Ryzen 5 7520C vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX and Ryzen 5 7520C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking179not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen ThreadripperAMD Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020)
Architecture codenameChagall PRO (2022)Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023)
Release date8 March 2022 (2 years ago)23 May 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads248
Base clock speed4.1 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz4.3 GHz
Multiplier41no data
L1 cache768 KB256 KB
L2 cache6 MB2 MB
L3 cache64 MB4 MB
Chip lithography7 nm6 nm
Die size4x 81 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °Cno data
Number of transistors16,600 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX 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 configuration1no data
SocketWRX8no data
Power consumption (TDP)280 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX and Ryzen 5 7520C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI+-
AVX+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX and Ryzen 5 7520C are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX and Ryzen 5 7520C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200no data
Maximum memory size2 TiBno data
Maximum memory bandwidth204.8 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-AMD Radeon 610M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX and Ryzen 5 7520C.

PCIe version4.0no data
PCI Express lanes128no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 8 March 2022 23 May 2023
Physical cores 12 4
Threads 24 8
Chip lithography 7 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 280 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX has 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

Ryzen 5 7520C, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 1766.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX and Ryzen 5 7520C. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 7520C is a notebook one.


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