Background
Background
Background
Background
Background

Core i5-2520M vs Ryzen 7 8700G

Core i5-2520M vs Ryzen 7 8700G: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 7 8700G 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 8700G is 4724 days newer than Core i5-2520M.

Advantages of Core i5-2520M

  • Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 8700G - 35 vs 65 Watts

Advantages of Ryzen 7 8700G

  • Performs up to 80% better in Starfield than Core i5-2520M - 79 vs 44 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2520M - 16 vs 4 threads
Calculator background
This is a free version of Starfield.
Starfield

Starfield

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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

Mobile • Feb 1st, 2011


FPS

44

56%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024


FPS

79

100%

Value, $/FPS

$3.23/FPS

100%

Price, $

$255

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 7 8700G 8-Core, 16-Thread Desktop Processor

Buy for $255 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 116 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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

Mobile • Feb 1st, 2011

AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Mobile • Feb 1st, 2011


Single-Core

466

17%

Multi-Core

926

7%

AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024


Single-Core

2686

100%

Multi-Core

14235

100%

Intel Core i5-2520M Logo

Core i5-2520M

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo

Ryzen 7 8700G

Feb 1st, 2011
Jan 8th, 2024
Core i5Ryzen 7
Sandy BridgeNot Available
Intel BGA 1023AMD Socket AM5
Mobile
Desktop
2
8
4
16
2.5 GHz
4.2 GHz
3.2 GHz
5.1 GHz
35 W
65 W
32 nm
4 nm
25.0x
42.0x
Intel HD 3000Radeon 780M
No
Yes

PCs Using Core i5-2520M or Ryzen 7 8700G

With selected game settings

Copyright © 2025 HowManyFPS. All rights reserved.

Have a suggestion or a business inquiry? [email protected]

Cookies Policy

As an Amazon Associate HowManyFPS earns from qualifying purchases.