Ryzen 5 3500U vs Ryzen 5 7520U: which is better

AMD Ryzen 5 3500U (laptop, 2019) against AMD Ryzen 5 7520U (laptop, 2022): benchmarks, games, specs and current prices.

Key differences

Ryzen 5 7520U is 32% faster in multi-threaded work (PassMark 8,904 vs 6,761).
Ryzen 5 7520U is 25% faster per core.

Open the full duel

	Ryzen 5 3500U	Ryzen 5 7520U
Overall score	9.4	12.4
PassMark CPU Mark	6,761	8,904
Single-thread rating	1,897	2,370
US price	laptops only	laptops only
Cores	4	4
Threads	8	8
Base clock	2.1 GHz	2.8 GHz
Max boost	3.7 GHz	4.3 GHz
L3 cache	4 MB	4 MB
TDP	15 W	15 W
Max power	25 W	15 W
Memory	DDR4	LPDDR5
Memory speed	2400 MT/s	5500 MT/s
PCI Express	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 3.0
Socket	BGA (soldered)	BGA (soldered)
Process	12 nm (GlobalFoundries)	6 nm (TSMC N6)
Architecture	Zen+	Zen 2
Series	Ryzen 3000 (laptops)	Ryzen 7020
Release year	2019	2022
Integrated graphics	Radeon Vega 8	Radeon 610M