Ryzen 5 7520C vs Xeon X7542

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon X7542 and Ryzen 5 7520C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020)
Architecture codenameno dataMendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023)
Release date1 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 coresno data4 (Quad-Core)
Threadsno data8
Base clock speed2.67 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz4.3 GHz
L1 cacheno data256 KB
L2 cacheno data2 MB
L3 cache18 MB L3 Cache4 MB
Chip lithography45 nm6 nm
Maximum core temperature69 °Cno 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.

SocketFCLGA1567no data
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt15 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 extensionsno dataXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no 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 cardno dataAMD 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.


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