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Core i5-2520M vs Ryzen 7 5800X

Core i5-2520M vs Ryzen 7 5800X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms Core i5-2520M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 7 5800X is 3565 days newer than Core i5-2520M.

Advantages of Core i5-2520M

  • Consumes up to 67% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 5800X - 35 vs 105 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 5800X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Ryzen 7 5800X

  • Performs up to 14% better in HITMAN 3 than Core i5-2520M - 214 vs 188 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2520M - 16 vs 4 threads
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HITMAN 3

HITMAN 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-2520M Logo
Core i5-2520M

Mobile • Feb 1st, 2011


FPS

188

88%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

214

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-2520M Logo
Core i5-2520M

Mobile • Feb 1st, 2011

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-2520M Logo
Core i5-2520M

Mobile • Feb 1st, 2011


Single-Core

466

21%

Multi-Core

926

9%

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2178

100%

Multi-Core

10263

100%

Intel Core i5-2520M Logo

Core i5-2520M

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo

Ryzen 7 5800X

Feb 1st, 2011Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Core i5CollectionRyzen 7
Sandy BridgeCodenameVermeer
Intel BGA 1023SocketAMD Socket AM4
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
8
4Threads
16
2.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.8 GHz
3.2 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.7 GHz
35 W
TDP105 W
32 nmProcess Size
7 nm
25.0xMultiplier
38.0x
Intel HD 3000
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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