Ryzen 5 7520C vs Xeon X7542
Primary details
Comparing Xeon X7542 and Ryzen 5 7520C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020) |
| Architecture codename | no data | Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023) |
| Release date | 1 January 2010 (14 years ago) | 23 May 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon X7542 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 cores | no data | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | no data | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.67 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 18 MB L3 Cache | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 6 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 69 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon X7542 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.
| Socket | FCLGA1567 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X7542 and Ryzen 5 7520C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 1.0 | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon X7542 and Ryzen 5 7520C technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X7542 and Ryzen 5 7520C are enumerated here.
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon 610M |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 January 2010 | 23 May 2023 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 15 Watt |
Ryzen 5 7520C has an age advantage of 13 years, a 650% more advanced lithography process, and 766.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon X7542 and Ryzen 5 7520C. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon X7542 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 7520C is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon X7542 and Ryzen 5 7520C, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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