atom N550 and Ryzen 5 7520C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	3266	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Atom	AMD Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020)
Power efficiency	1.89	no data
Architecture codename	Pineview (2009−2011)	Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023)
Release date	23 August 2010 (14 years ago)	23 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$86	no data

Detailed specifications

Atom N550 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	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	1.5 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.5 GHz	4.3 GHz
Bus rate	666 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	6 nm
Die size	87 mm2	100 mm2
Number of transistors	176 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom N550 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	1	1
Socket	FCBGA559	FT6
Power consumption (TDP)	8.5 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom N550 and Ryzen 5 7520C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	-	no data

Security technologies

Atom N550 and Ryzen 5 7520C technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom N550 and Ryzen 5 7520C are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	-	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom N550 and Ryzen 5 7520C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5
Maximum memory size	2 GB	no data
Max memory channels	1	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare

Intel GMA 3150

AMD Radeon 610M ( - 1900 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom N550 and Ryzen 5 7520C.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	4

Pros & cons summary

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Integrated graphics card	0.01	2.85
Recency	23 August 2010	23 May 2023
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	45 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	8 Watt	15 Watt

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