Ryzen 5 7520U vs Ryzen 3 3200G
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 7520U outperforms Ryzen 3 3200G by a significant 29% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 3 3200G and Ryzen 5 7520U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1327 | 1130 |
| Place by popularity | 42 | 28 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 8.90 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 3 | Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020) |
| Power efficiency | 6.53 | 36.55 |
| Architecture codename | Picasso (2019−2022) | Mendocino-U (Zen 2) (2022) |
| Release date | 7 July 2019 (5 years ago) | 20 September 2022 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $99 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 3 3200G 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 | 3.6 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Bus type | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Multiplier | 36 | no data |
| L1 cache | 96 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 6 nm |
| Die size | 210 mm2 | 100 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 4,940 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 3 3200G 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 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | AM4 | FP6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 3200G 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 Ryzen 3 3200G and Ryzen 5 7520U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 3200G and Ryzen 5 7520U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 46.933 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon Vega 8 | AMD Radeon 610M ( - 1900 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 3200G and Ryzen 5 7520U.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | 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.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.48 | 5.79 |
| Integrated graphics card | 4.51 | 2.85 |
| Recency | 7 July 2019 | 20 September 2022 |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 15 Watt |
Ryzen 3 3200G has 58.2% faster integrated GPU.
Ryzen 5 7520U, on the other hand, has a 29.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 5 7520U is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 3200G in performance tests.
Note that Ryzen 3 3200G is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 7520U is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 3 3200G and Ryzen 5 7520U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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