Ryzen 5 7520U vs Ryzen 7 2700E

Place in the ranking	827	1118
Place by popularity	not in top-100	27
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD Ryzen 7	Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020)
Power efficiency	13.44	36.47
Architecture codename	Zen+ (2018−2019)	Mendocino-U (Zen 2) (2022)
Release date	10 September 2018 (6 years ago)	20 September 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 2700E 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	8 (Octa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	16	8
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	4.3 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	28	no data
L1 cache	768 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	12 nm	6 nm
Die size	213 mm²	100 mm²
Number of transistors	4800 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 2700E 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)	45 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 2700E 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	+	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 2700E and Ryzen 5 7520U are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 2700E 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

AMD Radeon 610M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 2700E 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.

Ryzen 7 2700E 9.23
+59.7%

Ryzen 5 7520U 5.78

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.

Ryzen 7 2700E 14657
+59.5%

Ryzen 5 7520U 9188

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	9.23	5.78
Recency	10 September 2018	20 September 2022
Physical cores	8	4
Threads	16	8
Chip lithography	12 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	15 Watt