i5-520E vs FX-7500

Primary details

Comparing FX-7500 and Core i5-520E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1910	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD Kaveri	Intel Core i5
Power efficiency	10.07	no data
Architecture codename	Kaveri (2014−2015)	Westmere (2010−2011)
Release date	4 June 2014 (10 years ago)	7 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$210

Detailed specifications

FX-7500 and Core i5-520E 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 1.0
Bus rate	no data	1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	18
L1 cache	no data	128 KB
L2 cache	4096 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	no data	3 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	32 nm
Die size	245 mm2	81 mm2
Number of transistors	2,410 million	382 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on FX-7500 and Core i5-520E 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FP3	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	19 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-7500 and Core i5-520E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	+
AVX	+	-
FRTC	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
Out-of-band client management	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
HSA	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+

Security technologies

FX-7500 and Core i5-520E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-7500 and Core i5-520E are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-7500 and Core i5-520E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1600	DDR3-1066
Maximum memory size	no data	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	17.051 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	Intel HD Graphics
iGPU core count	6	no data
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of FX-7500 and Core i5-520E integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by FX-7500 and Core i5-520E integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-7500 and Core i5-520E.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	8	16

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	4 June 2014	7 January 2010
Physical cores	4	2
Chip lithography	28 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	19 Watt	35 Watt

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