Ryzen 5 7520C vs i3-N300
Primary details
Comparing Core i3-N300 and Ryzen 5 7520C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1171 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020) |
| Power efficiency | 72.74 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Alder Lake-N (2023) | Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023) |
| Release date | 3 January 2023 (1 year ago) | 23 May 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $309 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Core i3-N300 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 0.1 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| L1 cache | 96 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (per module) | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 6 MB (shared) | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 6 nm |
| Die size | no data | 100 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core i3-N300 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 | Intel BGA 1264 | FT6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 7 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-N300 and Ryzen 5 7520C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Security technologies
Core i3-N300 and Ryzen 5 7520C technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-N300 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 Core i3-N300 and Ryzen 5 7520C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4, DDR5 4800 MHz Single-channel | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs (Rocket Lake) ( - 1250 MHz) | AMD Radeon 610M ( - 1900 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-N300 and Ryzen 5 7520C.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 9 | 4 |
Pros & cons summary
| Integrated graphics card | 3.29 | 2.86 |
| Recency | 3 January 2023 | 23 May 2023 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 7 Watt | 15 Watt |
i3-N300 has 15% faster integrated GPU, 100% more physical cores, and 114.3% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 5 7520C, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 months, and a 66.7% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Core i3-N300 and Ryzen 5 7520C. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-N300 and Ryzen 5 7520C, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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