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Core i5-2520M vs Ryzen 9 5900X

Core i5-2520M vs Ryzen 9 5900X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5900X 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 9 5900X is 3565 days newer than Core i5-2520M.

Advantages of Core i5-2520M

  • Consumes up to 67% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 35 vs 105 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X

  • Performs up to 10% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i5-2520M - 326 vs 297 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2520M - 24 vs 4 threads
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Forza Horizon 4

Forza Horizon 4

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

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

Mobile • Feb 1st, 2011


FPS

297

91%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

326

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.74/FPS

100%

Price, €

€242.21

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Processore AMD Ryzen 9 5900X (12C/24T, 70 MB di cache, fino a 4,8 GHz Max Boost)

Buy for 242.21 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 264 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

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

Mobile • Feb 1st, 2011

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

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

8%

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

11883

100%

Intel Core i5-2520M Logo

Core i5-2520M

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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo

Ryzen 9 5900X

Feb 1st, 2011Release Date
Core i5CollectionRyzen 9
Sandy BridgeCodenameVermeer
Intel BGA 1023SocketAMD Socket AM4
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
4Threads
2.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.2 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
TDP105 W
32 nmProcess Size
25.0xMultiplier
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable

PCs Using Core i5-2520M or Ryzen 9 5900X

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