Ryzen 5 7520U vs Ryzen Z2 Go
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen Z2 Go outperforms Ryzen 5 7520U by a substantial 34% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1074 | 1253 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 30 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+) | Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020) |
| Power efficiency | 26.22 | 36.47 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Rembrandt R (2025) | Mendocino-U (Zen 2) (2022) |
| Release date | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) | 20 September 2022 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen Z2 Go 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 | 8 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.3 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 6 nm |
| Die size | no data | 100 mm2 |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen Z2 Go 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | no data | FP6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Z2 Go and Ryzen 5 7520U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT | 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 Z2 Go and Ryzen 5 7520U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Z2 Go and Ryzen 5 7520U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 680M | AMD Radeon 610M ( - 1900 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Z2 Go and Ryzen 5 7520U.
| PCIe version | no data | 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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core
7-Zip Single
7-Zip
CrossMark Overall
WebXPRT 4 Overall
Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 7.65 | 5.70 |
| Integrated graphics card | 8.35 | 2.77 |
| Recency | 6 January 2025 | 20 September 2022 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 15 Watt |
Ryzen Z2 Go has a 34.2% higher aggregate performance score, 201.4% faster integrated GPU, and an age advantage of 2 years.
Ryzen 5 7520U, on the other hand, has 86.7% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen Z2 Go is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen 5 7520U in performance tests.
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