Ryzen 5 7520C vs EPYC 7343
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 7343 outperforms Ryzen 5 7520C by a whopping 438% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 253 | 1422 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 12.61 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | AMD EPYC | AMD Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020) |
| Power efficiency | 5.52 | 12.99 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Milan (2021−2023) | Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023) |
| Release date | 15 March 2021 (4 years ago) | 23 May 2023 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,565 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
EPYC 7343 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 | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 32 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Multiplier | 32 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 128 MB (shared) | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm+ | 6 nm |
| Die size | 4x 81 mm2 | 100 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 16,600 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on EPYC 7343 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 | 2 | 1 |
| Socket | SP3 | FT6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 190 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7343 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 | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7343 and Ryzen 5 7520C are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7343 and Ryzen 5 7520C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | LPDDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 4 TiB | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 204.795 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | AMD Radeon 610M ( - 1900 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7343 and Ryzen 5 7520C.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 128 | 4 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 24.77 | 4.60 |
| Recency | 15 March 2021 | 23 May 2023 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 4 |
| Threads | 32 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 190 Watt | 15 Watt |
EPYC 7343 has a 438.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
Ryzen 5 7520C, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 1166.7% lower power consumption.
The AMD EPYC 7343 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen 5 7520C in performance tests.
Be aware that EPYC 7343 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 7520C is a notebook one.
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