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AMD Ryzen 5 7520U

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Ryzen 5 7520U

Released September 2022.1Maker product pageamd.com/en/products/processors/laptop/ryzen/7000-series/amd-ryzen-5-7520u.htmlRead 15 October 2026Launch Date row reads 09/20/2022. AMD said the first laptops with the chip would ship in Q4 2022 (Tom's Hardware and PCWorld, 20 September 2022). The first retail month is not proven, so the launch month is stored. Last checked 16 October 2026.

Cores
4
Max boost clock
4.3GHz
L3 cache
4MB
Socket or package
FT6

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General

Series
Ryzen 7000 Series1Maker product pageamd.com/en/products/processors/laptop/ryzen/7000-series/amd-ryzen-5-7520u.htmlRead 15 October 2026Series row: Ryzen 7000 Series. Tom's Hardware reports that AMD renamed the chip Ryzen 5 40 in the Ryzen 10 Series, with unchanged specifications.
Model numbers
100-0000007701Maker product pageamd.com/en/products/processors/laptop/ryzen/7000-series/amd-ryzen-5-7520u.htmlRead 15 October 2026Product IDs section lists one Tray ID, 100-000000770. AMD lists no boxed product.
GTIN / EAN
Not available
Announced
20 September 20224Press articletomshardware.com/news/amd-ryzen-athlon-7020-apu-specs-mendocinoRead 15 October 2026Tom's Hardware, 20 September 2022: AMD detailed the 7020 series, including the Ryzen 5 7520U with 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.8 GHz base and 4.3 GHz boost. The first laptops, the Lenovo IdeaPad 1, HP 17-inch Laptop PC and Acer Aspire 3, were due in Q4 2022.
Status
Available5Press articletomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amd-rebrands-ryzen-7035-7020-series-mobile-processors-zen-2-and-zen-3-chips-receive-new-identitiesRead 15 October 2026Tom's Hardware, 27 October 2025: AMD renamed the Ryzen 5 7520U as the Ryzen 5 40, a rebadge of the same chip. AMD's page for the Ryzen 5 7520U stays live and lists the chip as current, with Regional Availability Global, China, NA, EMEA, APJ and LATAM. The Ryzen 5 40 is stored as an alias.
Predecessor
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Successor
Not available
Launch price (US)
Not available
Launch price (EU)
Not available
Markets
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Colours
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Segment
Laptop1Maker product pageamd.com/en/products/processors/laptop/ryzen/7000-series/amd-ryzen-5-7520u.htmlRead 15 October 2026Form Factor lists Laptops and Desktops. AMD laptop chips that also list Desktops stay laptop.
Instruction set
x86-641Maker product pageamd.com/en/products/processors/laptop/ryzen/7000-series/amd-ryzen-5-7520u.htmlRead 15 October 2026Instruction Set row: x86-64.
Codename
Mendocino1Maker product pageamd.com/en/products/processors/laptop/ryzen/7000-series/amd-ryzen-5-7520u.htmlRead 15 October 2026Former Codename row reads Mendocino.
CPU process (as published)
TSMC 6nm FinFET1Maker product pageamd.com/en/products/processors/laptop/ryzen/7000-series/amd-ryzen-5-7520u.htmlRead 15 October 2026Processor Technology for CPU Cores: TSMC 6nm FinFET. Package Die Count is 1.
CPU process node
6nm1Maker product pageamd.com/en/products/processors/laptop/ryzen/7000-series/amd-ryzen-5-7520u.htmlRead 15 October 2026TSMC 6nm FinFET is stored as 6 nm.
AVX-512
No6Spec databaseeatyourbytes.com/cpu-detail/amd-ryzen-5-7520uRead 15 October 2026AMD's page has no extension list. EatYourBytes lists AVX and AVX2 as the vector extensions of the Zen 2 chip and no AVX-512, so the value is false.

Cores and clocks

Core configuration
CountCoreBase clock (GHz)Max clock (GHz)
4Zen 22.84.3
Source1Maker product pageamd.com/en/products/processors/laptop/ryzen/7000-series/amd-ryzen-5-7520u.htmlRead 15 October 2026AMD names no core roles. Processor Architecture is Zen 2 and # of CPU Cores is 4. Base Clock 2.8 GHz is AMD's average effective base frequency of all cores. Max. Boost Clock Up to 4.3 GHz is the highest single-core clock.
Cores
4
Cores labelled performance
Not available
Cores labelled efficiency
Not available
Threads
81Maker product pageamd.com/en/products/processors/laptop/ryzen/7000-series/amd-ryzen-5-7520u.htmlRead 15 October 2026# of Threads 8 with Multithreading (SMT) Yes.
Max boost clock
4.3GHz1Maker product pageamd.com/en/products/processors/laptop/ryzen/7000-series/amd-ryzen-5-7520u.htmlRead 15 October 2026Max. Boost Clock: Up to 4.3 GHz.
Unlocked for overclocking
No1Maker product pageamd.com/en/products/processors/laptop/ryzen/7000-series/amd-ryzen-5-7520u.htmlRead 15 October 2026Unlocked for Overclocking: No.

Cache

L2 cache
2MB1Maker product pageamd.com/en/products/processors/laptop/ryzen/7000-series/amd-ryzen-5-7520u.htmlRead 15 October 2026L2 Cache 2 MB. L1 is 256 KB.
L3 cache
4MB1Maker product pageamd.com/en/products/processors/laptop/ryzen/7000-series/amd-ryzen-5-7520u.htmlRead 15 October 2026L3 Cache 4 MB. AMD's launch material lists 6 MB, which is L2 plus L3.
AMD 3D V-Cache
No1Maker product pageamd.com/en/products/processors/laptop/ryzen/7000-series/amd-ryzen-5-7520u.htmlRead 15 October 2026AMD lists 4 MB L3 and no stacked cache or 3D V-Cache technology.

Power and thermals

Base power (TDP)
15W1Maker product pageamd.com/en/products/processors/laptop/ryzen/7000-series/amd-ryzen-5-7520u.htmlRead 15 October 2026Default TDP 15W. Launch coverage (Tom's Hardware, PCWorld) printed 8 to 15 W and Wccftech's CES 2023 table printed 15 to 28 W. AMD's page lists no configurable TDP, so none is stored.
Max turbo power
Not available
Configurable power range
Not available
Max operating temperature
Not available

Memory

Memory support
Memory typeModule typeMax speed (MT/s)
LPDDR5Soldered5,500
Source1Maker product pageamd.com/en/products/processors/laptop/ryzen/7000-series/amd-ryzen-5-7520u.htmlRead 15 October 2026System Memory Type: LPDDR5 only. The Max Memory Speed row is labelled 2x1R and reads LPDDR5-5500. LPDDR5 is soldered to the board and has no module configuration, so the label is not stored as a config.
Max memory speed (official)
5,500MT/s
Memory channels
21Maker product pageamd.com/en/products/processors/laptop/ryzen/7000-series/amd-ryzen-5-7520u.htmlRead 15 October 2026Memory Channels: 2.
Memory bandwidth (claimed)
Not available
Max memory
16GB1Maker product pageamd.com/en/products/processors/laptop/ryzen/7000-series/amd-ryzen-5-7520u.htmlRead 15 October 2026Max. Memory 16 GB.
ECC memory support
Not available

Platform

Socket or package
FT62Maker product pageamd.com/en/products/processors/laptop/ryzen/10-series/amd-ryzen-5-40.htmlRead 15 October 2026The 7520U page has no socket row. AMD's page for the renamed chip, the Ryzen 5 40, lists CPU Socket FT6. That page shows the same Former Codename (Mendocino), core count, clocks, cache, TDP, memory, graphics and PCIe rows as the 7520U page, and Tom's Hardware calls the rename a rebadge.3Spec databaseen.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AMD_Ryzen_processorsRead 15 October 2026Mendocino (7020 series) section: Socket FT6 for all Ryzen 7020 notebook APUs, with the Ryzen 5 7520U listed at 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.8 GHz base, 4.3 GHz boost, 4 MB L3, Radeon 610M with 2 CUs, 15 W and a release date of 20 September 2022.
Compatible chipsets
Not available
CPU PCIe lanes
PCIe generationLanes
34
Source1Maker product pageamd.com/en/products/processors/laptop/ryzen/7000-series/amd-ryzen-5-7520u.htmlRead 15 October 2026PCI Express Version is PCIe 3.0. Native PCIe Lanes (Total/Usable) shows a single value, 4.
CPU PCIe lanes in total
4
Highest PCIe generation
3
Native USB ports
StandardCount
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps)1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)1
USB 2.03
Source1Maker product pageamd.com/en/products/processors/laptop/ryzen/7000-series/amd-ryzen-5-7520u.htmlRead 15 October 2026Native USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) 1, Native USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps) 1 and Native USB 2.0 (480Mbps) 3. The page lists no USB4 row.
Native USB4 or Thunderbolt
No

Integrated graphics

Integrated graphics
Yes1Maker product pageamd.com/en/products/processors/laptop/ryzen/7000-series/amd-ryzen-5-7520u.htmlRead 15 October 2026
Integrated GPU
AMD Radeon 610M1Maker product pageamd.com/en/products/processors/laptop/ryzen/7000-series/amd-ryzen-5-7520u.htmlRead 15 October 2026Graphics Model: AMD Radeon 610M.
GPU cores
21Maker product pageamd.com/en/products/processors/laptop/ryzen/7000-series/amd-ryzen-5-7520u.htmlRead 15 October 2026Graphics Core Count 2.
Max GPU clock
1,900MHz1Maker product pageamd.com/en/products/processors/laptop/ryzen/7000-series/amd-ryzen-5-7520u.htmlRead 15 October 2026Graphics Frequency 1900 MHz.
Max displays
41Maker product pageamd.com/en/products/processors/laptop/ryzen/7000-series/amd-ryzen-5-7520u.htmlRead 15 October 2026Max Displays 4.
DisplayPort version
1.41Maker product pageamd.com/en/products/processors/laptop/ryzen/7000-series/amd-ryzen-5-7520u.htmlRead 15 October 2026DisplayPort Version 1.4. AMD states no UHBR rate.
HDMI version
2.11Maker product pageamd.com/en/products/processors/laptop/ryzen/7000-series/amd-ryzen-5-7520u.htmlRead 15 October 2026HDMI Version 2.1.
Hardware video encode
Not available
Hardware video decode
Not available

NPU

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NPU performance
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Total AI performance
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Measured performance

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Cinebench 2024 single-core
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Cinebench 2024 multi-core
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Cinebench 2026 single-thread
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Cinebench 2026 multi-core
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Geekbench 6 single-core
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Geekbench 6 multi-core
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Game frame rates
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Measured power and temperature

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CPU power in multi-thread load (measured)
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CPU power while gaming (measured)
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CPU power at idle (measured)
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CPU temperature in stress test
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All-core clock in stress test
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In the box

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Cooler in the box
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Included cooler
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Warranty

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