Ryzen 5 7520U vs Phenom II X4 910e
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 7520U outperforms Phenom II X4 910e by a whopping 332% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Phenom II X4 910e and Ryzen 5 7520U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2242 | 1116 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 27 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.09 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020) |
| Power efficiency | 1.95 | 36.53 |
| Architecture codename | Deneb (2009−2011) | Mendocino-U (Zen 2) (2022) |
| Release date | 25 January 2010 (14 years ago) | 20 September 2022 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $157 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X4 910e 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 6 MB (shared) | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 6 nm |
| Die size | 258 mm2 | 100 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 758 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X4 910e 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | AM3 | FP6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 910e and Ryzen 5 7520U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX (+), 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 Phenom II X4 910e and Ryzen 5 7520U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 910e and Ryzen 5 7520U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon 610M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 910e and Ryzen 5 7520U.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 4 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.34 | 5.79 |
| Recency | 25 January 2010 | 20 September 2022 |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 15 Watt |
Ryzen 5 7520U has a 332.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, 100% more threads, a 650% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 5 7520U is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X4 910e in performance tests.
Note that Phenom II X4 910e is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 7520U is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X4 910e and Ryzen 5 7520U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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