Intel Core i7-13700K vs AMD Ryzen 5 7520U. Specifications, performance, tests

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

• CPU group
  Intel Core i 13000 AMD Ryzen 7000U
• Family
  13th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors Ryzen
• Generation
  13 6
• Predecessor
  Intel Core i7-12700K -
• Processor Number
  i7-13700K -
• Segment
  Desktop Mobile
• Successor
  No -
• Form Factor
  - Laptops / Desktops
• Series
  - Ryzen 7000 Series

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

• A-Core
  3.40 GHz (5.50 GHz) -
• B-Core
  2.80 GHz (4.00 GHz) -
• Base Frequency
  3.4 GHz 2.8 GHz
• Core architecture
  hybrid normal
• CPU Cores
  16 4
• CPU Threads
  24 8
• E-core Base Clock
  2.5 GHz -
• E-core Max Turbo
  4.2 GHz -
• Efficient Cores
  8 -
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  Yes Yes
• Max. Boost Clock
  5.4 GHz 4.3 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes No
• P-core Base Clock
  3.4 GHz -
• P-core Max Turbo
  5.3 GHz -
• Performance Cores
  8 -
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  No 4.3 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
  No turbo -
• Core Configuration
  - 4x Zen 2
• Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
  - 3.4 GHz

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

• DirectX Version
  12 12
• Execution units
  32 2
• Generation
  12 9
• GPU Frequency
  400 MHz 1900 MHz
• GPU name
  Intel UHD Graphics 770 AMD Radeon 610M
• GPU Turbo
  1600 MHz No turbo
• Graphics Base Frequency
  300 MHz -
• Graphics Output
  eDP 1.4b, DP 1.4a, HDMI 2.1 -
• Max. displays
  4 3
• Max. GPU Memory
  16 GB 8 GB
• Release date
  Q4/2022 Q3/2022
• Shader
  256 128
• Technology
  10 nm 6 nm
• Graphics Cores
  - 2

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

• AV1
  Decode Decode
• H.264 / AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• VP8
  Decode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 7520U and Intel Core i7-13700K. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• ECC
  Yes No
• Max. Memory
  192 GB 16 GB
• Memory Bandwidth
  89.8 GB/s 44 GB/s
• Memory channels
  2 2
• Memory type
  Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s LPDDR5
• PCIe
  5.0 x 20 PCIe 3.0
• PCIe lanes
  20 -
• PCIe version
  5.0 and 4.0 -

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-13700K and AMD Ryzen 5 7520U Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

• Maximum Operating Temperature
  100 °C 100 °C
• Maximum Turbo Power
  253 W -
• Processor Base Power (PBP)
  125 W -
• TDP (PL1, legacy label)
  125 W 15 W
• TDP (PL2)
  241 W -
• TDP down
  No 8 W
• TDP up
  No -
• Default TDP
  - 15 W

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-13700K and AMD Ryzen 5 7520U, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  Raptor Lake S Mendocino (Zen 2)
• Cache (manufacturer label)
  30 MB Intel Smart Cache -
• Codename
  Products formerly Raptor Lake Mendocino
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
• L2-Cache
  Conflicting source values: 22 MB | 24 MB (Total cache capacity) 2 MB
• L3-Cache
  30 MB 4 MB
• Marketing Status (manufacturer label)
  Launched -
• Release date
  Q4/2022 2022-09-20
• Socket
  FCLGA1700 FT6
• Technology
  Intel 7 (Manufacturer process designation) TSMC 6nm FinFET
• Use Conditions
  PC/Client/Tablet, Workstation -
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d AMD-V, SVM
• Chip design
  - Chiplet
• Documents
  - Technical data sheet
• Operating systems
  - Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
• Part Number
  - 100-000000770