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Intel Processor N100 vs AMD Ryzen 5 7520U

27 out of 100
Intel Processor N100
VS
33 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
Intel Processor N100
AMD Ryzen 5 7520U

We compared two 4-core laptop CPUs: the 3.4 GHz Intel Processor N100 against the 2.8 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 7520U. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 7520U and N100
Advantages of Intel Processor N100
  • Has 2 MB larger L3 cache size
  • More than 10° C higher critical temperature
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
  • More modern manufacturing process – 6 versus 10 nanometers
  • More powerful Radeon 610M integrated graphics: 0.5 vs 0.3 TFLOPS

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Processor N100
vs
Ryzen 5 7520U

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Processor N100
2595
Ryzen 5 7520U +63%
4219
File compression 227.3 MB/sec 394.8 MB/sec
Clang compilation 12.6 Klines/sec 27 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 65.5 pages/sec 91.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 86.6 Mpixels/sec 127.6 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 144.1 pages/sec 114.6 pages/sec
Background blur 11.6 images/sec 23 images/sec
Photo processing 22.6 images/sec 38.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 3.1 Mpixels/sec 7.38 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 677 & 1108 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Processor N100
1881
Ryzen 5 7520U +26%
2376
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Processor N100
5308
Ryzen 5 7520U +68%
8925
Integer math 16 GOps/sec 30.6 GOps/sec
Floating point math 10.7 GOps/sec 14.7 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 22M Primes/sec 20M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 7.1M Strings/sec 14.2M Strings/sec
Data encryption 4 GBytes/sec 6.3 GBytes/sec
Data compression 57.1 MBytes/sec 132 MBytes/sec
Physics 385 Frames/sec 432 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 2.9B Matrices/sec 6B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 4052 & 1843 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Processor N100
34.3
Ryzen 5 7520U +49%
51.1

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 32.5 PPW 18.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 432.5 PPW 281.3 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 884.7 PPW 595 PPW
Blender / Watt 5.72 PPW 3.41 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Processor N100
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AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
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📘 2025-11-13 (kot99)Geekbench 6 CPU1444 / 4688
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Processor N100 and AMD Ryzen 5 7520U

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released January 3, 2023 September 22, 2022
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Zen 2 (Mendocino)
Model number N100 -
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (24EU) Radeon 610M
Successor - Intel Processor N150 -
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#174th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores - 4
P-Threads - 8
Base Frequency (P) - 2.8 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) - 4.3 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4 -
E-Threads 4 -
Base Frequency (E) 3.4 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 4 4
Total Threads 4 8
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 34x 28x
L1 Cache 96K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (shared) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 6MB (shared) 4MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 6 nm
TDP (PL1) 6 W 15 W
Socket BGA-1264 FP6
Peak Temperature 105°C 95°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics (24EU) Radeon 610M
GPU Base Clock - 400 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 750 MHz 1900 MHz
Shading Units 192 128
TMUs 12 8
ROPs 6 4
Execution Units 24 2
TGP 6-10 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Processor N100
0.3 TFLOPS
Ryzen 5 7520U +67%
0.5 TFLOPS
More info: Radeon 610M compared to UHD Graphics Gen 11 (24 EU)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-4800		 - LPDDR5-5500
Max. Memory Size 16 GB 16 GB
Memory Channels 1 2
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Processor N100 official page AMD Ryzen 5 7520U official page
PCI Express Version 3.0 3.0
PCI Express Lanes 9 4

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Total votes: 19

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Comments

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